In the last few years I have taken to finding a secluded spot and playing recorder music for passers-by. I know people like it, because they come up to me later and give me compliments.

At the Office Depot I found a pack of 4 x 6 cards bound together with a spiral. I'm turning it into a musical notebook for recorder playing. For some songs which I know well, I only pencil in the first few measures. For newer works, I print the entire piece and paste it in.

There are a lot of people out there longing for melody.