{"id":1992904,"date":"2023-08-07T08:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-aug-26-drop-everything-and-play-music-on-the-porch\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T08:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:09:26","slug":"on-aug-26-drop-everything-and-play-music-on-the-porch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-aug-26-drop-everything-and-play-music-on-the-porch\/","title":{"rendered":"Aug. 26: Play Music On The Porch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-aug-26-drop-everything-and-play-music-on-the-porch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Are you tired of the continuing daily onslaught \u2064of depressing \u2063news \u200dheadlines and political posturing? \u2062Looking for a \u2064way to \u200dmark\u2064 the end of summer and find a renewed focus for the \u200dfall? Interested in doing\u200c something positive for yourself,\u200c your family, and your neighborhood?<\/p>\n<p>Look\u200c no further. A\u2062 grassroots effort called \u201cPlay \u200bMusic on the Porch \u2062Day\u201d will mark its ninth \u2063year\u2063 on Aug. 26. Started in 2014 by Los Angeles-based artist Brian Mallman, the <a href=\"https:\/\/playmusicontheporchday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play Music on the Porch Day<\/a> \u2062campaign asks the question, \u201cWhat if for one day everything \u2062stopped \u2026 \u200dand we all\u2063 just\u200d listened to the music?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-588746248\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4265327c70889e6a374e5ee796a4e0da fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4265327c70889e6a374e5ee796a4e0da\"><\/div>\n<p>Participation is simple: On the last\u2062 Saturday \u200bin August (this year it\u2019s Aug. 26), go outside (anywhere \u2014 it doesn\u2019t have to\u200b be a porch) and play music or sing, alone or with a group. Then if you\u2019re so moved, share a video on social media with the \u200chashtag #playmusicontheporchday. You\u2019re also invited to register your participation on the Play Music on the Porch Day map. At last\u200d count, the 2023 observance has 1,200 participating locations \u200din 80 countries.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Power of Music<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2063 had\u200b never heard about\u2063 Play Music on the Porch Day until a few weeks\u2063 ago, but as someone\u2062 who \u200dstrongly believes\u2062 in\u2062 the\u200b power\u2062 of music (particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2016\/06\/21\/6-reasons-everyone-should-take-music-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">music we make ourselves<\/a>) to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2015\/12\/09\/how-singing-together-can-address-terror\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">build bridges<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/01\/08\/its-up-to-you-to-keep-live-music-from-being-buried-in-shutdowns\/\">nourish \u2064hearts<\/a>, and generally <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/08\/25\/need-learn-sing-together-not-just-green-day-concerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make us more human<\/a>, \u200bthe concept immediately captured my imagination. I talked to my \u200chusband, and we will be participating in our little corner of Missouri by\u200d sitting out on our\u200c patio \u2064on the evening of Aug. 26. He will play his accordion, and we\u2019ll\u200c sing a few hymns and folk songs. Maybe a\u2062 few \u2064of our neighbors will join in.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Mallman says\u2063 you don\u2019t have to be a trained musician\u2062 to take part. \u2064Play Music \u200don the Porch Day is not\u200d about demonstrating your skill \u200cor putting on a performance but \u2062about using music to connect with others.\u200c I recently interviewed Mallman to learn more about Play Music on the Porch Day.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Why\u2062 did you\u2063 start Play Music on the Porch Day?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-691b7320cf6381e17cb735f1b85cafcc fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-691b7320cf6381e17cb735f1b85cafcc\"><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m an artist. This is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">art piece<\/a>. I\u200d believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-aug-26-drop-everything-and-play-music-on-the-porch\/\" title=\"Aug. 26: Play Music On The Porch\">collaboration builds strong connections<\/a>,\u200c and I had been working on creating a global collaborative art piece for several years.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m\u2062 also a father. I see a\u2064 world where hate and \u2062division \u200care used as \u200cpolitical tools. My kids need to \u200cunderstand that \u2064respect, kindness, and \u200dcuriosity about others is the only way forward. This project is built on that.\u2062 Music by\u200d nature\u2062 draws people \u200dtogether. It has the power to transcend borders, cultures, races, religions, social statuses, and lifestyles. For me, a \u201cporch\u201d is a metaphor for a gathering place \u2014 a safe place where differences can be set aside, and people can enjoy music communally. Music \u200chas the power to create deep connections and lasting memories among participants, and it\u2019s just \u200cfun. This project aims to make that happen on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-government-complicit-media-silicon-valley-are-torching-america\/\" title=\"Weak Government, Complicit Media, Silicon Valley Are Torching America\">global scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How is the campaign going?