Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Grimes

Dusk #Music #Meditation

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I wrote this instrumental piece on alto recorder, disguising itself as a Native-American style flute. I.e. playing only the A minor pentatonic scale. If you have no idea what that means, please feel free to ignore it! 🙂

Said recorder is accompanied by ukulele, bamboo/smokebush Harmony Rattle, and Egg of Creation shaker. The intro and ending are Zaphir Sunray/Summer and Koshi Aria/Air chimes.

I hope you enjoy this contemplative evening meditation!

If you haven’t heard it yet, you might like
Network of Stars,
which also features alto recorder played like a Native-American style flute.

Unforgotten Source #Haiku #Poem

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Rocks and sand and soil
Northern element of Earth
Safe and sound in peace

Safe and sound in peace
Western Water’s changing tides
Cleansing, quenching thirst

Cleansing, quenching thirst
Burning flame of southern Fire
Shedding old for new

Shedding old for new
Eastern Air refreshes, cools
Lifting us in flight

Lifting us in flight
Spirit at our center speaks
Unforgotten Source

—
A Haiku chain written for
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Unforgotten.

Recorded with the following instruments:
Earth: Koshi Terra chime and bamboo/redwood Harmony Rattle
Water: Koshi Aqua chime and cowrie shell shaker
Fire: Koshi Ignis chime and bamboo/smokebush Harmony Rattle
Air: Koshi Aria chime and maple rattle
Spirit: Zaphir Sufi chime and Egg of Creation shaker

Mozart’s “Minuet in F Major” #Music

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Download “Minuet in F Major” Mp3 Here is an early piano piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Minuet in F Major.” My double strung harp arrangement is based on the following video by Anne Crosby Gaudet. However, I modified one section, because my harp has no levers. Can you tell which section this is? I hope you enjoy hearing both arrangements!

Network of Stars #Tanka #Poem #Meditation

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Length: About 5 1/2 minutes

Huge network of stars!
And to think each single one
Is a brilliant spark!
We are sparks too–deep inside…
How does yours glimmer and shine?

—
A Tanka and instrumental piece written for
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Network.

Recorded with double strung harp, Harmony Ball Earth Sphere, Egg of Creation shaker, and alto recorder played like a Native-American style flute. 🙂