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<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
dunno. I can hardly think of a time when I DON'T have music playing in my
head.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If
it's not an Irish piece that I'm learning, it's a symphony, or a scottish piece
I'd like to write, or a song that comes to mind from a rhythm I
hear.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
bad thing is that it can be distracting, but I prefer the distraction to the
white noise of something like television. The good thing is that I'm never
without music, which is fine by me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As for
getting the song out of your head? Better exercise; do variations.
Think modal. Try to take Gilligan's Island (or whatever tune/song
you're currently having to suffer through) and change the music to
something worthy of a hafla, or a dance. Or, sing it with an
accent (scottish usually works for me).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>But
then, I'm wierd that way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=356270912-27082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Gerald.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=356270912-27082004> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bards-bounces+jerryn=houston.rr.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:bards-bounces+jerryn=houston.rr.com@ansteorra.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Dawn Rummel<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:43
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Bardic<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bards] Bard
Brain!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Does anyone else get bard brain? Where you're in the middle of
learning a piece, and your brain just... won't... shut... up... about
it. I got very little sleep last night due to two separate songs
bantering about in my head. And they're two songs that don't
particularly go together. Now I'm at work and they won't leave me
alone. Ack!</DIV><BR><BR>Antonia/Dawn<BR><BR>It's the little things in
life...
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