Profound Sounds
So, here I am in the middle of this monstrous creative music project…taking most of a year to write, arrange, orchestrate, rewrite, get help with charts, find an orchestrator, consult with people in several other countries, studios here and there, working with other musicians, professional and amateur…
Yet, in the past 2 weeks I have found the sounds of 3 grandchildren to be ultra-profound. A 9-month old granddaughter…shapes her mouth into a perfect “ooo” form, leans forward, and utters soft, innocent cooing sounds…a 2 year-old grandson who jumps up and down with a big smile, banging 2 empty plastic bottles together while I make up some song never to be remembered (and when the song is over, he actually wants more!!!)…a 2-week old granddaughter who cries loudly, even when I try to make up a soft, soothing lullaby. What creation of mine could possibly compare to the music of another generation being sounded?
Jubal, you should have been there…humbling in the best sense of the term.