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Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
December 30, 2021 18:58
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A snipe is a bird which has the wonderful ability to soar down through the sky, making the air “winnow” through his tail feathers, producing a wonderful hu-hu-hu-hu-hu.  It will make huge loops over and over, supposedly to...
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    Our Great Friend Nook

    Our Great Friend Nook

    Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
    December 09, 2021 16:15
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    Nook the Magnificent Sheep was a 4-hour old bum lamb when he went to live with Savanah Salisbury, a young 4-H student.  For the first 6 months of his life, he lived in town, and became the darling of the neighborhood, going...
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      SYNTH HORN added to Living With My Donkeys

      SYNTH HORN added to Living With My Donkeys

      Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
      September 30, 2021 17:00
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      This is the version of Living With My Donkeys with me playing the horn part on a synthesized horn (ie, playing a fake French horn on a keyboard--yeuch!)  BUT, it will give you an idea of how the pieces will sound when the...
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        The Rhubarb Stalks

        The Rhubarb Stalks

        Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
        June 03, 2021 17:46
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        My sister, pictured here with rhubarb from her garden, tapped out a couple sounds on those rhubarb flower stalks for me.  All the sounds you hear in "The Rhubarb Run" are from that initial tapping (which you can hear in the...
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          Jewel Dirks posted the song Feathering the Tiny Prop Feathers

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          Jewel Dirks updated the song Snipe Winnowing Clean

          December 31, 2021 16:39
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          Jewel Dirks posted the song Snipe Winnowing Clean

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          Jewel Dirks updated the song Snipe Winnowing Original 2

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          Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

          Charlotte Dreams of Winnowing

          Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
          December 30, 2021 18:58
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          A snipe is a bird which has the wonderful ability to soar down through the sky, making the air “winnow” through his tail feathers, producing a wonderful hu-hu-hu-hu-hu.  It will make huge loops over and over, supposedly to...
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            Feathering the Tiny Prop Feathers

            Feathering the Tiny Prop Feathers

            Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
            January 07, 2022 19:24
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            The melody is taken from just a segment of the winnow.  I had difficulty making a loop without a connecting click sound, so I ended up using just short, hesitant little notes.  These were modulated by a tiny bit of LFO,...
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              Snipe Winnowing Clean

              Snipe Winnowing Clean

              Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
              December 31, 2021 16:39
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                Snipe Winnowing Original 2

                Snipe Winnowing Original 2

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                December 31, 2021 16:37
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                  Snipe Winnowing 1 Original 10 seconds in

                  Snipe Winnowing 1 Original 10 seconds in

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                  December 31, 2021 16:34
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                    Tiny Feather Prop Wash

                    Tiny Feather Prop Wash

                    Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                    December 30, 2021 19:07
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                    All the sounds are from the winnowing recording, processed through PhasePlant.  There are three percussive sounds, produced by a very short attack and quick release, shown by the blue arrow in the photo below.  A scratchy...
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                      Living With My Donkeys, SCORE for Horn and Donkey Bray

                      Living With My Donkeys, SCORE for Horn and Donkey Bray

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                      The Living With My Donkeys score is 11 x 14, covered and bound, 39 stiff card stock pages, with music, color photos and story line.  I also send a thumb drive, SDHD card and/or CD which has the Donkey Bray part for...
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                        After 35 years....

                        Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                        December 13, 2021 17:29
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                        Virginia finally prohibits LGBT discrimination link...
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                          "Living With My Donkeys" receives Honorable Mention

                          "Living With My Donkeys" receives Honorable Mention

                          Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                          September 30, 2021 18:21
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                          The International Alliance for Women in Music awarded Honorable Mention for the Pauline Oliveros New Genre Prize to Living With My Donkeys.  What an honor!  (See picture of sexy old gal with goat in lower right corner!  Hee...
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                            Sarah Willis Receives MBE

                            Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                            June 16, 2021 21:24
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                            Sarah Willis, horn player and human extraordinaire, has been included in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours list to be awarded the title of MBE for her "services to Charity and for the promotion of Classical...
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                              My Music on Minerva Spotify Playlist

                              Jewel DirksJewel Dirks
                              June 16, 2021 21:16
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                              The Minerva Festival of Cambridge is now featuring my music on their Spotify playlist.  Thanks so much, you dear friends!   Minerva Festival...
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