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The Music of the Voice

  The following article is my initial research into using the voice like a musical instrument. Sometimes, I use it when I do my improvised and non-improvised quality musical whistling which I am so well-known in Slough. Some test  recordings can be found on my Facebook site.  RS The following is a short article on the subject below. It appeared a long while ago on the p2pfoundation  site. RS Improvised Voice Instrumental Music Jump to navigation Jump to search Description Project by Robert Searle This entry is concerned with the possible development of Improvised Voice Instrumental Music, which can also be more simply referred to as Vocal Music. Essentially, it involves the use of the human voice to imitate musical instruments realistically but at the same time producing new compositions spontaneously (ie. improvised, impromptu/on the spot pieces). This latter feature distinguishes it from ordinary non-improvised melodious, and "non-melodious" Voice Instrumental Musi...

John Herschel

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 Apart from William Herschel, Slough had a another "genius". He was John Herschel who made a number of important contributions to society as a whole. He was the son of William Herschel. I thought I might as well reproduce an interesting Wikipedia entry on him on this page of my personal blog as he deserves a look in so.. to speak!!  RS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir John Herschel Bt   KH   FRS John Herschel, 1835  mezzotint  by W. Ward, after H. W. Pickersgill Born John Frederick William Herschel 7 March 1792 [1] Slough ,  Buckinghamshire , England Died 11 May 1871 (aged 79) [1] Collingwood, near  Hawkhurst ,  Kent , England Resting place Westminster Abbey Education Eton College Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge Known for Contributions to the invention of photography Spouse Margaret Brodie Stewart Awards Smith's Prize  (1813) Copley Medal  (1821, 1847) Lalande Medal  (1825) Gold Medal of the...