dictionary.com/solmisation (also solmization) The act or a system of using syllables, especially sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale. The song “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music is an example of solmisation !
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assonance
I’d thought I’d get back to some word definitions (refer to my earlier post [url=http://www.hampel.net.au/blog/archives/2003/07/01/a-thousand-words/]A Thousand Words[/url] Today’s word is [url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=assonance]assonance[/url] Dictionary.com/assonance – Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in: “that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea” (William Butler Yeats) – The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed … [Read More »]
The Book Exercise
via [url=http://www.pacificavc.com/blog/2004/04/22.html#a615]Tim Oren[/url]: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. My entry: “You know that Descartes (like Elvis) is dead.” From “The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real”, that chapter written … [Read More »]
Thunderbird Icons
John Hicks writes about the [url=http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/2004/04/thunderbird/index.php]new icons for Mozilla Thunderbird[/url] – they look great !
PC Mouse House
Think Geek has a new PC housing – the [url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/habicase.shtml]PC HabiCase[/url] The call it “A Paradise For Your Furry Friends!”… Hamsters, gerbils and mice are our furry domesticated friends. They make great pets, but sometimes get neglected when you’re busy playing all-night quake-fragfests and spending all-day reading other people’s blogs. Now your small rodent(s) can … [Read More »]
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