All Cube Jazz and Rock Lovers/Players: We are doomed!

[Pamalinsky]

Comrades, we are doomed because this eleven-year-old boy, Joey Alexander, can play, with great finesse, the most revered Giant Steps by John Coltrane, not to mention other great tunes by most equal composers.

He shows the “dreaded individuality” we all eschew, and, what's worse, the possibility that we could be spirits in the material world. He must be stopped now, before he can actually inspire people! That is, if you can stop listening to him.

Good luck!

I just discovered this and had to let you know. Where is Common Core when we need them?!

https://youtu.be/f4V_uaxBVOw?list=PLiIb ... YGtpeWCCPH

p.s. Just go to the link below. It is astonishingly wonderful! Mind-blowing!

Discover Joey Alexander

[Comrade Sovremennyy]

If you look closely at the video, you can obviously see that the WHITE keys are receiving far more attention that the black ones, an inherent quality in what is an often overlooked factor of musical racism. Furthermore, the title Giant Steps is one which whether he knows it or not, symbolizes the Giant Steps in which The Enemy places its boot on the masses. This 'individualist' has committed countless acts of Hatethink and Micro-aggression, each brought about by the stroke of a different key, which deprives the other keys of their purpose.

Fortunately, once legislation executive action is introduced to limit the use of multi-keyed instruments, we won't have to worry about such examples popping up outside of the limits of NPR.

Of course, the only State Approved Method of Emulation™ (SAME) when it comes to Common Core is the OWS style drum circle, which requires no notes and is usually accompanied by chants which are supplied by the local Union representatives.

[Red Square]

Comrade Sovremennyy - kudos for enhancing the Party line to new collectivist heights! Now that I have typed this, I can see that "collectivist heights" in a oxymoron because (a) reaching new heights is a clearly individualistic pursuit, and (b) once a place becomes crowded by a collective, it no longer qualifies as a height.

Anyway, in lieu of a ban on multi-keyed instruments, may I suggest a more lenient approach. We must have a government regulation requiring that all performers use an equal number of keystrokes for every key on their instrument, for an equal measure of time, with every number they play, so that no key is discriminated against. That will lead to a fully diverse music everyone can enjoy equally, because some comrades may like a D better than a C sharp, and other comrades like the short notes better than the long notes.

Additionally, you are korrekt in pointing out the unfair advantage given to white keys. But this doesn't even begin to describe what's wrong with the keyboard. To think that in 21st century we are still using this ugly throwback from the racist past! It's time government musicians came up with a keyboard with black, brown, yellow, red, and - okay, maybe some white keys! What are 1% paying their taxes for?

Alternatively, each key can represent a color of the rainbow, with all black keys either eliminated completely, or demoted to take an equal place with all the other keys on the keyboard.

Did I mention that it's best if all keys sound exactly the same? That's where your State Approved Method of Emulation™ (SAME) comes in!

[Pamalinsky]

Well, since you mentioned it, here are some pen beats. All of them sound the same, except when they don't.






p.s. Thanks for clarifying my post upstairs.

[Pamalinsky]

Oh, and here's another upstart individualist, one who can sing two notes at once! Ha! The nerve! What a show-off!

[Pamalinsky]

Oh and, Red, speaking of every note finally being the same, here's a song about that by Frank Sinatra, kinda reminds me of me writing on The Cube:

[Comrade Stierlitz]

... That will lead to a fully diverse music everyone can enjoy equally, because some comrades may like a D better than a C sharp, and other comrades like the short notes better than the long notes. ...

Comrade Red, Some like C's, some like D's, but I'm a DD man myself. 36-24-36, phew!

But I wish I had a long note...

[Red Square]

Thanks for posting, Pam! The Pen Beats reminded on my favorite finger dance that Mrs. Red Square and I like to perform when we have a spare minute in our busy schedules.



And the follow-up act performed by what looks like Commissarka Pinkie and Comrade Putout.

[John Frum]

This is the original version that has inspired all the others.

[Dedhedvedev]

If you look closely at the video, you can obviously see that the WHITE keys are receiving far more attention that the black ones, an inherent quality in what is an often overlooked factor of musical racism.

Very observant, comrade.

Give those black keys the discrimination they deserve:

Vladimir Horowitz - Chopin - Etude Op.10 No.5 (Black Key)

[Cheslav]

Having keys limits musical instruments to those racist western scales, therefore only non-fretted instruments should be used so we can be any musical gender we like.

