Throw It All Up In The Air

Throw it all up in the air and see how everything falls down. It's very windy today. The doves are cooing, as usual. A staple sound of Austin. The birds sing and the siren screams. Saturday morning in the midst of SXSW. The colors outside are reserved. Green, gray and cream. The chimes tell us of tales not ever told. We daydream listening to its words of wisdom. Whispers from a past long ago. Sim querido vento me conta as suas histórias e aventuras. Quantas folhas te passaram. Quantos pássaros

Brazilian Music in the Garden. Music by Paula maya

The First Newsom's Garden Party! Music by Brazilian artist extraordinaire Paula Maya & her band. Join the event on Facebook! Come share a great afternoon of music, community and fun! With an enticing swimming pool, a hot fire pit and dancing! BYOB Music from 4-6pm $10. suggested donation Please don't bring dogs, thanks!

Harmony Tip 4

A great way to practice ear training is to use our voices and bodies to feel the sound vibrations. Here is an exercise I learned from my friend and bass player Andy Zadrozny, who also teaches ear training. Play a note on a keyboard using a sound that can be held with the sustain pedal, but has no reverb, delay, etc... Make it a pure tone. Then sing each interval within the octave over that pure tone. You can sing 'oooos', or 'aaahhhs', or 'eeeees'. For example. Let's say you choose to play the