tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post4372585753066830561..comments2024-01-06T08:38:28.019+00:00Comments on Blaugustine's Other Blog: SONG FOR SEPTEMBERUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-47418957431041989062016-09-09T14:33:28.707+01:002016-09-09T14:33:28.707+01:00Yeah, I know all about that, from a long lifetime ...Yeah, I know all about that, from a long lifetime of ten, twenty, fifty takes, though not in the musical realm. Of course ego and laziness have their say too, when do they ever shut up? Perfection is unreachable, yes, but some time, possibly very late, along the long, hard, winding road, you take a closer look at the arrow,the signpost marked "PERFECTION" and you notice that it's peeling. So you scratch at it a bit and underneath the letters you find another sign. It says: Know Thyself.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-62596779155310604292016-09-09T07:58:47.142+01:002016-09-09T07:58:47.142+01:00"ten takes", I like that. Distrusting th..."ten takes", I like that. Distrusting the first take is one of the foundations of discipline. Ego and laziness say "That'll do"; professionalism says "I can do better. I can always do better. Perfection is a chimera but I must always pretend it is reachable."<br /><br />In all cultural enterprises.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-65384933712924301102016-09-07T14:24:08.571+01:002016-09-07T14:24:08.571+01:00Davoh, as you know, this song is not about seasona...Davoh, as you know, this song is not about seasonal weather, but it's interesting to consider that September would have somewhat different connotations in your part of the planet.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-45700171807555593862016-09-07T13:54:29.694+01:002016-09-07T13:54:29.694+01:00Will post a response on Womby's drivel .. but ...Will post a response on Womby's drivel .. but my "songs of September" are from the 'spring' in the Southern hemisphere .. not from any concept of northern winters .. que.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-74478961324551907942016-09-07T12:22:26.662+01:002016-09-07T12:22:26.662+01:00Robbie, I do like spoken singing but in this case,...Robbie, I do like spoken singing but in this case, it's because it doesn't need the effort required to hit those high and low notes when sung. Even this tiny sample took about ten takes before I said to myself Enough, leave it as is!<br /><br />I admire but don't have your dedication and discipline, or even the desire to better myself in this particular form of expression. Too much to do - even if it is September - in my chosen field. But I can still fool around with pico when the mood strikes. Thanks for being here,Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-75220204753681630682016-09-07T07:09:10.880+01:002016-09-07T07:09:10.880+01:00Obviously not. Never rule out the possibility of c...Obviously not. Never rule out the possibility of change. One reason I took up singing was to tackle Mozart and Schubert. This has happened (in a minor way). However now I'm grinding my way through Ivor Novello, from a music genre I have always detested. Why am I doing this? Because it provides a simple foundation for singing duets with a soprano - which has always been one of my most pressing ambitions. I still detest Novello but see him as a means to an end, like scales.<br /><br />Yes, I know this comes under the heading of discipline and you're on record about discipline. The Berg suggestion was a mild joke but since you appear to favour <i>Sprechstimme</i> it had a tenuous logic. I was about to suggest a more desirable goal in Kurt Weill but I see you're now ahead of me in this.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com