Duet

A duet is a musical composition for two performers.  They can be singers, pianists, or any other combination of two instruments.

Marriages should be role models of duets.  If so, you work together, you harmonize and you allow each other a moment to shine individually and them come back together and do the duet thing as the score indicates. 

Business partners operate as duet, hopefully.  The success of their business enterprise demands that very fact. 

Just saying.

P Michael Biggs

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Harmony

Harmony is a pleasing effect in musical terms.  It occurs when two or more notes are in perfect relationship to one another.  Harmony is good.  Disharmony is not.

For instances the notes – C E G create a perfect triad for a C major chord.  We could even and a Bb and make this a seventh chord, which also adds a bit of new color and beauty. 

Flat the E – which becomes C Eb G Bb and you create a minor seventh, which yet again adds a nice color. 

Harmony in life is two or more individuals in sync and agreeing on a certain direction.  If one takes a contrary opinion, then disharmony sets in.  And if you add ten other voices and they are evenly split and take differing sides, then you have cacophony.  That is disharmony at its worst and it hurts my ears.

I love harmony.

P Michael Biggs

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Postlude

In music, a “postlude” is the final prt of a piece of music.  Often in a church service one will hear a postlude, often performed on an organ. 

A concluding passage in a speech can often be referred to as a “postlude” as well.

I’ve had to sit through a few postludes in boring sermons, and I’m not talking about just one postlude.  Once, there was this preacher and I tell you he did about six postludes.  He was what you might call “wound tight” and had a lot to say.

Most postludes, however, are mostly pleasant to endure.

P Michael Biggs

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Technique

In musical lingo, the word “technique” refers to one’s ability to perform a skill.  It is said that Van Cliburn, the world-renowned pianist had impeccable technique.  He was a master at developing his technique. 

I have technique as a ping pong player, and as a drummer, even as a singer and conductor.  You do too, in whatever skill specialty you have developed. 

And I think I have my own style/technique as a writer.  How about that?

Technique can be applied in almost every area of life – even in how you relate to and love your spouse. 

A love technique – I think I love that.

P Michael Biggs

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Percussion

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck.  Common examples of percussion instruments include: tympani, snare drum, bass drum, bongos, congas, etc.

I am a proud percussionist from back in the day.  Once when my nephew Steve was visiting I mentioned that I was percussion major in college.  He asked what that meant and I said “percussion means to strike or hit.”

He hit me on the arm and said, “I just percussed you.”

Not bad for a six year old (at that time).

P Michael Biggs

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