This is another in-situated recollection of what I consider to have been a significant event in my life, when I was Age 15. Life moves on… One of my primary school friends – a naturally gifted kid – a district athlete across a number of sports – individual and team. One of those people who...
Category: Music Theory & Practice
All things music theory theory and the practice of music theory related: rhythm, harmony, melody, improvisation, alternative chords, staves, chord charts, development of technical skills, development of physical skills, orchestration, instrumentation, development of applied emotional skills to enhance one’s practice
Memory – Age 20 Part 1
Desperate Times As my life twisted and turned through so many significant events, there was an ongoing feeling of instability. I had been trying to look forward but could not see anything, It was as if a midst lie in front of where I was standing – a thick blanket of fog as I had experienced in...
Memory – Age 17 – 19 Part 2
This is another recollection of what I consider to have been a significant period in my life, when I was Age 17 – 19 Part 2. Bouncing off walls…. Work I was developing well in my role as an apprentice , but I found that I was actually very good within the management side of running...
Memory – Age 17 – 19 Part 1
This is another recollection of what I consider to have been a significant period in my life, when I was Age 17 – 19 Part 1. Independence Car Licence I had been practicing driving a car for a number of months – most notably since I turned 16 years nine (9) months when I became eligible in...
Memory – Age 16 Part 3
This is another in-situated recollection of what I consider to have been a significant period in my life, when I was Age 16. Such a new life…. Such a new life….©David L Page 2016 Living by my self, Such a new life…. I get up every day, and think what will I eat … breakfast, lunch, and...
Memory – Age 16 Part 2
Independence Day This is another in-situated recollection of what I consider to have been a significant event in my life, when I was Age 16. Stranger in a strange place Stranger in a strange place©David L Page 2016 Verse 1: I wake in the morning, I’m in a familiar bed But in a strange place, What...
Memory – Age 16 Part 1
This is another in-situated recollection of what I consider to have been a significant event in my life, when I was Age 16. The lead up to Independence Day Lead up to Independence Day©David L Page 2016 As more time progressed with my immersion in bikes, I realised how I enjoyed working on them –...
Memory – Age 11
Growing up In all of my awkwardness ©David L Page 2016 For those of you who knew me as I grew up, I preferred my own company – I would spend hours alone. I don’t recall thinking why that situation may have been – I guess it just seemed easier to be in my own company. Perhaps it...
Memory – Age 10
(My first love) My first love……the piano For those who know me now, this statement may surprise you. My first love of a musical instrument was actually with the piano. Having moved into a new house when I was eight (8) years of age, my mother began playing her music. Much of the music album she played...
Memory – Age 5
(Puffing Billy 2016a) My earliest recollection of trains are of Puffing Billy………. Train to freedom Train to Freedom©David L Page 2016 Puffing Billy was a train, but not just any old train… she was a train driven by steam… (Puffing Billy 2016b) She had had a life, carting logs down from the mountain ranges the...