: Late and 6/8 on 3/4: Sarah-Jane, 3/4/08, 1655-1740
A delay of almost an hour caused by bus and traffic problems, but Sarah-Jane was fine with it; her entire late afternoon was free.
Upon arrival, the good stuff started. She teaches out of her new second-floor flat, a relatively modern block right next to Southampton General Hospital (and the window has a view of that). Her keyboard is a Shiny, in silver with all sorts of interesting lights; the room was comfortable enough generally.
I had provided various pieces of work, the first being a song that's really a work-in-progress with most of the work having been done today. She appreciated the sensitivity of the lyrics, and we played about with the melody, including trying to decide if it was in 3/4 or 6/8. (Now, where have we discussed that one before, and what song am I now going to sing at karaoke in the city centre tonight...?) We settled on the latter. That's something to expand upon.
The next we looked at, a piece that I first wrote within weeks of arriving in Southampton. Goodness knows, the lyrics give that away to anyone who knows me well, as summarised by (the first variation of) the chorus:
It's the dream that has consumed me now for far too long
It's the dream of moving far away where I belong
It's the struggle overcoming those who swear I'm wrong
But I know I can be myself
One note was changed, an accidental added; already I'm feeling a tad more confident with those. Tried putting some single bass notes in as a simple accompaniment, and that's my task for the week, to finish that.
Finally, I showed her another work-in-progress, one that needs more work, and that's again to be looked at during the next week.
Sarah-Jane is a perfect fit for me. She understands where I'm coming from, she's known many people on the autistic spectrum (apparently having a relationship with one, in fact), and also she's just a very friendly and knowledgable person.
And once orchestration gets considered, well, her instrument is the 'cello...
A delay of almost an hour caused by bus and traffic problems, but Sarah-Jane was fine with it; her entire late afternoon was free.
Upon arrival, the good stuff started. She teaches out of her new second-floor flat, a relatively modern block right next to Southampton General Hospital (and the window has a view of that). Her keyboard is a Shiny, in silver with all sorts of interesting lights; the room was comfortable enough generally.
I had provided various pieces of work, the first being a song that's really a work-in-progress with most of the work having been done today. She appreciated the sensitivity of the lyrics, and we played about with the melody, including trying to decide if it was in 3/4 or 6/8. (Now, where have we discussed that one before, and what song am I now going to sing at karaoke in the city centre tonight...?) We settled on the latter. That's something to expand upon.
The next we looked at, a piece that I first wrote within weeks of arriving in Southampton. Goodness knows, the lyrics give that away to anyone who knows me well, as summarised by (the first variation of) the chorus:
It's the dream that has consumed me now for far too long
It's the dream of moving far away where I belong
It's the struggle overcoming those who swear I'm wrong
But I know I can be myself
One note was changed, an accidental added; already I'm feeling a tad more confident with those. Tried putting some single bass notes in as a simple accompaniment, and that's my task for the week, to finish that.
Finally, I showed her another work-in-progress, one that needs more work, and that's again to be looked at during the next week.
Sarah-Jane is a perfect fit for me. She understands where I'm coming from, she's known many people on the autistic spectrum (apparently having a relationship with one, in fact), and also she's just a very friendly and knowledgable person.
And once orchestration gets considered, well, her instrument is the 'cello...