This might be getting all out of hand for me, but harmonicas are always cool and if I'm making weird sounds in the truck while I'm sitting at a stoplight, that'll be fine, too, I guess.
** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, Curtis is right, keep a harmonica in your car. > Any idiot can learn to play a harmonica, though > bending the notes and doing good blues is a little > harder. But if you can sing it, you can play it on a > harmonica. > > > --- Marek Reavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Jim, I really appreciate the suggestion but > > I probably > > interface too much with the computer as it is. It's > > not just the > > musicality per se for me, and I don't contemplate > > performance, but > > I'm interested in the whole process of learning an > > instrument; and to > > paraphrase Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance, being > > able to consciously > > interact with a "dead" instrument to bring out not > > only its unique > > aural properties, but to create the sound of > > consciousness by > > collaborating with the instrument. > > > > And portability would be a fine thing, too. > > > > We'll see. Thanks again. > > > > Marek > > > > ** > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" > > <sandiego108@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek > > Reavis" > > > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Curtis, Stu, Anyone, > > > > > > > > It bugs me that I'm unable to make music and I'd > > like to learn. > > > What > > > > would be your recommendations re best instrument > > to learn? > > > > > > > > Marek > > > > > > > > ** > > > It depends what you want to get out of it-- if you > > want to perform > > > for others, then you have to get an instrument and > > learn it. > > > > > > On the other hand, if you just want to compose > > songs to burn to CDs > > > and play them for yourself and others, I've been > > getting a lot of > > > fun out of a software program called Music Maker > > v12, by > > > www.magix.com. The documentation is non-existent > > because it is a > > > German program translated into English, but the > > cool thing is it > > > uses a graphical interface which is pretty > > intuitive and easy to > > > use. The music is created by assembling 2-4 second > > samples on > > > something like a spreadsheet. Has multi track > > capability and each > > > sample can be copied, pasted, and modified with > > fades and volume > > > adjustments. > > > > > > I always wanted to compose the ulitmate electric > > guitar solo, which > > > I posted yesterday here-- see my post, "Big > > Spring". Takes about 10 > > > to 20 hours to put together a full tune. There are > > multiple genres > > > to play with, and additional sound pools of > > samples are available. > > > > > > Anyway, if you are looking for a musical outlet, > > this one is a > > blast. > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
