Rambling on – 13: Dancing in your head?

I came to a stop last time with Roger Scruton’s declaration that there is nothing to be learned about music … More

Rambling on – 12: A different mystery

Do gibbon duets work up a kind of proto-musical call and response? With the ear of faith, perhaps. But of … More

Almost certainly unnecessary continuity note: held this piece until I’d written some more, but I haven’t. So posting now, and … More

Thought of missing a week, because of wars and stuff, but trying to keep this regular for now. Consequently, what’s … More

Can one get a bit deeper into how this bit of music produces its effects? Others think so, so I’ll … More

i. I want to look inside a listening head, or brain, because that’s where the action is when Ramblin’ is … More

i. Ornette and the others play on, enticingly, but I feel as if I’m still clearing the ground for talking … More

Consider a single cell. It’s the smallest particle of life that can reproduce, but this one is part of a … More

i. My tiny grand-daughter is in the house for a few days. There’s a new thing she does that I’ve … More

i. I’ve tried to approach this six minutes of musical magic from the outside, as it were. But now a … More