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Singing Ivories Newsletter
(Music), Let's bake 09 April 2009
Singing Ivories
Newsletter
Thursday, 09 April 2009
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Thursday, 09 April 2009
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Table of contents
1. Overture.
2. "The eighth day".
3. Intermission: Let's bake.
4. "The memory of trees".
5. Encore.
1. Overture.
2. "The eighth day".
3. Intermission: Let's bake.
4. "The memory of trees".
5. Encore.
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1. Overture.
Remember the Cat Stevens song "I can't keep
it in, I can't keep it in,
I got to let it out!"?
Well here things are bursting at the seams, many things are happening,
simultaneously, so please take note of what I tell you as I may
forget to remind you of certain things again.
I got to let it out!"?
Well here things are bursting at the seams, many things are happening,
simultaneously, so please take note of what I tell you as I may
forget to remind you of certain things again.
Entered my competition yet? If not, please
go now!
http://www.mr-music.co.za
http://www.mr-music.co.za
this week I have included your fun
activity, as promised.
Please make an effort to do it, then let me have your feedback.
Also pay close attention to "Looking ahead" in
the second section of this newsletter. There you will see how you
can get my Soothing Ivories volume 1 album at no cost.
Time waits for no man. The long weekend is beckoning, so
let's get the show on the road!
Please make an effort to do it, then let me have your feedback.
Also pay close attention to "Looking ahead" in
the second section of this newsletter. There you will see how you
can get my Soothing Ivories volume 1 album at no cost.
Time waits for no man. The long weekend is beckoning, so
let's get the show on the road!
2. "The eighth day".
"And on the eighth day David
..."
This is actually the "new" section of my
newsletter in
which I share new and recent happenings with you.
I would like to introduce this section with a song containing
the word "new" in the title.
which I share new and recent happenings with you.
I would like to introduce this section with a song containing
the word "new" in the title.
I warned you recently that I was running
out of options
for sensible music with the word "new" in the title. It seems
you are just as stumped as I am, because I
haven't received any suggestions from you.
for sensible music with the word "new" in the title. It seems
you are just as stumped as I am, because I
haven't received any suggestions from you.
So I solved my problem in a different
way.
I created a new day, the eighth day, and
I've set that
day aside for all my "new" activities.
day aside for all my "new" activities.
Click on the following link to listen to an
excerpt from the song
"Baby mine", as played by John Albert Thomas:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0019.mp3
"Baby mine", as played by John Albert Thomas:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0019.mp3
I mentioned briefly last week about John
and I meeting up and my hopes
of being able
to introduce him and his music to you.
Did you enjoy it?
Please hit reply on your e-mail program to let me know.
to introduce him and his music to you.
Did you enjoy it?
Please hit reply on your e-mail program to let me know.
Want to listen to more of his music? You're
welcome.
just click on this link:
http://www.ilike.com/artist/John+Albert+Thomas
just click on this link:
http://www.ilike.com/artist/John+Albert+Thomas
Last week I mentioned some of the
improvements and
changes I envisage for the newsletter and I heard no murmurs,
so I assume you are in agreement.
changes I envisage for the newsletter and I heard no murmurs,
so I assume you are in agreement.
Remember, I'm always happy to consider your
ideas, so please let
me have them.
- Musical term explained: Decrescendo
me have them.
- Musical term explained: Decrescendo
Decrescendo, from Italian, meaning "growing
less,", with other words
fading, is a term used to indicate to performers
that the music, from the point of indication, must be played
progressively softer.
fading, is a term used to indicate to performers
that the music, from the point of indication, must be played
progressively softer.
- Competition
Only three weeks left to
enter!
Seeing as it cost nothing to enter and you may enter as many times
as you wish, why not spend 10 minutes and get ten or more entries in
to make sure you stand a good chance of winning?
Remember, the more entries you submit,, the better your
chances.
Hint: there are 3 questions to answer for the competition of which
the answers to the first 2 questions can be found on a webpage
directly off my home page at:
http://www.mr-music.co.za
The answer to the third question is a number you must guess.
Seeing as it cost nothing to enter and you may enter as many times
as you wish, why not spend 10 minutes and get ten or more entries in
to make sure you stand a good chance of winning?
Remember, the more entries you submit,, the better your
chances.
