Can a piece be too easy to play. Sometimes music can appear very simple on the page but have a very harmonious sound. Harmonious is the key term. I’ve been listening to a musical group lately called “First Aid Kit”. At first I couldn’t quite place the type of music that they played. I had just stumbled upon them watch an ad for something completely different on TV but it had two lead singers that sang harmonies together which I liked but I don’t hear very often in most modern popular songs. My daughter suggested maybe indie folk. I thought some of the songs also had a country sound to them and when I figured out who they were they were described as modern folk.
When we warm up in the band, we often play “boring” scales or chords, but sometimes we stop and one of the directors will have us just hold onto a chord. They then often comment on how nice that chord sounds. How nice a single chord sounds? Actually yes. We don’t have to play super fast complicated melodies to enjoy the sound of music. Sometimes a single note can leave an impression or bring back a memory. That is what is fun about playing music. Taste, smell or sound can all bring back the sensation of a “comfort food” and sometimes the simple songs resonate the most.
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