Has your son or you for that matter explored taiko a japanese drumming genre to listen to andor play. I'm essentially a Classicfm type now a days as I no longer play (fiddle, piano in my youth or sing (school/ church choral society anything with my 4 kids but especially since a head injury rhythm and harmony are more available to me though Ive always kept the beat and the syncopation in my fingers. M In our area the group has a large LD and multi dis following of those who participate, inc autism, and autos is also prevalent in visual impairment
You have me intrigued. I often play tom-toms to calm myself down; and am seriously considering formally learning to play the tabla. (I have played the piano since very little; and played percussion in my school orchestra… – there is something comforting to be found in repeated percussive rhythms.) Thank you.
Taiko involves all of you even if you are just keeping the b’g rhythm going you can't be worrying about anything else but it’s also an "easy" way of being part of a group. Everyone is helpful and encouraging wide age group no sense of culture or of age//Gender issues you just fit right in. Yes the Japanese ethic of moving together as one unit but thats cohesion and unity not imposition . You can practice on your own with a drum mat to save the neighbours, or have the section your wanting to learn or perfect in your headphones. Im 73 and have introduce 3 others from our road let alone our village all also in their 70s and they are besotted! And they earn their place. So as well as the rhythm the movement and the committment the acceptance and finding we all have the same interest is really cool.
There is something comforting (for me, as an autistic adult (late-diagnosed, as well)) – as well as, sometimes, something almost ecstatic – about listening to the expected: especially when it meshes with your feelings, your expectations of quality, your level of understanding of that music (and relevance of the lyrics, if it has them).
I have been ‘trapped’ inside the (almost) complete works of David Sylvian for weeks (tempered with music from JS Bach to my son’s band). It glues me to the earth; pulls and pushes me through a massively wide range of emotions; entertains; challenges; but never ever lets me down. When “I go walking in circles/while doubting the very ground beneath me”, there is currently nothing better (although the dozen-plus recordings I have of Bach’s cello suites are getting there).
I was obsessed with an old Jackson’s tune recently, particularly the intro and lead in to the verse. It’s true. The reason I kept playing it was for comfort. As a kid we bought mostly singles, so recall Golden Brown (Stranglers), being played often, which has that pleasing waltz like rhythm (we had no idea it was about heroin 😬) Look forward to reading the book
Have you come across the work of James McVinnie, a very cool organist who works both in the straight classical field he was trained in and with non-classical and experimental artists. Your James might like some of the textures and sounds he explores. https://jamesmcvinnie.co.uk/recordings Also Claire M Singer, organist at Union Chapel in Islington, who writes a lot of her own experimental music and plays new works by other people too ... everything she does is very atmospheric. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvJFHO1AwwA Sorry, you're going to be inundated with musical suggestions now!
Has your son or you for that matter explored taiko a japanese drumming genre to listen to andor play. I'm essentially a Classicfm type now a days as I no longer play (fiddle, piano in my youth or sing (school/ church choral society anything with my 4 kids but especially since a head injury rhythm and harmony are more available to me though Ive always kept the beat and the syncopation in my fingers. M In our area the group has a large LD and multi dis following of those who participate, inc autism, and autos is also prevalent in visual impairment
You have me intrigued. I often play tom-toms to calm myself down; and am seriously considering formally learning to play the tabla. (I have played the piano since very little; and played percussion in my school orchestra… – there is something comforting to be found in repeated percussive rhythms.) Thank you.
Taiko involves all of you even if you are just keeping the b’g rhythm going you can't be worrying about anything else but it’s also an "easy" way of being part of a group. Everyone is helpful and encouraging wide age group no sense of culture or of age//Gender issues you just fit right in. Yes the Japanese ethic of moving together as one unit but thats cohesion and unity not imposition . You can practice on your own with a drum mat to save the neighbours, or have the section your wanting to learn or perfect in your headphones. Im 73 and have introduce 3 others from our road let alone our village all also in their 70s and they are besotted! And they earn their place. So as well as the rhythm the movement and the committment the acceptance and finding we all have the same interest is really cool.
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There is something comforting (for me, as an autistic adult (late-diagnosed, as well)) – as well as, sometimes, something almost ecstatic – about listening to the expected: especially when it meshes with your feelings, your expectations of quality, your level of understanding of that music (and relevance of the lyrics, if it has them).
I have been ‘trapped’ inside the (almost) complete works of David Sylvian for weeks (tempered with music from JS Bach to my son’s band). It glues me to the earth; pulls and pushes me through a massively wide range of emotions; entertains; challenges; but never ever lets me down. When “I go walking in circles/while doubting the very ground beneath me”, there is currently nothing better (although the dozen-plus recordings I have of Bach’s cello suites are getting there).
I was obsessed with an old Jackson’s tune recently, particularly the intro and lead in to the verse. It’s true. The reason I kept playing it was for comfort. As a kid we bought mostly singles, so recall Golden Brown (Stranglers), being played often, which has that pleasing waltz like rhythm (we had no idea it was about heroin 😬) Look forward to reading the book
https://youtu.be/YCtwGFOZzOU?si=O-wMzqlCtrkMygp_
Have you come across the work of James McVinnie, a very cool organist who works both in the straight classical field he was trained in and with non-classical and experimental artists. Your James might like some of the textures and sounds he explores. https://jamesmcvinnie.co.uk/recordings Also Claire M Singer, organist at Union Chapel in Islington, who writes a lot of her own experimental music and plays new works by other people too ... everything she does is very atmospheric. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvJFHO1AwwA Sorry, you're going to be inundated with musical suggestions now!