Hint: there are 3 questions to answer for the competition of which
the answers to the first 2 questions can be found on a webpage
directly off my home page at:
http://www.mr-music.co.za
The answer to the third question is a number you must guess.
For more details, and/or to enter, click on
the link below to go to my
website, and
once there, scroll down to the heading "Competition":
http://www.mr-music.co.za
- New album
Gathering momentum ...
once there, scroll down to the heading "Competition":
http://www.mr-music.co.za
- New album
Gathering momentum ...
- New compositions
A day in the life of a composer, 5 April
2009:
Get up, get going, things to do, ARGUMENT,
life goes on,
new idea for composition, sit and compose at the piano, ARGUMENT
resumed, return to piano and try to replay piece, the magic's gone,
argument resumed yet again, upset, return to piano to try and replay
new idea for composition, sit and compose at the piano, ARGUMENT
resumed, return to piano and try to replay piece, the magic's gone,
argument resumed yet again, upset, return to piano to try and replay
the piece, inspiration (piece) gone, hang
around feeling miserable
rest of the day ...
rest of the day ...
- Looking ahead
I really have something very special to
offer you, and yes,
it's not going to cost you a cent!
It is part of my promise to you to bring you no-cost
and/or highly discounted products and services.
On Thursday, 23 April, you are invited to attend a
live Teleclass "The Missing Element to Your Spiritual Coaching
it's not going to cost you a cent!
It is part of my promise to you to bring you no-cost
and/or highly discounted products and services.
On Thursday, 23 April, you are invited to attend a
live Teleclass "The Missing Element to Your Spiritual Coaching
Success", hosted
by Sharon Wilson: the value of the call alone is $39.
As if that is not enough, registrants for the call will
receive hundreds of dollars worth of gifts, one of them being my
Soothing Ivories volume 1 album.
by Sharon Wilson: the value of the call alone is $39.
As if that is not enough, registrants for the call will
receive hundreds of dollars worth of gifts, one of them being my
Soothing Ivories volume 1 album.
Why should you make every effort to
attend?
Apart from all the gifts, my album
included,
there's at least one good reason to attend: the
training and guidance you will receive to help you be a success
on every level of your life.
there's at least one good reason to attend: the
training and guidance you will receive to help you be a success
on every level of your life.
I will be sending out invitation mails to
you the week of 20 April
with all the details.
with all the details.
On Sharon's last call in March there were
over 1800 attendees.
So, be on the lookout for my invitation
mail, and
be sure to take action on it right away.
be sure to take action on it right away.
- Animal Zone - Easter story
A new "no-cost" story, "Cat eggs", will be
up
on Animal Zone by Easter Monday for you.
on Animal Zone by Easter Monday for you.
To read it, go to:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/animalzone/
http://www.mr-music.co.za/animalzone/
Please use the link at the bottom of the
story page itself
to pass your comments directly to Ellen.
to pass your comments directly to Ellen.
"The fugitive" and "Show 'em" had to make
way for the Easter story,
but they will still make their appearance in the not too distant
but they will still make their appearance in the not too distant
future. Just watch this space.
- Music for functions
You know by now that you can contact me to
provide any kind of
music, for any type of function.
Near or far, for 2 or 200, at dusk or dawn:
I will come and add my magic touch to turn your event into
something memorable.
Not to mention the publicity you'll get via my site and newsletter!
music, for any type of function.
Near or far, for 2 or 200, at dusk or dawn:
I will come and add my magic touch to turn your event into
something memorable.
Not to mention the publicity you'll get via my site and newsletter!
You know the drill by now: just e-mail me
with details,
I will respond with a written quote, then we'll take things from there.
So just e-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za
I will respond with a written quote, then we'll take things from there.
So just e-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za
3. Intermission.
Let's bake
By David Fritz
By David Fritz
Interesting how our lives seem to be a
succession of cycles.
We start something, like it, do it regularly for a while, then,
somehow, the fire goes out, the coals die, and one day we realize the
We start something, like it, do it regularly for a while, then,
somehow, the fire goes out, the coals die, and one day we realize the
cycle has ended.
I seem to recall that quite a bit of baking was done in our home when I
was a child, but during my adult years very little seem to have been
I seem to recall that quite a bit of baking was done in our home when I
was a child, but during my adult years very little seem to have been
done: that was
until about December last year.
