Goodbye

Dear friends,
As you may have already noticed, the last post in this weblog dates two months ago. The adventure of "Of earth and clouds" is just come to an end.
The month of September saw a significant change in my professional career and I am preparing hard for it, while continuing to pursue my projects. This work has kept me away from the blog and the commitment that I can see in my future made me aware that I should think about other spaces to continue the conversation.
My blog remain at your disposal. I hope that others can continue to find something interesting between these lines and I sincerely thank everyone who took the time to read my posts and write to me.
I hope to have soon good news and maybe meet you elsewhere.

Holidays

I'm going on vacation. See you at the end of summer!

Playing for change

Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.
A mobile recording studio was built and equipped with all the best equipment, to travel towards music, everywhere.

Playing for Change is also a Foundation, since 2007.
Musicians from all over the world are brought together to perform benefit concerts that build music and art schools in communities that are in need of inspiration and hope. The Playing for Change band also performs shows around the world and the journey don't stop:

Poem for an insect

Insects usually leave me completely indifferent. Well, I find funny ants and caterpillars, and terrifying spiders. But now my vision of these little animals and of the world (I’m not exaggerating) will never be the same. The merit of this transformation lies a film by Marie Perennou and Claude Nuridsany, "Microcosmos”. Released in 1996, it deals with the life of the inhabitants of a tiny meadow. At these dimensions, the world gains gigantic proportions and the small details we never pay attention to, reveal all their charm. Surely in the world in which we live there is no lack of imagination. Enjoy!

There's a piano on the street

... no, there are 30 pianos on the street, all around London, as you can see in this map: http://www.streetpianos.com/london2009/

Each piano is available to whoever wants to play: artists and simple passers-by.
Everyone can share their art, invite other passers-by to sing along. And they did it :-)

The "Play me, I'm yours" project by Luke Jerram aims to build a relationship through music .
Here you can see how is going: http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/play_me_im_yours

When will we bring these pianos to Varese - Italy?

Just do it

Ok, it's a claim. But it's not only a claim. It's a great suggestion. Every time my excuse don't le me go and follow my dreams, I'd like to remember this: Just do it.

The snare drum

Let’s continue the journey into the world of percussions, that began with the article "Body percussion”. Today I’d like to speak of the snare drum. The snare drum is a component of the drum kit, but it can be used alone in the orchestra or in band. The typical sound of the snare drum is produced by strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the bottom drumhead. The sound of the snare drum also depend on the material by which the stem is made. The snare drums made by metal have a brighter sound, while wooden ones usually produce a warmer sound.
To give you an example of what can be done with the snare give a look at this video by Bruno Vitolo (funkybru), who I greet and thank: