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Re: Play between the notes

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2017-08-05 01:08

I'm not sure one interpretation exists.

I'm not even sure my answer is one of the acceptable interpretations assuming multiple interpretations *do* exist.

Before my answer, consider an adage associated with the late Beatles player John Lennon:

"Life is what you do when you're busy making other plans."

I may not have that word for word, but no meaning is lost I believe.

In a somewhat similar vein, musicians often consider the silence between notes and phrases, the absence of sound if you will, to be no less capable a medium of artistic expression than the notes themselves.

Let me offer an example, albeit musical but off topic. One of the best selling songs from the 1970s pop group America was titled "Only in Your Heart."

At this link I've placed the song at what less experienced DJs might conclude is the end.

https://youtu.be/tK12Yt-Pj5M?t=2m5s

But it's not, almost as if its author has collected his/her thoughts, taken a moment of pause, and has something else important to say.

Silence can speak volumes.

I hope this helps.

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