Since then the smell of home baked this and that has been filling
our home regularly again.
Like music and wine, good food is at its best when shared.
So today, let's share something very special: let's bake a cake
together, then enjoy the fruits of our labour with a cupper.
until about December last year.
Since then the smell of home baked this and that has been filling
our home regularly again.
Like music and wine, good food is at its best when shared.
So today, let's share something very special: let's bake a cake
together, then enjoy the fruits of our labour with a cupper.
It is a very unusual cake. It is called the
Herman friendship cake,
and if you follow the recipe, you and your friends will be eating cake
from your first batch of batter, for the rest of your lives.
Good food, like good music and good wine, takes time
to prepare, so don't be in a hurry: savour every action, every moment
and if you follow the recipe, you and your friends will be eating cake
from your first batch of batter, for the rest of your lives.
Good food, like good music and good wine, takes time
to prepare, so don't be in a hurry: savour every action, every moment
you spend in preparing it.
"It is not how much you do, but how much
love you put in the doing."
The recipe actually consists of two
parts.
First you must prepare the "starter". When the starter is ready
you use some of it to bake your friendship cake,
you keep some to start off your next batch of "starter" and
the rest you give away to friends so that they can bake
a friendship cake too and have "starter" to give away in turn.
First you must prepare the "starter". When the starter is ready
you use some of it to bake your friendship cake,
you keep some to start off your next batch of "starter" and
the rest you give away to friends so that they can bake
a friendship cake too and have "starter" to give away in turn.
Starter For The Herman Friendship
Cake
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Method
Day 01: Stir the above ingredients into a non-metallic container,
cover with a tight fitting lid, and store at room temperature.
Day 02: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 03: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 04: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 05: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 06: Feed Herman by stirring in half a cup sugar,
1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, cover again.
Day 07: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 08: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 09: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 10: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 11: Feed Herman again: by stirring in half a cup sugar,
1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, cover again.
Day 12: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 13: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 14: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 15: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 16: Use 2 cups of the starter to bake the cake, keep 1 cup to start
a new batch of starter and give the rest, 1 cup each, to friends.
Day 01: Stir the above ingredients into a non-metallic container,
cover with a tight fitting lid, and store at room temperature.
Day 02: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 03: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 04: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 05: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 06: Feed Herman by stirring in half a cup sugar,
1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, cover again.
Day 07: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 08: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 09: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 10: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 11: Feed Herman again: by stirring in half a cup sugar,
1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, cover again.
Day 12: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 13: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 14: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 15: Stir lovingly and cover again.
Day 16: Use 2 cups of the starter to bake the cake, keep 1 cup to start
a new batch of starter and give the rest, 1 cup each, to friends.
Baking the cake
Ingredients
2 cups Herman starter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
two thirds of a cup oil
2 cups flour
half a teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 and a half teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup raisins or Chopped fruit (mix
half to 1 cup chopped nuts
Ingredients
2 cups Herman starter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
two thirds of a cup oil
2 cups flour
half a teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 and a half teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup raisins or Chopped fruit (mix
half to 1 cup chopped nuts
Method
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9x13 pan.
Sprinkle a bit of flour all over the greased pan.
Mix all cake ingredients well.
Pour into the prepared 9x13 pan.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9x13 pan.
Sprinkle a bit of flour all over the greased pan.
Mix all cake ingredients well.
Pour into the prepared 9x13 pan.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Icing for cake
(optional)
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
1 container (250 ml) cream cheese
half a cup butter or baking margarine
1 and a half teaspoons vanilla
1 and a half cups icing sugar
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
1 container (250 ml) cream cheese
half a cup butter or baking margarine
1 and a half teaspoons vanilla
1 and a half cups icing sugar
Method
Cream all ingredients together, adding icing sugar 'till mixture is
Cream all ingredients together, adding icing sugar 'till mixture is
smooth, spreading consistency.
Spread evenly over cake.
Spread evenly over cake.
Restart instructions
Add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of milk to your
cup of starter you kept for yourself and start the process from
day 1 again.
Add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of milk to your
cup of starter you kept for yourself and start the process from
day 1 again.
As you can see, this is a fun recipe to
make.
