LJ Idol Season 11: Week 30 - Portfolio / Musicology

[encrefloue]

“Do you know this trick?

You can recontextualize

any note of the scale

pretty quickly.”

“Oh?”

“Yeah.

Just take any scale degree,

imagine it’s the new tonic,

and then go to its V chord.

You’ll find yourself

somewhere new.”

And I do.

Isn’t that

a small mercy

we can afford ourselves?

So often

this sequence of life

whether ascending or descending

feels so given,

so

Comments

[dadi]

Ah moveable do... what a great analogy with life! I am the kind of person who despairs over the fixed do and tends to forget this wonderful option....!

[encrefloue]

Thank you! I imagine you have incredible pitch recognition thanks to fixed do, though! I am always in need of more ear training.

[rayaso]

Such an excellent poem! I love the way you presented it, and I especially liked the last stanza.

[encrefloue]

Thank you! It was a bit of a departure in tone for me, so I'm quite glad to hear that it landed well!

[viagra]

Stop speaking directly to me with your stuff!

This was really good, and I'm glad that you didn't go the obvious direction with this prompt and write a song. The thing that makes this so good to me is the fact that we do know you as a song-writer, and the way you're able to connect actual music theory with life lessons is just magnificent.

[encrefloue]

Aw! Thanks so much! I actually wrestled with this prompt more than I expected I would. It's funny, though-I knew immediately that I didn't want to write a song for it. I'm so glad you felt the heart of this piece.

[flipflop_diva]

I love how you wrote this, and ooof, that last stanza is powerful and perfect - and advice I should try to remember!

[encrefloue]

Thank you!! It's certainly a tall order for me to take my own advice, at times!

[marlawentmad]

This is beautifully structured. That last sentiment lands deeply.

[encrefloue]

Thank you so much!