{"id":7806,"date":"2020-04-20T08:47:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:47:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:47:31","slug":"ladies-and-gentlemen-joni-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/2020\/04\/20\/ladies-and-gentlemen-joni-mitchell\/","title":{"rendered":"Ladies and Gentlemen, Joni Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7808 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/04\/giphy-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"264\"><\/p>\n<p>This week it&#8217;s going to be all <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joni_Mitchell\">Joni Mitchell<\/a><\/strong> all the time.<\/p>\n<p>You may remember from Term Two that we drew to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bcrEqIpi6sg\">the original version<\/a><\/strong> of one of this Canadian goddess&#8217;s most famous songs, &#8220;Both Sides Now,&#8221; and then later we drew again to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tKQSlH-LLTQ\">the version she did about three decades later<\/a><\/strong>, when her voice was about three octaves lower.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joni is widely considered, along with Bob Dylan, <em>the<\/em> most influential singer-songwriter of all time.&nbsp; My hope is that by the end of this week you will understand why, and that whenever anyone anywhere says the words &#8220;Joni Mitchell,&#8221; you will stop whenever it is that you are doing and reflexively do this:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7807 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/04\/were_not_worthy_waynes_world.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;<em> Outer Space<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>materials<\/li>\n<li>remove or turn off distractions<\/li>\n<li>clear workspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.&nbsp; <em>Inner Space<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>body relaxed but aware (this takes a little time)<\/li>\n<li>connect to breath (so does this)<\/li>\n<li>clear head<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3.&nbsp; This is an interpretive drawing.<\/p>\n<p>What is your experience of Time?&nbsp; Draw that.<\/p>\n<p>Start when the music starts, and then keep your pencil moving for the entire length of the song; stop when the music stops.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joni Mitchell - Circle Game - Live 1974\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iyHMPR3dBY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4.&nbsp; Title: Joni Mitchell: &#8220;The Circle Game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp; Date it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.&nbsp; I am going to ask that you send me <em>all five<\/em> of the Index Card Drawings we do this week.&nbsp; You can either do that one at a time, each day, or you can send me all five on Friday &#8211; your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Now, how will you use this time productively while you wait for our Class Meeting to start?&nbsp; Perhaps a goal journal entry?&nbsp; Perhaps a check-in with your <em>The Black Cauldron<\/em> partner(s), helping each other set realistic goals for the day?&nbsp; Perhaps draw faces and hands until you can&#8217;t stand it anymore?&nbsp; Maybe check Fridays virtual HW sheet to see if you missed any key items?&nbsp; Maybe sit in silent awe of what you just heard?<\/p>\n<p>See you at 10:00!<\/p>\n<p>ps: You can find more information about &#8220;The Circle Game&#8221; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jonimitchell.com\/music\/song.cfm?id=39\">here<\/a><\/strong>, at <em>jonimitchell.com<\/em>; this site is a lesson in Depth and Complexity. No joke.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>pps: &#8220;Joni Mitchell.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning. This week it&#8217;s going to be all Joni Mitchell all the time. 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