Very much in line with my own views on creativity, this is a short and snappy pick-me-upper for all you budding artists out there.

Sorry, that last link went down. Try this one. History of scratch hip-hop and turntablism. Awesome, I love these guys and this documentary is astounding.

Wikileaks: US Spec Ops Manual – How to train death squads and quash revolutions from El Salvador to Iraq

In case you haven’t heard it.

Parts 1-6…

“… documentary about the composer Harry Partch who invented his own compositional method using a 43-tone scale and many instruments that he built by hand.

www.ted.com

“In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie leads the audience through an exploration of music not as notes on a page, but as an expression of the human experience. Playing with sensitivity and nuance informed by a soul-deep understanding of and connection to music, she talks about a music that is more than sound waves perceived by the human ear. She illustrates a richer picture that begins with listening to yourself, and includes emotion and intent as well as the complex role of physical spaces — instrument, concert hall and even the bones and body cavities of musician and listener alike.”

Just fantastic. A must watch.

I applaud those at MTV who ran this. With recent and ever escalating events, I am deeply worried about our future.

Think.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

“Cymatics is the study of wave phenomena. It is typically associated with the physical patterns produced through the interaction of sound waves in a medium.

A simple experiment demonstrating the visualisation of cymatics can be done by sprinkling sand on a metal plate and vibrating the plate, for example by drawing a violin bow along the edge, the sand will then form itself into standing wave patterns such as simple concentric circles. The higher the frequency, the more complex the shapes produced, with certain shapes having similarities to traditional mandala designs.”

- Wikipedia

Wow.

www.432hz.org        www.schillerinstitute.org

I’ve just been reading something about A-432hz: the, allegedly, preferred pitch for music to be played at according to Prof Dussaut of the Paris conservatory (who held a poll of over 20,000 of the head classical musicians of France who all voted unanimously for A-432hz).

So far I’ve heard it rumoured that Joseph Goebbels first campaigned for the use of A-440hz in 1939. He was unsuccessful. Since, however, in 1953 – by an unknown, presumably unmusical, syndicate – it was decided and A-440hz became the standard concert pitch.

I’m going to look further into this, try and find some official sources and reputable links. Watch this space. If anyone can provide anymore information on this your comments would be immensely appreciated.

And may I wish all of you who have followed me on this educational journey for the last few months (almost 10,000 of you) a very happy new year :)