4-10 Christmas of the FUTURE, Future, future...

12/17/23 • 25 min

Imagine, if you will, sitting down to listen to some music and having a computer create, on the spot, a great song with meaningful, heartfelt lyrics. With melodies and harmonies that soar and lift us up. This is the promise of songs generated by Artificial Intelligence. But I’m here to report, we aren’t there yet.
I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Podcast. In this special Christmas episode we’ll attempt to write and record three original Christmas songs using Artificial Intelligence. So, relax, have a seat in our sleigh while we listen to Christmas of the FUTURE, Future, future...

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4-9 Politics

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When I was a teen, I had a paper route delivering the Washington Post. My paper route wasn’t near my house so the route distributor, that’s the person that delivers the papers to the paperboy, would drive me and my friend Charlie up to our routes. After we were done, he’d come back and pick us up and take us home. But while we were waiting for him to pick us up, we’d read the paper as there was sometimes a paper or two left over. Of course, we always went right to the comics and when the comics were done there was a syndicated column by investigative reporter Jack Anderson. Anderson, a Pulitzer prize winning Morman republican muckraker, was equally hard on the left and the right. After that we’d turn over to the editorial section to decrypt the latest political cartoon from Herblock. Then, we’d seek out the latest Art Buchwald column. Art was kind of the printed version of Jon Stewart. A more political Dave Barry, if you will. Growing up in the DC area would have a profound effect on my worldview and sense of humor.
I try not to be political, in a “I’m this party or that party” sense. I try to be apolitical, which is becoming harder and harder as the world changes. I am a proud registered independent waiting for candidates to convince me to vote for them. I try to vote for the person I like who tells me what they are going to do, in real terms, not in vague generalities. I’m much more interested in why I should vote for someone than why I shouldn’t vote for the other candidate. That I can decide for myself.
I'm Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Podcast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs that are arguably political in nature. The first song satirizes the US government’s involvement in South America in the 70s, the next song is my reaction to our post 9/11 invasion of Iraq, and the last song laments our loss of liberty because of these events. So, get comfy as we delve into the world of politics.

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5-1 Mark Baxter - Vocal Behaviorist - Part 1

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Singing is your birthright. Everyone can sing. Some of us are wounded by our experiences, by the negativity of others, and believe we can’t sing. But all of us can sing.

Singing is a window to the soul. Singing with others provides a depth of emotion that is rarely, if anywhere else, experienced. Group singing can be joyful or happy, smiling or laughing as you sing. Or it can be deeply sad or mournful, empathy is built into our nature. Grief is especially powerful when expressed in song.

It’s not just regular people who have negative thoughts and practices around singing, it’s also professional singers. Most of us have been told at one time or another that we are not good singers. And that sinks in, even if we deny it.

So where can a quality singer turn if they need help with their singing voice? We’re about to find out in this episode.
I’m Tim Rose and welcome to Season, I can hardly believe I’m going to say it, 5 of the Tim Tunes Podcast. Today is our forty-second episode. This season we’ll feature in-depth interviews with performers and music professionals. We’ll speak with musicians, singers, band directors, and service providers. We’re starting this season with a pair of podcasts that features Mark Baxter, vocal behaviorist. I’ll let Mark explain what that means.

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Tim Tunes - 4-10 Christmas of the FUTURE, Future, future...

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Imagine, if you will, sitting down to listen to some music and having a computer create, on the spot, a great song with meaningful, heartfelt lyrics. With melodies and harmonies that soar and lift us up. This is the promise of songs generated by Artificial Intelligence. But I’m here to report, we aren’t there yet.
I thought it would be fun to write some Christmas songs using Artificial Intelligence. So, I went to a website called I