Category Archives: Music

Paper plane

Posted on 3rd October 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC says Make a paper plane and show it to us. Either make a photo of it, or film it in full flight (extra applause for a plane that flies well). Straight away I heard the Quo singing in … Continue reading →

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War Pigs

Posted on 2nd October 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC says Audrey Watters‏ said, “repetition of the word ‘masses’ in the first 2 lines of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs is the most disappointing failure of imagination in the history of rhyme.” So let’s give Geezer some help. What … Continue reading →

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Jazz Keys

Posted on 8th September 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC says Words are music, right? Or is it, music is words? JazzKeys brings words and music together in an interesting way. As you type, it makes music. Then you can share your words/music. Write a message to the … Continue reading →

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Music as Time Travel

Posted on 17th September 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Some people don’t believe in time travel, but I think I have a pretty convincing argument for it. Here it is. There are some pieces of music (actually, there are many) that instantly transport me back in time and space. … Continue reading →

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Change the record!

Posted on 28th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Sometimes I don’t know how I am feeling until something happens to shift my mood. Like this morning. I had Radio Four on in the background, as I often do, when I muted it to listen to the song linked … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 26th May 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“145 Yes” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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A Haiku for ETMooc2

Posted on 21st May 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Sitting on a Sunday afternoon, wondering what to do that is vaguely ETMooc2 related, I open up Chat GPT and ask it to write me a haiku about writer’s block. Then, inspired by Kevin’s blog post, I put the haiku … Continue reading →

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Fractal music

Posted on 12th August 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Fractals fascinate me – the mesmerising beauty of their evolving, expanding symmetry never fails to draw me in and remind me how beautiful maths can be.  Mandelbrot, of course – such mathematical cleverness, but also the numerous examples that can … Continue reading →

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Find 5 Friday songs

Posted on 16th June 2017 by NomadWarMachine

It’s Friday, I am alone on the office, and it’s that time of day. Here’s five songs that I like for #F5F The Damned Smash  It Up The Members The Sound of the Suburbs Jeff Beck  Hi Ho Silver Lining Terry … Continue reading →

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Visualising scales

Posted on 12th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I recently sent Wendy a string art card I’d made and she responded by playing it back to me. As I listened to how she heard my strings, I realised that I also wanted to play me making the cards.  … Continue reading →

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