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Singing Ivories Newsletter
(Music), Paul said ... 28 May 2009
Singing Ivories
Newsletter
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Table of contents
1. Overture.
2. "Ballad for Adeline".
3. Intermission: Paul said ...
4. "Misty".
5. Encore.
1. Overture.
2. "Ballad for Adeline".
3. Intermission: Paul said ...
4. "Misty".
5. Encore.
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1. Overture.
I will keep my introduction short and sweet
as I have
a very special article to share with you in the
"Intermission" section today.
a very special article to share with you in the
"Intermission" section today.
I didn't want to tamper with Paul's speech,
instead, I have condensed the rest of the info.
instead, I have condensed the rest of the info.
"Breakfast for only R15,00 per
person?"
Yes, indeed. Scroll down to section 4 below
for more details.
Ready? Buckle up; let's be
off!
2. "Ballad for Adeline".
This is the "new" section of my newsletter
in which
I share new and recent happenings with you.
I share new and recent happenings with you.
Click on the following link to listen to an
excerpt from the well-known
"Ballad for Adeline", played by Richard Clayderman:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0037.mp3
"Ballad for Adeline", played by Richard Clayderman:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0037.mp3
- Musical term explained:
Rallentando
Rallentando is Italian for "becoming
slower" and is used to
indicate to performers to play gradually
slower over the measures following the indication.
indicate to performers to play gradually
slower over the measures following the indication.
This is the opposite of last week's term,
Rallentando.
- New album
Ivories in Love volume 2 is
here!
This is the last week that I will be
announcing
the album in my newsletter.
the album in my newsletter.
14 Take-your-soul-away tracks, containing
20 beautiful
melodies of, and for love: piano
with full backing. Lovely relaxing music, suitable to be played
melodies of, and for love: piano
with full backing. Lovely relaxing music, suitable to be played
anywhere,
any time.
any time.
The album includes numbers like The power
of love, Twilight time,
You raise me up, my own composition, In love, and 10 other tracks.
You raise me up, my own composition, In love, and 10 other tracks.
It is available, directly from me, for
only R120, postage/delivery included.
only R120, postage/delivery included.
Ordering is simple:
Step 1
Hit the "reply" button in your e-mail program and type
"I want Ivories in Love volume 2", without the quotes in the body
of your e-mail program, together with your postal/delivery address,
and press the "Send" button.
If you're not on e-mail when reading this, send off an e-mail to
david@mr-music.co.za
with "Ivories in Love volume 2" in the subject line and
your postal/delivery address in the body of the e-mail.
Step 1
Hit the "reply" button in your e-mail program and type
"I want Ivories in Love volume 2", without the quotes in the body
of your e-mail program, together with your postal/delivery address,
and press the "Send" button.
If you're not on e-mail when reading this, send off an e-mail to
david@mr-music.co.za
with "Ivories in Love volume 2" in the subject line and
your postal/delivery address in the body of the e-mail.
Step 2
I will respond per e-mail with banking details, reference etc.
I will respond per e-mail with banking details, reference etc.
Step 3
Just make your payment, and look out for the postman!
Just make your payment, and look out for the postman!
- Website updates
Remember: you can listen to excerpts of all
numbers
on my albums on the website:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/demo.htm
on my albums on the website:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/demo.htm
LOOKING AHEAD
- SA's got talent
Did you know that I'm taking part in SA's
got talent?
I was approached by Joel, a singer in a band I
worked with last year, to co-write a song for SA's got talent,
and then to perform it with him in the competition.
I was approached by Joel, a singer in a band I
worked with last year, to co-write a song for SA's got talent,
and then to perform it with him in the competition.
We will be appearing under the name "Dee
Jay Destiny".
Watch this space for more
info.
- Interview with John Albert
Thomas
I'm still working on the interview with
John Albert Thomas - I hope to bring it to you next week.
John Albert Thomas - I hope to bring it to you next week.
- 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.
Paul Hawken’s Commencement Address to the
Class of 2009
University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009
University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009
When I was invited to give this speech, I
was asked if I could give
a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate,
lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” Boy, no pressure there.
a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate,
lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” Boy, no pressure there.
