It's Been My Belief That Learning How

Shh. Listen To The Sounds That Surround You. Notice The Pitches, The Volume, The Timbre, The Many Lines Of Counterpoint. As Light Taught Monet To Paint, The Earth May Be Teaching You Music.

Sometimes You Find An Old Tune So Good You Can Use It Several Times For Different Purposes.

But If Two And Two And Fifty Make A Million...

A Song Is Like A Picture Of A Bird In Flight; The Bird Was Moving Before The Picture Was Taken, And No Doubt Continued After.

I Learned By Transcribing Songs Out Of The Library Of Congress Collection In Washington Where I Was Working. I Got A Job When I Just Turned Twenty In 1939 And Alan [lomax] Needed Some Help. I Listened To Hundreds Of Records Every Week.