Welcome back to the Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam, a monthly creative challenge for everyone to participate in! For October, our theme was “Do something that scares you.” Apparently, that scared off a lot of our participants… but not Zoë from Dots and Lines!
“Great Hall Bats” is a gorgeous little song from recent Yes All Witches grant winner Dots and Lines. Here’s what the artist had to say: “Writing original songs (as opposed to parodies) makes me nervous, since I’m not confident coming up with melodies. Harmonies make me similarly nervous. But hey, this challenge is a good reason for me to just give it a go!”
Well, we have to say you crushed it, Zoë. The harmonies are a nice touch, the staccato notes in the chorus are a lovely surprise against the legato verses, and the bat facts are just perfect for this time of year.
Don’t worry if you didn’t get your October entry in on time – you can still face those fears and post your creative works in the comments to last month’s post, and we’ll add them in here for all to see.
Now, on to November’s challenge: our theme this month is “Diagon Alley!” You can interpret that in any way you want – write a jingle for a business there, sing about shopping for books or school supplies, draw a picture of the crooked streets, dance to a song that relates to the theme, or even cover a song by the band Diagon Alley! You don’t have to do music, any and all creative expression is welcomed here. Put whatever you make in the comments and we’ll celebrate it in next month’s wrap-up post! We can’t wait to see what you create.
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