As a kid my favorite breakfast cereal was Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes. During my teenage years I switched to my Dad's favorite, shredded wheat biscuits. Sometime in my 20s I tasted Frosted Flakes again after many years and could not believe how sweet they were. It seemed like they were more sugar than corn flakes! Now, nearly 50 years later, oatmeal has become my go to breakfast. Sweetened only by the berries and bananas I add, they are a much healthier option.
They also come with an unexpected benefit: the cardboard container they are packaged in makes a lovely hand drum! I discovered that, after preparing my oatmeal each morning, I was tapping out rhythms on the container as I returned it to the pantry. The container can also be shaken and the oatmeal inside creates a sound similar to maracas. What a plus! I decided to record some of those oatmeal container hand drum rhythms, then added a pair of alto saxophone tracks improvising along with them. The resulting music, "Oatmeal", was released as part of my album "Pop Songs, Poetry & Other Flights of Fancy". It falls solidly in the "other flights of fancy" category! Hmmm, I'm hungry.... Hope you enjoy "Oatmeal"!
They also come with an unexpected benefit: the cardboard container they are packaged in makes a lovely hand drum! I discovered that, after preparing my oatmeal each morning, I was tapping out rhythms on the container as I returned it to the pantry. The container can also be shaken and the oatmeal inside creates a sound similar to maracas. What a plus! I decided to record some of those oatmeal container hand drum rhythms, then added a pair of alto saxophone tracks improvising along with them. The resulting music, "Oatmeal", was released as part of my album "Pop Songs, Poetry & Other Flights of Fancy". It falls solidly in the "other flights of fancy" category! Hmmm, I'm hungry.... Hope you enjoy "Oatmeal"!
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From the album Pop Songs, Poetry & Other Flights of Fancy.
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From the album Pop Songs, Poetry & Other Flights of Fancy.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music,
Pandora, iHeart Radio and all streaming platforms.
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