--- a/content/blog/2010/11/keep-calm-and-carry-on.html Thu Nov 04 17:07:24 2010 -0400
+++ b/content/blog/2010/11/keep-calm-and-carry-on.html Fri Nov 05 16:32:26 2010 -0400
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{% hyde
title: "Keep Calm and Carry On"
snip: "You don't always need to be sexy."
- created: 2010-11-04 12:00:00
+ created: 2010-11-05 16:30:00
flattr: true
%}
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@
we no longer even have those hours.
Dancers may be dancing provocatively to Saint James Infirmary because *they
-don't even realize it's is a sad song*! Even though they've heard it many
-times it never really registers, because they're always focusing on something
-else when they hear it.
+don't even realize it's a sad song*! Even though they've heard it many times
+it never really registers, because they're always focusing on something else
+when they hear it.
The Real Solution
-----------------
@@ -218,13 +218,17 @@
Now that you're finally listening, what should you be trying to hear? Here are
a few suggestions:
-* Try just listening to a couple of songs. Take in the lyrics (if it has them)
- and the overall "mood" of the instruments.
-* Listen to the energy of the song. Jazz and blues musicians will usually make
+* Try just listening to a couple of songs. Take in the lyrics (if they have
+ them) and the overall "mood" of the instruments.
+* Listen to the energy of the songs. Jazz and blues musicians will usually make
the energy rise and fall throughout the song.
-* Pick a single instrument and listen to it for the entire song. Try not to let
+* Pick a single instrument and listen to it for an entire song. Try not to let
your mind wander -- really focus on just one instrument. This is where a decent
pair of headphones will really help.
+* Pick a different instrument and listen to it for an entire song. Try to notice
+ differences in how the two instruments play. For example, a bassist will often
+ be playing for the entire song, while a horn player will frequently stop playing
+ while others are soloing.
Once you've listened to the entire album, without stopping, get a notebook and
write down some of the things you noticed. You don't have to have any amazing
@@ -238,6 +242,8 @@
and themes in the music and can adjust your dancing to match them.
Music is the foundation of dancing, so the more we listen the better our
-dancing will be. Please, give it a try.
+dancing will be.
+
+We'll all become better dancers if we just stop and *listen*.
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