timbre of today

Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light taught Monet to paint, the earth may be teaching you music.

I still call myself a communist, because communism is no more what Russia made of it than Christianity is what the churches make of it.

The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.

- Pete Seeger