Year 1 Gold Year 2 Garnet Year 3 Pearl Year 4 Blue Topaz Year 5 Sapphire Year 6 Amethyst Year 7 Onyx Year 8 Tourmaline Year 9 Lapis Year 10 Diamond Year 11 Turquoise Year 12 Jade Year 13 Citrine Year 14 Opal Year 15 Ruby Year 16 Peridot Year 17 Amethyst Year 18 Cat's Eye Year 19 Aquamarine Year 20 Emerald Year 21 Iolite Year 22 Spinel Year 23 Imperial Topaz Year 24 Tanzanite Year 25 Silver Year 30 Pearl Year 35 Emerald Year 40 Ruby Year 45 Sapphire Year 50 Gold Year 55 Alexandrite Year 60 Diamond Year 65 Blue Spinel Year 75 Diamond

In music, rhythm can slow down and speed up, pause or sustain a tone, leap, or even freeze for an instant; but if rhythm breaks--sadly, moment is lost. Is art any different? Isn't this concept similar to what we know as a design principle? Each piece of artwork whether it be 2-D or 3-D needs to pull together as a unit and needs to have same feeling of completeness in same way as expected in a song; that is, at least to point of solving all design problems related to it.

Next time you find yourself stuck, creatively speaking, turn on music which harmonizes with piece you are working on. Amazingly, in way songs are written and in way words are expressed within them, pianists vary way they choose to strike keys. So, why wouldn't music influence how artist's brush strikes canvas? To experience what I'm trying to convey, close your eyes and draw with your imaginary pen or brush and strike air as music influences you; and let music influence how you make your abstract design. If brush strokes and lines are artists' signatures, then why not let your signatures be influenced by audio multimedia?

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© 2005 Debbie Jensen "Black and White Piano Keys Composition"