Idid it! I hosted my first ever webinar last night and it was a full-on adventure:) Watch the first video for the full low-down. For today’s adventure I tried my hand at using a kango hammer to demolish part of a wall. You can see how I got on in the second video!
Wild Webinar
Kango Capers
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! (That’s me getting excited!) For today’s adventure, I learned how to screen-share slides for my webinar tomorrow night. I did record the adventure LIVE on Hangouts On Air …. but I can’t share it here because it would spoil the fun tomorrow!
What I can share with you though is this : my adventuring is teaching me to appreciate, and really enjoy, the smallest things. Even learning how to share a slide made me giggle with glee. And I also realised how relaxed I’ve become with technology and with mistakes .. and that makes life a whole lot easier, I can tell you!
If you’d like to join me for my inaugural webinar adventure, there’s still time to register. You can register here and it’s completely free! Replays are available for all registrants 🙂 .
I am just going outside and I may be some time.
JT
Today I attempted to record myself singing the three harmony lines and then I tried to blend the recordings together. I have to admit that it was a bit of a faff (and there are probably very clever and sensible ways to do this which might have made the task a little easier!).
So, I sang the main melody into my phone and then uploaded it onto my laptop. Then I played the melody on my laptop and sang in the bass line whilst recording this with my phone … and then uploaded that … and repeated the operation until all three lines had been recorded together.
I had a bit of difficulty balancing the volumes for each of the lines (and D minor performance had to be lowered to C minor – mainly because singing the top line in D minor made me sound exactly like the mice on Bagpuss .)
You can listen to the vocal version of my choral piece on SoundCloud here. It’s been really helpful for me to test its ‘singability’ and for detecting “harmony issues”! Now I’ve heard it sung, it definitely needs a huge cave or a cathedral for optimal performance – and maybe an Elvish mass choir 😛
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Today I add in a third line of harmony to my choral piece! It’s getting a bit tricky now (my brain feels pulled in several directions!). You can listen my song “The Call” in a 3-part arrangement on SoundCloud here. The latest harmony line is the loudest ~ this is so my transcriber can pick the new line out with ease.
I’m really looking forward to hearing human voices singing this together 🙂 .
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Oooooh. Last night I picked up an 80’s classic from my brother-in-law : a Yamaha organ! I’ve had a lot of fun working out how to use it and I really couldn’t help myself playing it “to the max” today 😛 .
For today’s adventure, I’ve written the base line for the piece. You can hear the base line and the main melody together on SoundCloud here (and yes, I couldn’t help myself fiddling with the Yamaha settings … ). You can hear my voice against the base line here (this is what I’ll send to Gareth, my transcriber).
One of the main things I’ve learned about composing so far is that when you’re relaxed, the music flows!
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
It’s Day 6 of my song-writing adventure and today I’ve written the lyrics for the final verse and published the lyrics in full here. It was only when I’d written the very last line did I realise what the song is really about!
It turns out I have written a song that works on two levels : it’s both a lullaby and a ‘goodbye’, it’s both an invitation to sleep and an invitation to the ‘final long sleep’. I’ve put the lyrics to the final verse below today’s video for you to read 🙂 .
Verse 3
Close your eyes, it’s late,
I’ll be waiting at the gate
Where the coracle willows are grown.
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By the crimson lake
Where the water skippers skate,
Where the seeds of sweet sleep are sown.
Refrain
I’ll meet you there
With my hands in the air,
A dance in my heart
And my soul without care!
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Where the fireflies burn bright,
Where souls sink soft into the night,
Meet me there and I’ll row you safe home.
[Jane Talbot © 2014]
I am just going outside and may be some time 🙂 .
JT
Today I wrote the second verse of my song (I’ve put the lyrics below today’s video) and came up with a name for the piece : The Call. I sense things are heading in quite a melancholic direction 😛 .
The Big adventure of the day has been speaking to Gareth Hamill, a professional viola player whom I have never met before today!
Find out what happened here ~
The Call ~ Verse Two
Where Hope rides the breeze
And icy waters, they never freeze
Where the fish swim the strawberry forest.
Where the bluebells ring
For the Lavender King
Where the old are young and fearless.
I’ll meet you there
With my hands in the air
A dance in my heart
And my soul without care!
Where hanging stars in minor key
Sing the song of you and me
Where the moon whispers all of her secrets.
[ Jane Talbot © 2014 ]
I am just going outside and may be some time 🙂 .
JT
On Thursday 19th June, I’m going to be having my very first webinar adventure! I’ve really appreciated your company on my adventures so far, and so I’d love to extend a very warm invitation to you to join me on this adventure.
Webinar : How To Be An Adventurer (Without Climbing Everest!)
Time : Thursday 19th June * 19:30 UK * 11.30 PST * 14:30 EDT *
Grab Your Seat : This webinar is FREE! You can reserve your seat and get full details here.
IN A NUTSHELL ~ If you’re up for experiencing the thrill of feeling fully alive by learning how to find adventure in everyday life, this webinar is for you!
THE LOW-DOWN ~ I’m nearly half-way through my ‘365 Days Of Adventure’ project which is all about connecting with the adventure that is present in our everyday lives. It’s been a life-changing experience for me ~ it’s changed me, it’s changed my attitude towards life and it’s changed my attitude towards adventure.
In this 60-minute webinar, I’ll be sharing my learning so far about ~
REPLAYS ~ Replays of this live event are available to all those who register.
I look forward to sharing this webinar adventure with you! You can register here now!
Until then, I am just going outside and may be some time 🙂
JT
In today’s adventure, I complete the melody for an entire verse and muse about the notions of connection and resonance. You can listen to the complete melody on SoundCloud here (sorry – it’s still the same out-of-tune piano and the same “rusty” pianist’s fingers).
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT 🙂
Gosh – things are really hotting up at Adventure HQ! My new series of adventures is well under way all thanks to my adventure radar’s new upgrade 🙂 .
I’ve decided to write a choral piece with a view to it being performed by a choir. This appeals to me for all sorts of reasons :
There are two videos today (for yesterday’s and today’s adventure) and a SoundCloud link too (see how adventurous I’ve become – I’m even hanging out with rockstars now 😛 ). What’s on SoundCloud is the start of a basic melody/leitmotif. At the moment, what’s in my head sounds ‘a capella’ and like it’s in a huge cave or cathedral!
Day 1 Of My Composing Adventure In this adventure, I get the insight that the calls to adventure are making themselves loud and clear. Day 1 is all about getting ready to create.
Day 2 Of My Composing Adventure Today I create some of the basic melody and play it on an out-of-tune piano. I’ve uploaded what I’ve done so far to SoundCloud and you can listen in here .
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Humans Resourced 