<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Play Music on the Porch Day\u200c started in 2014 as a small event. Over the next year, I researched stringed instruments \u2062from around the world\u200c and \u200cused hashtags to contact the people who \u2063played them. I discovered far more than\u200b 365 string instruments that year, and in 2015 the project reached thousands of\u2062 people in at least\u200d 14 countries.\u2062 Since then \u200bit has grown \u2063every year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e8a900363cc22c58a0b27dfb1929e009 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e8a900363cc22c58a0b27dfb1929e009\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>What is the benefit of music: learning it, playing it, sharing it with others?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The world is not a scary place. The more you open up to\u2062 it, \u200bthe more beautiful it becomes. Music is one of\u200b the keys that \u2064opens us to beauty around\u200c us: the beauty\u200c that each of \u2062us is \u200da part of, \u200band the beauty that each of us can create.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much harder than we realize \u200cto reach outside our circles. It \u200crequires work, and if\u200c we don\u2019t do\u2063 the work, we\u200c will never\u200b interact with people \u2064in other circles. I encourage people to do that\u200d work because it matters\u2064 more than ever. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What if someone doesn\u2019t sing or play an instrument?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This event isn\u2019t about performance. It isn\u2019t about\u200c entertaining an \u2063audience or impressing them with your ability. If you have a voice, you can sing. If you can tap \u200dyour foot, you have percussion. Go outside and participate. Even if you just hum, you won\u2019t be alone. You will be\u2062 participating in a global\u200d music event, and hopefully making the world a \u200dlittle better. Try reaching \u200bout to your\u200b community. Invite them\u200b to join you. I promise you will discover there \u200care \u200cmusicians all around you. I also suggest getting that instrument you\u2019ve always wanted to play. Start watching YouTube\u200b videos about simple songs. This \u2062year you will fumble through a \u2063few notes. Next year you will \u200cbe playing that instrument.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Campaign<\/h2>\n<p>After I\u2064 stumbled across the Play Music on \u2062the Porch campaign, I joined the associated Facebook group. The \u200bgroup does what Mallman says: It eschews politics and other\u200d agendas for the sake of music and music alone. Musicians\u200b of\u2063 all abilities\u2062 share videos of themselves and their friends making music. Group members build\u2063 each other\u2064 up and discuss music-related news, such as the \u200brecent death of Tony Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>The group rules are simple: Be nice; don\u2019t post spam,\u200b fundraisers, porn, profanity, politics, or anything else off-topic; and help spread\u2062 the word about Play Music on \u2063the Porch Day. It\u2019s a set of rules I can embrace. I hope you can too.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Used to Be about \u2062Gathering<\/h2>\n<p>There\u200d was a time when getting together to play music was not \u2064an unusual act, \u2064one\u200d in need of a special day to\u200c highlight it, but something routine that\u200c people did for their own entertainment and \u200bedification. Instead of going somewhere to watch other people \u200bplay music or listening to recorded music \u2063on the platform or \u2062device of their own\u2062 choosing, people made their own music, often as part of a\u200c social gathering. It wasn\u2019t hard to do because music literacy was the rule rather than the exception and people shared a common cultural songbook, unlike now \u2064when everyone has his \u2063own personal playlist that may\u200d or \u200bmay \u2062not have any of the same songs as the next person\u2019s playlist.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, that time seems to have passed, and these \u200cdays \u2063we are largely consumers rather than practitioners of music. Play Music on the Porch\u200b Day is one small way to\u200c counter\u2064 what we have lost \u2063as a result. If you\u200d are\u200b completely, irrevocably convinced that \u200byou can\u2019t sing (you\u2019re wrong), go ahead and pull up iTunes or YouTube and sing (or hum) along with someone else. Better \u2063to \u2063sing \u2064with a recording\u2063 than not sing \u2064at all. But please, \u2062make your song choices \u2064positive, uplifting, and actually \u2062singable by the average person. Here\u2019s one to get \u2063you going:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"HWLBweAO9JMVcL6CI72NulOyNA4s1fvSMW4pC3RashnQxXYHE8elXGjtokPTi0zd6Ei5aTF\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Earth, Wind &#038; Fire - Sing a Song (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X4dsPZmeTys?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-98f3dc486dd0c8f4d0f3490b79d21f60 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-98f3dc486dd0c8f4d0f3490b79d21f60\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of gloomy news and politics? Seek a fresh start this fall! Join &#8220;Play Music on&#8221; &#8211; a grassroots initiative to uplift yourself, family, and community. 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