Syncopated Solo

I wish my heart would sound like the chorus of the Human Voice — echoes of all of us rolled into one sonorous cheering crescendo exhaled in a melodious whisper. It is more likely though that my heart beat is echoing just the vibrations of one single instrument... the one that makes me catch my breath whenever I hear it... giving me the illusion that it is not my ears that feel it. My heartbeat won't be topping any charts, it won't even be much of a tune; it's an accompaniment.

Nothing matches the pluck on my soul like the sound of the string bass....

It sounds something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyUZh_Cbw6Q

And inspires a poem like this, about being alive:

"Double Bass Solo"

My player plays me good

He plays me like he should

He plays me on and on

He plays me all night long

And when we're gone—

the air carries out this song

#Challenge

#Heartbeat2thePitchofPersonality

12.29.2017

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Challenge

If your heartbeat were music tuned to the pitch of your individual personality, what genre would it be, how long would it be, what instruments would play it, and how high would it get in the charts. Mine would be a much loved one hit wonder that, in the country of Chad, would make number one for a solid day and a half and then disappear into whatever crack mombo number five fell into after its success. It would be played on an orchestra of kazoos and have a bpm matching drumb and bass with intermittent psytrance bass wobble. And finally; id say it was up beat in most parts with heavy bass.

ElijahElizabeth in Stream of Consciousness

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A High Trio

The music of my heartbeat is a solo violin, a hammer dulcimer, and an ocarina, high and arcing until it descends in tone far further than you had known those types of instruments could go. The bpm would be tracked by the violin which would vary exceedingly often from long draw out notes to quick sequences. It would not make any music charts in the modern world, but it would become a staple of renaissance fair music.

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Challenge

If your heartbeat were music tuned to the pitch of your individual personality, what genre would it be, how long would it be, what instruments would play it, and how high would it get in the charts. Mine would be a much loved one hit wonder that, in the country of Chad, would make number one for a solid day and a half and then disappear into whatever crack mombo number five fell into after its success. It would be played on an orchestra of kazoos and have a bpm matching drumb and bass with intermittent psytrance bass wobble. And finally; id say it was up beat in most parts with heavy bass.

Glace in Stream of Consciousness

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Thunderstorm

The bass starts low, accompanied by a rumble from the drums. It’s a dark beginning, like the calm before the storm.

High above the basses, the flute works a smooth and staccato melodic notes, interchangeably.

Everyone waits with baited breath.

The saxophones come in at once, adding a rough harmony that dances through the middle of the spectrum.

Listeners feel a thrill as a chill runs through their bodies. They’re scared, but intrigued.

No one notices as the clarinet melody starts, low. Quickly it rises to replace the flutes, and everyone is shocked at this sudden and unexpected change.

Every instrument dips suddenly into a quiet and smooth melody.

It’s a beautiful bar, and listeners vow to return.

The conductor gestures as the music swells. Then, explosively, the orchestra lets loose one powerful, staccato note, leaving the audience feeling dazed.

It was a long and complex piece, but most people will fail to understand its depth. The composer didn’t gain great fame, and she is not the next Mozart, but the piece is occasionally praised in Italy.

The composer plans to look for other pursuits.

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