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Monday, March 12, 2007: I stayed up late that night because I couldn't sleep. So much had happened recently (being laid off from Phantom, and my dad passed away the night before my last show) and I felt a need to express my emotions through music.
So I sat at my piano keyboard and started up GarageBand.
Something special happened. My improvisation was unusually connected with my emotions that night; I played for seven minutes without pause, and must admit that I was wet-eyed by the end.
Next, I improvised a string track as I listened to the piano track.
Then the real work began: EDITING. There were a few missed notes and imprecise timings. New snippets of chords and melodies came into my head, which were incorporated into the piece.
I kept thinking of Alimar and his pencil tool as I sat in my favorite chair with my laptop, working on this piece without using the piano keyboard (now that the initial improvisations had been done).
This piece has helped me get in touch with my buried emotions about my father's passing in a way that I find incredible. When I had sat down at the piano to play, I had no idea that it was going to turn out to be such an emotional experience.
I hope that you, the listener, can also identify with the piece in this way.
So I sat at my piano keyboard and started up GarageBand.
Something special happened. My improvisation was unusually connected with my emotions that night; I played for seven minutes without pause, and must admit that I was wet-eyed by the end.
Next, I improvised a string track as I listened to the piano track.
Then the real work began: EDITING. There were a few missed notes and imprecise timings. New snippets of chords and melodies came into my head, which were incorporated into the piece.
I kept thinking of Alimar and his pencil tool as I sat in my favorite chair with my laptop, working on this piece without using the piano keyboard (now that the initial improvisations had been done).
This piece has helped me get in touch with my buried emotions about my father's passing in a way that I find incredible. When I had sat down at the piano to play, I had no idea that it was going to turn out to be such an emotional experience.
I hope that you, the listener, can also identify with the piece in this way.
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caroline
until after my own eyes had filled with tears - this piece says so much cameron. it is sad, it is beautiful and it is extremely moving. i feel honoured both to listen to this and that you are sharing it here with us - thank you. heart chakra - ouch - big loves xoxo