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Absolutely THE DEEPEST RABBIT HOLE I have ever gotten sucked into.

So, garage band… I have NO IDEA what I’m doing but I had a BLAST and recorded one of my favorite songs with melody, octave melody, harmony, descant, and chords. I couldn’t figure out how to mute my vocal count in, I’m pretty sure my levels are all messed up, and it’s possible that recording with the mic that’s built into your computer is not the best option, BUT! I don’t care.

I had fun.

This would be what five of me would sound like in a room…..

… and I ALMOST played it in tune! (almost.)

 

The song is a Scottish Tune, “Da Slockit Light,” meaning “The Extinguished Light.” There are many tales of its origin meaning, but the one I like best is that of the composer, Fiddler Tom Anderson, walking along a high road and looking down upon his village in the Shetland Islands. The little town that had once bustled with community was quiet, as so many had moved away to cities and business. He searched and saw no lights in the homes of those he’d lived, loved, and grown with. The lights were extinguished. He was filled with sorrow for those who’d left and gratitude for having known them, and he played this…

 

 

 

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P.S. My new definition of BRAVERY: being impervious to the imperfections that abound in our work, in hopes that by sharing them as “works in progress,” we remove the pretense that until flawless, we should hide or cower under the assumption that we’re not worth listening to. BAH! I’m over it. Cakes fall, butter melts, strings break, bread crust and vocal chords crack. As long as we’re eating and singing together, I think it all sounds pretty good.

P.S.S. Thank you, Jacob G., for arranging these wonderful lines in bass clef for the Treble impaired!!!

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