Sometimes, it's what you don't play ...
Andy Malinoski
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Two reasons I like being trapped on a plane:
1. It's the perfect situation for reading, when I don't read, I get stupid (that's another post for another day).
2. Listening to music.
On a recent trip, I listened to Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" .. that one song ... over and over. Why?
Well, I'm a drummer. Here is what I realized.
Joe Morello (the drummer) expressed so much in that tune by what he didn't play.
It's a complicated time signature - 5/4. It's complex. Yet, he made it simple.
The ride cymbal keeps it together.The bass always brings you to "one." The sax plays all over the place, but it's melodic. Piano - just happens. Constant.
Now, drummers - we like to play fast, loud and a bunch of notes during our solos. But, not this time. Not on this recording.
What isn't played is what makes this tune amazing.
So, take a look at the last email you wrote. The last headline. The last block of copy. The last strategy. The last sales pitch.
Your last presentation.
What can you take out of it? To simplify the complex? To get clarity?
The solo starts right around the 2 minute mark.Put in earbuds - it makes it better. Listen to this tune - closely, then edit away...
1, 2 and 3...4 and 5
1, 2 and 3...4 and 5
1, 2 and 3...4 and 5
Thank you for posting this great article. Your parallel is very clever tying music into the endless sea of email communication. I had read the post awhile back and the content really stuck with me. I decided to start my last weekly sales team meeting off by reading / listening this post. I think this white space approach was really able to resonate with my team.