It doesn't take much time, but implementing this process ensures
that you will have something special to dish out to some friends every
16 days and that you will have a good reason to bake a cake every 16
It doesn't take much time, but implementing this process ensures
that you will have something special to dish out to some friends every
16 days and that you will have a good reason to bake a cake every 16
days!
Now who does not enjoy home baked cakes?
Now who does not enjoy home baked cakes?
It's fun: involve your husband, your wife,
your children, even
your grand children!
your grand children!
And always remember:
"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing."
"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing."
For info or comments on this article, you
are welcome to contact me at:
david@mr-music.co.za
david@mr-music.co.za
4. "The memory of trees".
Today I have a beautiful number by Enya to
introduce this section of my
newsletter, in which I remind you of things to diarize and do.
The song is called "The memory of trees".
newsletter, in which I remind you of things to diarize and do.
The song is called "The memory of trees".
Click on the link below to listen to a
sample of the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0020.mp3
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0020.mp3
Thank you to all of you who are
endeavouring to implement
some and/or all of the things suggested. May you have lots of fun doing
some and/or all of the things suggested. May you have lots of fun doing
them.
Make this another memorable week by diarizing and
doing as suggested below:
- DATES TO DIARIZE
Make this another memorable week by diarizing and
doing as suggested below:
- DATES TO DIARIZE
- 10 May - the start of the Sappi Sunday
picnic concerts, held every
second Sunday, from 10 May through the winter, at the
Walter Sisulu botanical gardens in Roodepoort, 13h00 to 15h00
- 26-28 June - Natural & Organic, Coca Cola dome
second Sunday, from 10 May through the winter, at the
Walter Sisulu botanical gardens in Roodepoort, 13h00 to 15h00
- 26-28 June - Natural & Organic, Coca Cola dome
- THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK
- Drink some veggie juice
- Visit your local zoo
- Give a pack of hot cross buns to someone (not family or a colleague)
- Clean out the garage - throw old/unused/broken items away
- Start baking your friendship cake
- Drink some veggie juice
- Visit your local zoo
- Give a pack of hot cross buns to someone (not family or a colleague)
- Clean out the garage - throw old/unused/broken items away
- Start baking your friendship cake
5. Encore
Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger
then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on
Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles
away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might
be too late.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might
be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends and
family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends and
family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today.
...
I believe in the power of love - that power
that can transcend any
obstacle, that power that makes the impossible possible, that power
without which nothing could exist.
obstacle, that power that makes the impossible possible, that power
without which nothing could exist.
I'll bid you a lovely Easter weekend then
with the words
from the Jennifer Rush hit, "The power of love":
from the Jennifer Rush hit, "The power of love":
Click on this link to listen to a snippet
from the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0021.mp3
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0021.mp3
"The whispers in the morning of lovers
sleeping tight;
are rolling by like thunder now as I look in your eyes;
I hold on to your body and feel each move you make;
your voice is warm and tender;
a love that I could not forsake.
are rolling by like thunder now as I look in your eyes;
I hold on to your body and feel each move you make;
your voice is warm and tender;
a love that I could not forsake.
'Cause I am your lady and you are my
man;
whenever you reach for me, I'll do all that I can.
whenever you reach for me, I'll do all that I can.
Lost is how I'm feeling, lying in your
arms;
when the world out side's too much to take;
that all ends when I'm with you;
even though there may be times;
it seems I'm far away;
but never wonder where I am;
'cause I am always by your side.
when the world out side's too much to take;
that all ends when I'm with you;
even though there may be times;
it seems I'm far away;
but never wonder where I am;
'cause I am always by your side.
'Cause I am your lady and you are my
man;
whenever you reach for me, I'll do all that I can;
we're heading for something;
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
whenever you reach for me, I'll do all that I can;
we're heading for something;
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
The sound of your heart beating made it
clear suddenly;
the feeling that I can't go on is light-years away.
the feeling that I can't go on is light-years away.
'Cause I am your lady and you are my
man;
whenever you reach for me, I know that I'll do all that I can;
we're heading for something;
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
whenever you reach for me, I know that I'll do all that I can;
we're heading for something;
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
We're heading for something;
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
somewhere I've never been, sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love.
Ooh, the power of love;
the power of love;
sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love."
the power of love;
sometimes I am frightened;
but I'm ready to learn 'bout the power of love."
Love and the best music
David
Mr Music
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