[Dedhedvedev]

Also, note how the black keys are labeled ♯ or ♭, for sharp or flat, insinuating that some black keys aren't as "sharp" as others. Yeah, right. Don't let anybody tell you that President Obama isn't just as sharp as Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (shown below).

[Pamalinsky]

Comrade Red, it is always a pleasure to see and learn something new on The Cube™

Hand dancing is new for me and, well, the visual image of you and Mrs. Red Square doing this in your “spare time” is quite hilarious! And, would be an inspiration to all progs everywhere.

Same goes for the Pinkie/Putout Partnership. I especially like the “We Speak No Americano” title. It speaks volumes.

Comrade Frum, I do so appreciate your supplying me with even more insight on this newly discovered way of making a willing fool of oneself. If I had only known!

Dedhedvedev, while I admire Vlad Horowitz' abilities, I'm gonna have to bust ya here. I saw him touch several white keys, albeit with his left hand. Didn't see any white key touches with his right hand though. So, I'm gonna give you some slack here. Your understanding of the diatonic scale is most equal, I must say.

[Red Square]

PROG OFF

I just accidentally stumbled upon this kid's great jazzy rendition of Paul McCartney's Blackbird. The original song is a masterpiece by any measure, and look what he's done with it!

Start listening at about 0:30. And never mind the over-the-top video editing.

[Ivan the Stakhanovets]

Perhaps all music melody and harmony should be played on stringed instruments? All strings stay in a line, they respond when pushed or you strike them, and like comrades after vodka rations are distributed, some are just tighter than others.

Percussion instruments like xylophone would also be acceptable for harmony and melody, since you have to hit them with a mallet to make them respond. Like Krasnodar...

[Pamalinsky]

prog off

OMG, Red, what am I gonna do now? I've played Joey's Giant Steps at least a dozen times since I first posted it (and a dozen before that)! Now, I am compelled to listen to his version of Blackbird, one of my all-time favorite songs, so sweet and poignant. I actually posted it some time ago on The Cube.

Now, I'll never get anything done!

Thanks for posting. It's so beautiful.

I did notice at the end that Joey seemed embarrassed and somewhat perplexed about the applause he received from the guys in the studio.

That tells me he doesn't want to be “lauded”, he just wants to play and share. I do hope he can weather the storm of those who wish to use his talents for their own gain. He's so young.

[Pamalinsky]

PROG OFF

I'm posting this because it woke me up to a sound I haven't heard for some time now: The sound of imagination and the joy it brings, just like our darling Joey. We all have it in us.

It's less than a minute long, caught my ear, and made me happy. I want to share this with you so you don't forget how wonderful life is, in spite of all the awful news we hear daily.

[Comrade Stierlitz]

PROG OFF

I'm posting this because it woke me up to a sound I haven't heard for some time now: The sound of imagination and the joy it brings, just like our darling Joey. We all have it in us.

It's less than a minute long, caught my ear, and made me happy. I want to share this with you so you don't forget how wonderful life is, in spite of all the awful news we hear daily.

Sounds nice, but I prefer something with a little more pep:

[Pamalinsky]

PROG OFF

I'm posting this because it woke me up to a sound I haven't heard for some time now: The sound of imagination and the joy it brings, just like our darling Joey. We all have it in us.

It's less than a minute long, caught my ear, and made me happy. I want to share this with you so you don't forget how wonderful life is, in spite of all the awful news we hear daily.

Sounds nice, but I prefer something with a little more pep:

I hear this stuff every day, Stierlitz, the Cynic. I also hear what I just posted.
Listen, listen, listen and learn, learn, learn!

Have a happy day, (if you can)!

[Ivan the Stakhanovets]

At my work camp, things are kept in perspective!
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Pammy, the Letterman's harmony has been a favorite since I was a kid, and I could run a tractor in front of Les Brown's Band of Renown and it would sound better... thanks

[img]images/clipart/Prog_On.gif[/img] FORWARD!

[Pamalinsky]

PROG OFF

Ivan, thank you so much for posting this! Believe me when I tell you this is first time I ever heard The Lettermen sing anything. Really, it was just the other day! I just happened to hear it and love it. Really. That's all it was. Seriously.

[Pamalinsky]

[quote="Ivan the Stakhanovets"]
At my work camp, things are kept in perspective!
(starts at the 45 second mark...)

Yeah, very funny. I'm just doing my prog best to make everyone feel better. I understand what these guys are saying. BTW, I do remember The Lettermen, tho a distant memory. I just didn't remember how good they were.Now I do and that's what counts!