I am finding my inspiration embodied in harmony. Just the mereness and meakness of harmony. I am musically inclined so to compare my knowledge of harmony to the type of harmony that occurs in a musical sense, makes it easy for me to strive for it. I just need to match the pitch. Sometimes I will have the lead part...and at times I will have to chime in on que with the right matching notes or frequency. And if I am on pitch according to the music I hear but those who are playing along with me are discordant, then it suits me to change my pitch to create the needed harmony.
Perhaps the other musicians are too new at their instrument to be expected to have the technique needed to remain in harmony with me. It behooves me- the older, wiser and more skilled one- to therefore meet them at their place where we can harmonize without faultfinding. And perhaps the other musician is just lacking the skills, regardless of how long they have played the instrument? Finding blame and placing it does not create harmony, but blending to make the music right is all that is needed.
I know you are thinking this is all for the sake of the audience who is watching and listening, right? Not really. It is for the sake of the hearer. Some in the audience are tone deaf and so they think they are hearing good music either way. Others are so critical that even if the music were perfect, they would hate the song or would have demanded that it be in a different key. No- this process is for the hearer. This process is for the professional who knows the benefits far outweigh the losses. The hearer is the one who knows. The hearer is the wise one who lets others feel good because they truly deserve it.
Where there is harmony in the music, in the soul, there will be peace. That is all I want right now.
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