Feb raced by in the way that March is now doing. I suppose I got something done other than bookshelves.
Worked on the book some.
Got up H.o.p.’s own blog which is good for a couple of reasons. One, it’s all his own words, what he wants to blog about, and at his own speed. I thought he did a great job with the blog header image. Number Two is that well he needed his own blog cut away from all my ramblings as I’m sure there are people who want his news and don’t want his news cluttered with my views.
One of the cool things he did in February was make an instrument out of a ball pump and recorded The Haunt of the House of Death down at the studio. The audio is up at his blog. (Ah me oh my, the sound of that umbilical cord snapping. Except that he’s not good at typing and so I do his typing for him. And I did his audio conversion to MP3. Pat me on the head.) The recording is in real time with H.o.p. doing all his own sound effects.
Very cool and imaginative use of a ball pump.
When I listen to the music I don’t hear spooky. I hear, as said, cool and imaginative. He’s got a great sense of negative and positive space audio-wise, of pacing.
H.o.p. is insistent that it’s spooky.
H.o.p. has been taking piano lessons and has a new synth piano taking up vital space in our apartment, but that’s fine with me. What’s not fine is it’s resting on an old metal stand from the studio which sticks out into the walkway and keeps threatening to break a toe of mine. H.o.p. keeps stubbing his toes as well, so we’ll be getting a new stand.
He’s not so good at practicing but he plays at the piano several times daily, experimenting with sounds. That’s good enough for me. He loves his lessons, adores his teacher, and even though he’s not good at practicing, just the fact he loves his lessons as much as he does is reason to stick with them.
Sue Wilkinson, by the way, is a great teacher. High energy and involving, just right for H.o.p. She certainly knows how to keep his interest focused.
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