We popped down to the Rainbow last night to have a last drink of the season before Neil heads off to Vienna later today. Rather, heads to Rhodes later today, and Vienna on Tuesday. He’s got three extra days in Rhodes in case the weather is so bad the boat doesn’t come on time for his flight. I know, it’s a long way off yet, but if the wind/sea gets as bad as predicted, there’s a chance he might not make it, so better safe than sorry.
Everything’s fine and dandy this morning. The sky has a few clouds that look like those painting-by-numbers clouds that used to bank up behind great sailing ships in the drawings you filled in with paint (used to love doing them), but there’s no wind as yet, and the windows are open because it’s still warm enough. It’s also very quiet out and about, as you can see from the photos.
Our neighbour’s cat was also out and dressed for a date, and when I saw him, waiting patiently for a table at the taverna…
Before heading out, I’d spent an hour with my music student trying to explain music theory, or some of it, the circle of 5ths, harmonic progression and why harmony works or doesn’t work. Rather, why it sounds right and not so right because harmony is harmony even when it’s inharmonious. It suddenly struck me how weird it is to have to explain such a subject, and how odd that I don’t remember learning it, as such. I remember lessons in A level music about chord progressions and rules, like no rising 4ths or 5ths, and I know my subdominant from my leading note, and my diminished second from my plagal cadence, but passing it on so it makes sense? I turned to YouTube where I found some visual aids. I.e., someone else doing the explaining with charts and graphs and a keyboard, and I learnt a fair amount myself too.
Anyway, that’s the music out of the way until Monday (which is technique and pieces day), and the husband off to Rhodes at lunchtime, leaving me to fend for myself, so I have planned a quiet weekend of doing not very much other than what must be done. If the weather allows, I’ll head out for a walk so I can get you some photos, as my folder is running low on anything that’s not a sunrise from five years ago, a view from the balcony, or the village square. I’ll see what I can do and will check in again on Monday.
