after months of working on coaxing 'jesu joy of man's desiring' out of my dulcimer and fretting that i didn't have an A#, i had a 'duh' moment this evening. B flat is pretty darn close to A#. i have one of those. part 2 of jesu, here i come. i've at least got the first part down - the melody at least. i'm working bits of the harmony in as i can. the music i have is written for guitar, so it's not too complicated. perhaps later i'll add some embellishments. hah. first things first!
other than that, it's all about the family reunion this weekend. it's like 3 days of summer camp without all of the mandatory schedules. instead, we can sit in and play games or get out and hike. i hope to do both. the 2nd annual hall family talent show is coming up too. at least this time i'll be prepared! (though it looks like i might have to try and squish the dulcimer in gary's car after all. mom's not coming down to work the morning that she's leaving...) who knows -- i might end up doing a charleston routine with celeste again!
it'll be nice to get out of town for a bit...that's for sure!
Posted by kendra at July 12, 2005 01:16 AM