November 23 - Saving Time

Continue editing Psalm 41 (the next 10 pages) before vaulting over the Bencia Bridge to Diablo for dictation, solfege, and board harmony from Shelly Yen, Allison Lee, and Michael Sharp, finishing up the engaging student compositions of round four that have come in thus far.



Beyond this, to



Walnut Creek, picking up a 1/2 terrabyte external hard drive, for a second back-up and additional video storage, anticipating tomorrow's trip. Lunch and paper grading at La Fogata,



followed by embeds of Samuel Barber YouTube videos at markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com, then the evening class from Jester Hairston and Louis Armstrong (both b. 1901) to Muddy Waters and Benjamin Britten (ditto 1913).



Home to transfer documents, movies, music, and pictures to the new storage unite (which takes hours) and to respond to a plethora of positive comments from Owen Golden on YouTube (which takes minutes), somehow finishing up For My Brother For My Brother videos with



XIII. Sleepytime Burgers.

November 22 - Beauty Everywhere

Begin editing Psalm 41 (the first 10 pages) and get the hard-working Phillip George in gear to write the Oakland East Bay Semi-Symphony performance of last night for Commuter Times (which won't run until two Thursdays from now), but is immediately available at 21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com and eventually at 21st-centurymusic.com.


Blast off


under stunning



semi-cloud


cover



all



the


way


to


Diablo for Samantha's dictation / solfege on John Williams's Hook followed by Lindsey's intriguing Portuguese board-harmony sequence, wrapping up with fine new compositions by LeNaudia, Justin, Jeremy, and Aaron.



Return



under



similar



but



Heraclitianly



different



conditions



to



the lady of the house, updating bio to include all these crazy places where the videos are showing up (only aware of this thanks to Google Alerts), including

AOL Video
Apni Community
Cine Duck Video
Download Video
Go Song
Holy YouTube Religion-Based Videos
Next Gossip
Online Free Videos
Sea Flog
Watch Crash Demented Videos
Watch 2 Video
Witty Sparks
World News



eventually doing video of For My Brother For My Brother: 12. Things That Leave Me Craving for More.

November 18 - Limitless

Third page of Psalm 40 "I Waited Patiently" as the splendorous sky awaits, cruising amongst




the Lagoons down to DVC to bestow Quiz 14 and Final (but not the Final Exam, of course, which is in c. a month), with excerpts from Philip Glass and Sting -- a definite run for the money.... Then running for the money through



Franklyn



Canyon, and over to Marin for an efficient paper grading at Celia's and



postal run, and lo, there is some, rather a lot, really....



before returing to deep laid plans with Harriet and, indeed, the daily video.... as

For My Brother For My Brother: 6. Fellini.

November 16 - Deja Viewed

Begin editing Psalm 40 "I Waited Patiently" and do some 21st-Century Music work before blasting off on the Diabloway for the last dictation / board-harmony of the semester with the Theoreticians: Sting's King of Pain (one of my theme songs). Perhaps the last



Elephant



Bar paper grading for awhile, given the abolition of booths in the bar (not as congenial for an old guy in relax mode) returning for more



Music History merriment, way behind, as we only cover through Harry Partch and Jester Hairston (both b. 1901), yet plunge ahead towards



parts known and potentially unknown. Out with Doug and Melanie thereafter, and home for whatever the next video is.

Oh, yes -- For My Brother For My Brother: 4. A Mother's Disappointment

November 15 - Calm Amidst the Sturm und Drang

Finish editing Psalm 39b (four pages total), take care of part of the financial arrangements for the Job revival, and bestow upon the Theoreticians a double dictation of Philip Glass's Satyagraha and Akhnaten, plus some orchestrational riffs. Lunch run and coffee with Doug, lingering to edit all four pages of Psalm 39c in the lab, yet record all three instrumental tango renditions of Orlando di Lasso with the Garbage Band, rather than Tritone Ensemble, tooling reverb at an excessive 75 and adding "Capital Orchestra Kit A-C."




Psalm 39 "I Will Take Heed" - A




B




C,



returning home for more video madness: to wit -- San Francisco Cabaret Opera version of San Rafael News: III. Death Catch.

November 11 - Diablos and Musica

Finish editing part one of Psalm 39 (four pages total) and provisionally do a Garbage Band recording before sallying forth to bestow Quiz 13 upon the Theoreticians, with excerpts drawn from Philip Glass, Roger Waters, and John Williams.



Make the jump to



Marin, paper-grading at Celia's and post-box greetings thereafter, arriving back in Fairfield a bit early



(so cool the heels at Blue Frog and actually catch-up totally with the Theory evaluations) for the Missouri Street Theatre's Sam Shepard True West callbacks, and it's a hotbed of activity, with



Harriet holding forth. Am relieved to see they have a competent Saul in the lineup, and hope for the best that I am not called upon, though will answer if Harriet and I are both asked to serve. Home eventually (the Mothers are dismissed relatively early) to do studio/movie video of



Cats, Dogs, and Divas: XXII. Love.

November 10 - Increasing

A third page of Psalm 39 edited as the siren sound calls



southwest past the



Lagoon



and



Sulfur Springs Mountains



to



Diablo Valley College for Dictation / Keyboard-Solfege on John Williams's The Force from the Star Wars saga, picking up the



increased monthly,



thereafter



depositing same near Peking-Tokyo for lunch and paper grading, returning for the evening class



in view of



suspicious smoke from



the Tesoro Refinery (a power outage required a poluting yet, from a distance,



picturesque burn-off). Rock History again makes its careful way, now from Jimi Hendrix (b. 1942) to Roger Waters ('43), looking ahead towards slightly later times.


A Natural Minor Scale - A B C D E F G A
A Harmonic Minor - A B C D E F G# A

Chords in C Major - C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
Numerals in C Major - I ii iii IV V vi viio I


Pink Floyd - Instruments and Membership

Guitar - David Gilmour
Keyboards - Rick Wright
Bass - Roger Waters
Drums - Nick Mason


Listening - Identifications and Descriptions

George Harrison - Within You Without You
Roger Waters - Shine On You Crazy Diamond III
Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Elton John - Candle in the Wind



Home late for the next studio-movie Cats, Dogs, and Divas: XX. Oh Come On.