In my previous post, I conceived of “Relay” and “Challenge” as Minor Thirds, but now that I think about it, and really try to recall the pitches of twenty years past, I believe they were actually Whole Tones. Like this: The Minor Third sounds like this: Out there on the playground, melodies have a little […]
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Suicide Songs
Here’s a few more Playground melodies from the handball game “Suicide”, or “Butts Up”. When a ball lands out of bounds, the player who fetches it can sing a “Relay” to beseech her fellow players to cut off her throw to the wall. A “Challenge” is sung by the other players to deny her “Relay” […]