But let’s begin with the startling part.
Hey, Class of 2009: you are
going
to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a
time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is
accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation – but not one
to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a
time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is
accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation – but not one
peer-reviewed
paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.
paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.
Basically, the earth needs a new operating
system, you are the
programmers,
and we need it within a few decades.
and we need it within a few decades.
This planet came with a set of operating
instructions, but we seem to
have
misplaced them. Important rules like don’t poison the water, soil, or
misplaced them. Important rules like don’t poison the water, soil, or
air,
and don’t let the earth get overcrowded, and don’t touch the thermostat
and don’t let the earth get overcrowded, and don’t touch the thermostat
have
been broken.
been broken.
Buckminster Fuller said that spaceship
earth was so ingeniously
designed that
no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a
no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a
million
miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and
miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and
really
good food – but all that is changing.
good food – but all that is changing.
There is invisible writing on the back of
the diploma you will receive,
and in
case you didn’t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it
case you didn’t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it
says:
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING.
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING.
The earth couldn’t afford to send any
recruiters or limos to your
school. It
sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that
unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint. And here’s the
sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that
unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint. And here’s the
deal:
Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time
Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time
required.
Don’t be put off by people who know what is
not possible. Do
what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible
only after you are done.
what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible
only after you are done.
When asked if I am pessimistic or
optimistic about the future,
my answer is always the same: If you look at the science
about what is happening on earth and aren’t
pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who
my answer is always the same: If you look at the science
about what is happening on earth and aren’t
pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who
are
working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t
optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world
working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t
optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world
are
ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable
ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable
odds in
order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this
order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this
world.
The poet Adrienne Rich wrote, “So much has
been destroyed I have cast
my lot
with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
There could be no better description.
Humanity is coalescing. It is
reconstituting the world, and the action is taking place in
reconstituting the world, and the action is taking place in
schoolrooms,
farms, jungles, villages, campuses, companies, refuge camps, deserts,
fisheries, and slums.
farms, jungles, villages, campuses, companies, refuge camps, deserts,
fisheries, and slums.
You join a multitude of caring people. No
one knows how many groups and
organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day:
organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day:
climate change,
poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human
poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human
rights, and
more. This is the largest movement the world has ever seen.
more. This is the largest movement the world has ever seen.
Rather than control, it seeks connection.
Rather than dominance, it
strives to
disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the
disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the
scenes
and gets the job done.
and gets the job done.
Large as it is, no one knows the true size
of this movement. It
provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world.
provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world.
Its clout
resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children,
resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children,
peasants,
businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government
businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government
workers,
fisher folk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers,
weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors
without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President
fisher folk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers,
weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors
without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President
of the
United States of America, and as the writer David James Duncan would
United States of America, and as the writer David James Duncan would
say, the
Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.
Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.
There is a rabbinical teaching that says if
the world is ending and the
Messiah
arrives, first plant a tree, and then see if the story is true.
arrives, first plant a tree, and then see if the story is true.
Inspiration is not garnered from the
litanies of what
may befall us; it resides in humanity’s willingness to restore,
may befall us; it resides in humanity’s willingness to restore,
redress, reform,
rebuild, recover, re-imagine, and reconsider.
“One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the
rebuild, recover, re-imagine, and reconsider.
“One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the
voices around
you kept shouting their bad advice,”
is Mary Oliver’s description of moving away from the profane toward a
you kept shouting their bad advice,”
is Mary Oliver’s description of moving away from the profane toward a
deep sense
of connectedness to the living world.
of connectedness to the living world.
Millions of people are working on behalf of
strangers, even if the
evening
news is usually about the death of strangers. This kindness of
news is usually about the death of strangers. This kindness of
strangers has
religious, even mythic origins, and very specific eighteenth-century
religious, even mythic origins, and very specific eighteenth-century
roots.
