Music of the Spheres

[aunt_zelda]

Damn, I wish I lived in England. I wish I knew what 'the Proms' were, and why they have an orchestra, and if they got attacked by a 'Grask' with the Doctor's water gun pistol. I wish I could remember the time-difference between there and here, so I could finish that last sentence with 'last night' or 'this morning' or 'two days ago.'

Hee hee, regardless, there's this cute little scene called 'Music of the Spheres' (search it on youtube, there's like a million uploads) in which the Doctor writes with a quill-pen, scribbles Gallifreyan circles on music sheets, breaks the fourth-wall, and is very mean to a 'Grask.' Am I the only one who liked the Grask? I thought he was cute!

I actually KNEW about the whole 'music of the spheres' thing before the Doctor explained, because a few months ago during the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, we talked about it. It's actually used as an acting exercise, in which everyone closes their eyes and sings a note, like 'aaaaaah' or 'oooooo' or something, and everyone tries to sing at a different level than the person sitting next to them. It sound REALLY pretty in a haunting sort of way.

Comments

[etoiledunord.livejournal.com]

I am totally stealing that exercise to use for formative assessment with my musical ensembles. =)

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Hee hee ... have fun! (Send recordings!)

[lovemyfaceoff.livejournal.com]

The Grask was so cute.
And I knew about the music of the spheres too! We talked about it in nightschool.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

*huggles the Grask* He can steal my 'sweets' anytime!

[lovemyfaceoff.livejournal.com]

lol if I was an alien I would travel the universe stealing candy

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Me too! And shagging sexy Time Lords.

[13-tezcatlipoca.livejournal.com]

Heh, just watched it; that was cute. XD The Grask reminded me a little of Balekafelata from VOTD (buggered if I'm even going to TRY spelling that one x.x but bleh, you know who I mean). The acting exercise you talked about also sounds cool; I always wish I wasn't so skitterish and "zomg they're all gonna laff at you" and could try acting myself ^^;

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Grask/Ballykaffalatta for Companion '09!

I always wish I wasn't so skitterish and "zomg they're all gonna laff at you" and could try acting myself ^^
You have clearly never observed a group of actors (most of them with children or even grandchildren) doing warm-up exercises. It's the most embarrassing, hilarious thing EVER. If I can do it, so can you! *jumps up and down and makes 'huuuaaaaaaaaaaaah!' noises*

[lesmisloony.livejournal.com]

I've been asking myself that for days. What ARE the proms? Obviously not a high school dance...

Cause seriously, I've been picturing a Doctor Who themed prom every time I've read a post about this thing I don't understand...

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

ME TOO! I find it hard to believe that England has a bunch of people gather with an orchestra for a high-school dance ... *looks about* any authentic-British people around here to explain this to us?

[lesmisloony.livejournal.com]

Now that I've actually watched the video with the Grask I've learned that it's at Royal Albert Hall and has something to do with music... XD

UM, and David Tennant clearly has NO IDEA what conducting actually looks like. Ugh, that was so faily. *orchestra geek*

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Now that I've actually watched the video with the Grask I've learned that it's at Royal Albert Hall and has something to do with music... XD
Sounds properly weird ... god, I wish I was British ...

UM, and David Tennant clearly has NO IDEA what conducting actually looks like. Ugh, that was so faily. *orchestra geek*
Yeah, that was AWFUL ... my dad used to play the cello in an orchestra, and when I was a baby only playing songs from 'Carmen' would calm me down. Hee hee ...

[lesmisloony.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I've spent the last eight years wishing I were French, and now I've suddenly started wishing I were British. *le sigh* US just ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. Though we did produce Hawthorne and Poe. And Bradbury...

Eee! When I was a baby I was addicted to Magic Flute! And still am, actually. Watching that video it blew my mind that anybody wouldn't at least know the basic 4/4 pattern. Then again, not everybody played viola all the way through public school,so. Whatevs.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, America DOES have some redeeming qualities ... *sigh* still, the 'grass is greener on the other side' thing for us transforms into 'grass is greener on the other side of the Atlantic.' I mean, Eddie Izzard, David Tennant, JK Rowling, David Beckham, Doctor Who ...

Eee! When I was a baby I was addicted to Magic Flute!
*SQUEE* The internet is such a luverly thing ... bringing people together to bond over their classical-music infancy quirks!