beethoven

  • breathe deep

    Listen to this and sing along:

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  • Take a Deep Breath

    Hold it for four seconds. Breathe out for four seconds. Repeat until you are calm. And then watch this. The last section of the first movement is just two chords. The notes alternate between C#Minor, which is the tonic, and C Diminished, which is the vii chord. Isn’t it incredibly simple and perfect? When I’m

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  • Variations on a Theme

    Here is something I call “Variations on a Moonlight Theme.” I took Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and reversed it, sort of. I put the first measure at the end, and worked my way through until the last measure became the first. The notes in each measure did not change. One of the reasons it sounds strange is this: Some

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  • Have You Seen This Dog?

    This morning I read about a French Bulldog that was stolen. Please take a look, you may recognize the car that was used to take him: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-28/french-bulldog-theft-woman-atop-car-hood-video This song needs no introduction, if you live on Planet Earth (or on the moon!)  And here it is in reverse:

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