tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post161797650280884179..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Music And SilenceThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76923817391292501802013-11-16T20:42:51.442+00:002013-11-16T20:42:51.442+00:00Lovely comment, Nick…
… and thanks for your obser...Lovely comment, Nick…<br /><br />… and thanks for your observations, Loren…<br /><br />Dominic: yes, I've read and enjoyed your recent posts. I like your distinction between 'listening to' and 'just hearing' music.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about muzak over the phone when you're 'on hold', George. Your final paragraph prompted my latest post. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-65882101980706823122013-11-15T22:09:16.577+00:002013-11-15T22:09:16.577+00:00A great and insightful post, Robert. My strongest...A great and insightful post, Robert. My strongest complaint is against the recorded music that I am forced to bear as I wait on the phone for another human being whose services I need. <br /><br />My favorite time of the day is early morning, just after sunrise, when I sit in the stillness of a quiet room with nothing but a cup of coffee, my dog, and perhaps a book of poetry. Often, I leave the book untouched and simply bask in the silence, knowing that what I need to hear is best heard here, far from the jingle jangle that will soon envelop the day.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-77567222144268780162013-11-15T20:43:35.110+00:002013-11-15T20:43:35.110+00:00I've just been blogging on a similar theme - o...I've just been blogging on a similar theme - of how we hear more music, probably, than we used to, but that we tend to actually listen to less.<br /><br />I think there is a time for silence and a time for music. For the last year or so I've consciously embraced silence. Since my job is about making music I decided that, when not working, I wanted more in the way of silence. Having spent a year or so taking this approach, though, I've gone back to listening to (as opposed to just "hearing") music more. I thought a period of more silence was doing me good - it probably did, but I've recently decided I'd missed listening music more than I'd realised. Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-63833058205336504632013-11-15T19:36:07.746+00:002013-11-15T19:36:07.746+00:00Maybe that's why I loved 5 day backpacks in th...Maybe that's why I loved 5 day backpacks in the wilderness (and resented the sound of jets flying high overhead so much).<br /><br />I never use headphones when walking outside, but for some reason find them necessary when walking around a short track at the club. Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-54594989334955727332013-11-15T17:46:37.571+00:002013-11-15T17:46:37.571+00:00The only place I ever came across real silence was...The only place I ever came across real silence was in the evening in the sand desert in southern Arabia - and it was incomparably beautiful. It spoke louder than music.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50929140581079128652013-11-15T14:34:57.770+00:002013-11-15T14:34:57.770+00:00Mine too, Friko! I agree profoundly with all you s...Mine too, Friko! I agree profoundly with all you say.<br /><br />Ruth — oh, those ordinary, day-to-day sounds, listened to with mindful awareness. You can't beat it.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, Bonnie!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-43783047402312828492013-11-15T14:23:19.972+00:002013-11-15T14:23:19.972+00:00........ :)........ :)Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-62006163245462774172013-11-15T12:21:59.739+00:002013-11-15T12:21:59.739+00:00Yes. Yes!
My background in music is a lot like yo...Yes. Yes!<br /><br />My background in music is a lot like yours. Mom was pianist and piano teacher, choir director, etc. Lots of music in our house. But I prefer silence, and have most of my life.<br /><br />Love the post, especially the last paragraph, with its evocative sounds. I was outside the other morning, it was dark. I heard at least four different kinds of birds waking up, chirping. Cars driving by. Wind in the bamboo. Cat trying to get into the hot tub with me, scratching the surface of my consciousness.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50781014733882309022013-11-15T11:33:45.770+00:002013-11-15T11:33:45.770+00:00Having permanent muzak dripping into my ears is my...Having permanent muzak dripping into my ears is my idea of hell.<br />Music must be chosen, suit the mood of the moment, when one is open to listen with heart and soul, not just ears.<br /><br />And yes, how much more often I now want to listen to nothing but silence; the human voice chattering away to no purpose is quite as bad, and unwanted, by the way.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com