Her Lovely Awkward Synth
Dreamed 2009/3/9 by Wayan; Dreamverse #43
THAT EVENING
I'm in Yoshi's, a big jazz club on the Oakland waterfront. Samora and Elena Pinderhughes, brother and sister child prodigies, are playing tonight. Jaz Sawyer's on drums, Marcus Shelby on bass, Geechee Taylor on trumpet. Elena sings as well as plays flute--a surprise, a pleasant one.
They've got a full house, 300 or so. And they're selling CDs. Of course, they have parents who support them, friends, a community, and a public school well known for its strong music program. Not to detract from their talent, but getting it out there... well, Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers) is right. Success takes more than talent and 10,000 hours of practice: it takes mentors and community support.
THAT NIGHT
Elena shows me her studio. "Flute no more!
I'm a singer-songwriter now." She composes on a keyboard rich and strange. Glossy chopsticks fan in irregular scallop scoops. The board's one broad rainbow-smear. How dumb! Each octave ought to be a recurring color-set. Takes a keen eye to play. The bass is rose and blood,
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And these cute keys are random widths--some so lean
that even a prodigy girl can't hit them clean! Who built this gorgeous torture rack, a gamer, sculptor, adman, madman? Says Elena: "I love music, I practice, but haven't progressed. Is it my synth?" I yell "Duh! Yes!" Her brother has an acoustic grand, but she
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