As memory faded from the musical Sounds so too did the structure and organisation that people had given to music. Without a plan, or a score to follow, music was growing into an increasingly ugly and discordant noise.
In the underground level of the Music Is Possible car park total disharmony began to engulf Ting in his brand new world. The Sounds forgot their names, their purpose, they had swapped one form of chaos for another without remembering why.
Some Sounds did get on well, others bickered, constantly complaining. A few individual Sounds preferred their own company while others hung around in pairs. Gangs of unruly Sounds formed chords and trolled around in groups of three and four or more.
Rough sounding chords fought with each other while pretty Sounds would float peacefully through the air trying to make everything nice.
Ting built himself a home on a rough-hewn ledge that looked out over the Safe Place where the musical Sounds gathered. He shared this personal space with his shy, nervous friend Flakey who recently had taken to hiding among spider webs and dust each time he remembered the noise outside. It was all too much for the timid Sound to bear.
Flakey made a sad, trembling sound when he got distressed, which was all the time.
Ting had a headache, he could see his friend going to pieces, the noise in this once quiet place was becoming deafening. The silence that welcomed the Sounds to share the Safe Place backed away into small corners, regretting the valiant deed it had done.
‘It’s no good,’ said Ting to Flakey. ‘We’re going to have to get organised; it shouldn’t be like this. I’ll have to sort it out.’
‘How on earth are you going to do that?’ shouted Flakey, his fingers stuck tight inside his ears. ‘Listen to ...
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...ote. ‘There’s no organisation in this place, it’s random. It’s just chaos in here.’
‘OK,’ said Ting, ‘do we all agree that silence is a good thing?’
Ting waited, listening to the debate. It was eventually agreed that silence would be allowed to mix in with their music.
‘Good.’ Ting, felt pleased progress was being made. ‘Next, we’re going to have to find a way of recognising which Sounds get on well together and, of course those that don’t.’ Ting paused to let the words sink in.
‘Listen, Ting is using silence for effect.’ whispered Flakey to a very nice sound who had moved to be a little closer to him.
'Hello Flakey,' Elizabeth smiled, ‘you're right, silence really does work.’
‘Might be nice if you two tried it for a while,’ said an aggressive pair of notes from behind, ‘we want to hear what’s going on.’
‘Sorry about that,’ said Flakey. ‘I was just making a point.’
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