This announcement is about an instrument built by my 2019 acoustical Technology student, Fabio Rigali

Fabio began his work with me in early 2019 being primarily interested in clavichord making. But he was also an organist and had done some work as part of his degree studies at the Organ Workshop at the University of Götteborg, Sweden. During the period spent in Michigan, I taught him everything I know about how to apply all the principles which I apply in making my harpsichords, clavichords, fortepianos, lautenwerks and violins. I just received this photo and recording of Fabio’s first organ. I have yet to hear an organ built after 1825 that sounds as good as Fabio’s first organ. The instrument is made with all wooden pipes.

Announcing an Audio version of a small portion of my book

Play from the Soul

The announcement this time is that I am posting an audio track from my book, Play from the Soul, an Artist’s Science of Creativity, as read by AI from Speechify.com. Anyone, like myself, who deals with Dyslexia will appreciate not having to look at the text in order to know what my book is about. I am choosing a portion that is useful and interesting based on questions I have fielded since the book was published back in 2018. If anyone who hears these various audio selections wants to know where the book can be bought, here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/Play-Soul-Artists-Science-Creativity/dp/1986663892

I selected this audio version of my text from pages 38 to 64 because the discussion of the Ego is crucial to understanding why many people find their desires to be creative cut short or eradicated altogether. The AI speaker reads somewhat rapidly, but since you can come back to this audio track repeatedly, it is better read on the crisp, succinct side than on a languid, relaxed and possibly boring side. Yes, boring, just because it is an AI voice does not guarantee a super interesting reading.