Abolitionists were the first people to create a national and global
Abolitionists were the first people to create a national and global
movement
to defend the rights of those they did not know. Until that time, no
to defend the rights of those they did not know. Until that time, no
group had
filed a grievance except on behalf of itself. The founders of this
filed a grievance except on behalf of itself. The founders of this
movement
were largely unknown – Granville Clark, Thomas Clarkson, Josiah
were largely unknown – Granville Clark, Thomas Clarkson, Josiah
Wedgwood –
and their goal was ridiculous on the face of it: at that time three out
and their goal was ridiculous on the face of it: at that time three out
of four
people in the world were enslaved. Enslaving each other was what human
people in the world were enslaved. Enslaving each other was what human
beings
had done for ages. And the abolitionist movement was greeted with
had done for ages. And the abolitionist movement was greeted with
incredulity.
Conservative spokesmen ridiculed the abolitionists as liberals,
Conservative spokesmen ridiculed the abolitionists as liberals,
progressives,
do-gooders, meddlers, and activists. They were told they would ruin the
do-gooders, meddlers, and activists. They were told they would ruin the
economy
and drive England into poverty. But for the first time in history a
and drive England into poverty. But for the first time in history a
group of
people organized themselves to help people they would never know, from
people organized themselves to help people they would never know, from
whom
they would never receive direct or indirect benefit. And today tens of
they would never receive direct or indirect benefit. And today tens of
millions
of people do this every day.
of people do this every day.
It is called the world of non-profits,
civil society, schools, social
entrepreneurship, and non-governmental organizations, of companies who
entrepreneurship, and non-governmental organizations, of companies who
place
social and environmental justice at the top of their strategic goals.
The scope and scale of this effort is unparalleled in history.
The living world is not “out there” somewhere, but in your heart. What
social and environmental justice at the top of their strategic goals.
The scope and scale of this effort is unparalleled in history.
The living world is not “out there” somewhere, but in your heart. What
do we
know about life? In the words of biologist Janine Benyus, life creates
know about life? In the words of biologist Janine Benyus, life creates
the
conditions that are conducive to life. I can think of no better motto
conditions that are conducive to life. I can think of no better motto
for a
future economy.
future economy.
We have tens of thousands of abandoned
homes without people and tens of
thousands of abandoned people without homes. We have failed bankers
thousands of abandoned people without homes. We have failed bankers
advising
failed regulators on how to save failed assets.
Think about this: we are the only species on this planet without full
failed regulators on how to save failed assets.
Think about this: we are the only species on this planet without full
employment.
Brilliant. We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to
Brilliant. We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to
destroy earth
in real time than to renew, restore, and sustain it. You can print
in real time than to renew, restore, and sustain it. You can print
money to bail
out a bank but you can’t print life to bail out a planet.
At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and
out a bank but you can’t print life to bail out a planet.
At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and
calling it
gross domestic product. We can just as easily have an economy that is
gross domestic product. We can just as easily have an economy that is
based on
healing the future instead of stealing it.
healing the future instead of stealing it.
We can either create assets for the future
or take the assets of the
future.
One is called restoration and the other exploitation. And whenever we
One is called restoration and the other exploitation. And whenever we
exploit
the earth we exploit people and cause untold suffering.
Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.
the earth we exploit people and cause untold suffering.
Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich.
The first living cell came into being
nearly 40 million centuries ago,
and
its direct descendants are in all of our bloodstreams. Literally you
its direct descendants are in all of our bloodstreams. Literally you
are
breathing molecules this very second that were inhaled by Moses, Mother
breathing molecules this very second that were inhaled by Moses, Mother
Teresa,
and Bono.
and Bono.
We are vastly interconnected. Our fates are
inseparable. We are here
because the
dream of every cell is to become two cells. In each of you are one
dream of every cell is to become two cells. In each of you are one
quadrillion
cells, 90 percent of which are not human cells. Your body is a
cells, 90 percent of which are not human cells. Your body is a
community, and
without those other microorganisms you would perish in hours. Each
without those other microorganisms you would perish in hours. Each
human cell
has 400 billion molecules conducting millions of processes between
has 400 billion molecules conducting millions of processes between
trillions of
atoms. The total cellular activity in one human body is staggering:
one septillion actions at any one moment, a one with twenty-four zeros
atoms. The total cellular activity in one human body is staggering:
one septillion actions at any one moment, a one with twenty-four zeros
after it.
In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than
In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than
there are
stars in the universe – exactly what Charles Darwin foretold when he
stars in the universe – exactly what Charles Darwin foretold when he
said science
would discover that each living creature was a “little universe, formed
would discover that each living creature was a “little universe, formed
of a host
of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as
of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably minute and as numerous as
the
stars of heaven.”
stars of heaven.”
So I have two questions for you all: First,
can you feel your body?
Stop for a
moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on
moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on
simultaneously, and
your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder
your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder
instead when
this speech will end.
this speech will end.
Second question: who is in charge of your
body? Who is managing those
molecules?
Hopefully not a political party. Life is
creating the conditions that
are conducive
to life inside you, just as in all of nature. What I want you to
to life inside you, just as in all of nature. What I want you to
imagine is that
collectively humanity is evincing a deep innate wisdom in coming
collectively humanity is evincing a deep innate wisdom in coming
together to heal
the wounds and insults of the past.
the wounds and insults of the past.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we
would do if the stars only came
out once
every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The
every thousand years. No one would sleep that night, of course. The
world would
become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made
become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic, delirious, made
rapturous by the
glory of God.
glory of God.
Instead the stars come out every night, and
we watch television.
This extraordinary time when we are
globally aware of each other and
the multiple
dangers that threaten civilization has never happened, not in a
dangers that threaten civilization has never happened, not in a
thousand years,
not in ten thousand years. Each of us is as complex and beautiful as
not in ten thousand years. Each of us is as complex and beautiful as
all the
stars in the universe. We have done great things and we have gone way
stars in the universe. We have done great things and we have gone way
off course
in terms of honoring creation.
in terms of honoring creation.
You are graduating to the most amazing,
challenging, stupefying
challenge ever
bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They
bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They
didn’t
stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that
stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that
life is a
miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her
miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her
side.
You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The
most unrealistic person in the
world
is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makes sense when it
is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makes sense when it
doesn’t
make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if
make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if
your
life depends on it.
life depends on it.
For comments or suggestions mail me
at:
david@mr-music.co.za
david@mr-music.co.za
4. "Misty".
Today I have a beautiful rendition of the
well-known "Misty",
as performed by Franck Pourcel, to introduce this section
of my newsletter, in which I remind you of things to diarize and do.
Click on the link below to listen to a sample of the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0038.mp3
as performed by Franck Pourcel, to introduce this section
of my newsletter, in which I remind you of things to diarize and do.
Click on the link below to listen to a sample of the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0038.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
- 04 July - 10h00: breakfast at Allen Park,
R15,00 p.p.,
contact Marie or Lynette on 011-972-4220/9 for info and bookings
- 22 July - Frontier Fly Fishing open day
Kloofzicht Lodge, Kromdraai Road, Muldersdrift.
contact Marie or Lynette on 011-972-4220/9 for info and bookings
- 22 July - Frontier Fly Fishing open day
Kloofzicht Lodge, Kromdraai Road, Muldersdrift.
- THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK
- Eat a fruit roll
- Rent the movie "The Jazz Singer" and invite someone
to come and watch it with you
- Buy something for the person packing the
bags at the till in the supermarket
- Invite friends over for a games evening. Keep score
throughout the evening. the winner(s) nominates the cause
that will benefit, the looser(s) contributes R50 to the cause
- Print out this newsletter and give it to
a student to read
- Eat a fruit roll
- Rent the movie "The Jazz Singer" and invite someone
to come and watch it with you
- Buy something for the person packing the
bags at the till in the supermarket
- Invite friends over for a games evening. Keep score
throughout the evening. the winner(s) nominates the cause
that will benefit, the looser(s) contributes R50 to the cause
- Print out this newsletter and give it to
a student to read
5. Encore
"The way to love anything is to realize
that it might be lost."
- G.K. Chesterton, author
- G.K. Chesterton, author
I take my leave then with a snippet from
the song,
"The way old friends do", by Abba. Listen to the words.
"The way old friends do", by Abba. Listen to the words.
Click on this link to listen to an excerpt
from the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0039.mp3
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0039.mp3
Love and the best music
David
Mr Music
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