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New poster for news at Jmlmusic

4/6/2020

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Hi everybody, I'm now stepping up my action her at Jmlmusic. I've now made a News Poster at Jmlmusic. I've renamed my Blog to News Blog. that I will use for News, Blogging and Video tutorials and tips here at Jmlmusic.
Thats all for now, I'll be back soon to inform more about Jmlmusic, buy for now.
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Most popular keys in songwriting

3/3/2018

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​Most common keys in music on Spotify

There are statistics for the most commonly used keys in the music on Spotify, but if we take all the musical styles on Spotify into consideration, the result would be slightly different than only looking at one particular style of music. 

Statistically there is more metal music on Spotify than pop music, and considering all the different musical styles that you will find on Spotify, the findings would be slightly different if you only looked at one particular musical style. If you look under you can see a chart made by Spotify data analyst Kenny Ning, hope you find it interesting.
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​Chart by Spotify data analyst Kenny Nin

​Most common keys in pop music

There are definitely some logical explanations why some keys in pop music are more commonly used than others. Most songwriters play guitar or piano, I’m sure the statistics will agree on that. I should think that some keys are more handy to play than others.
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​White keys on the piano

On the piano the white keys are easy to play, here you get the C major scale, or the relative A minor scale served on a plate. Without too much effort you will soon be able to get your chords going for your next hit. If it where only that easy, at least for your next song.
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​The Guitar Key

​On guitar the key of E major is also very convenient to play, with the open chords of E, A and B(7) you will easily come up with chords for your songwriting, and if you’re a guitar player you probably already have. 

The Spotify stats will show you that the E major scale is used on 3.6 % of all the music on Spotify, there is probably a crazy amount of guitar players out there, don’t you think?
But still, in pop music of today I think the key of E major would be slightly less used. E major is convenient on guitar, but still we are stuck with 4 sharps in this key.

​Pop Music

The tendency in pop music is often the usage of keys with less sharps or flats, with the possible exception of the key of C minor, with 3 flats. 
If you look at the chart made by Hooktheory, you will see what I mean. They have analysed a huge amount of pop songs when it comes to keys, chords and melodies. 
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You will see in the chart under the most common keys in pop music, starting with the most frequently used keys to the less common ones, both major and minor keys are presented.
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Chart by Hooktheor

Major and relative minor

C/Am  (no sharps or flats, white keys on piano)
G/Em  (1 sharps)
Eb/Cm   (3 flats)
F/Dm   (1 flat)
D/Bm   (2 sharps)
A/F#m   (3 sharps)
E/C#m  (4 sharps, ¨The Guitar Key¨) ​

Bb major and D minor

Also note that the key of Bb major and it’s relative D minor with two flats are further down on the statistics, interestingly enough. Is it because it sounds more dull than other keys, or is it less practical on guitar and piano? Who knows, It’s probably not a coincidence.
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​C major and C minor on the piano

I, IV and V in the key of C major and minor (T, SD and D)But why is the keys of Eb major and it’s relative C minor with 3 flats more common in pop music than some keys with less sharps or flats in it?
I think the C minor is the exception here, because it’s easier to relate to, especially on piano. 
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I, IV and V in the key of C major and minor

The key of C major is convenient with it’s white keys, if you take the primary chords in the key of C you get C, F and G. All you have to do with these chords is to convert them into minor chords by lowering the thirds in each chord, than you get: Cm, Fm and Gm from the key of C pure minor. There is more minor scales, but I won’t get into it here. ​
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​The Parallel C major and C minor

This ¨Parallel¨ relation between the C major and C minor can’t be overlooked, also in practical terms on the piano. It’s easy to interchange between the C major scale and the C minor scale, because both scales uses the same tonal center, which makes comparison between the scales very easy. 

On the Piano this is easy and natural to do, and also sometimes in music you borrow chords from the parallel minor when you use major, this is called modal interchange chords. I will get to this in the future blogs, but I will cover the basics first.
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​Musical examples in theory

In music theory the C-tone or the C-chord is often used as a reference point, usually to show various musical and theoretical examples.
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​Some keys sounds better than others

From a musical perspective another reason can be that the flat keys like the key of C minor or Eb often sound softer and less harsh then some keys with lots of sharps. Especially because all the overtones in the various keys produces different result from key to key. This is possible why some people say that some keys sounds better than others.
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​Listen to the Eb note versus the F# note

If you listen to the note Eb carefully on the piano you will hear it got softer vibrations than for instance the note F# that sounds more vibrant and harsh. You have to pay close attention to these two notes to hear the difference i’m talking about. If you play long notes it will be easier to hear. 
The different characters of the notes in the keys you use, has an impact on the music you do. Sometimes it’s just a feeling, but still go with the feeling and pick the best key for your song.

​Rounding off

That’s enough about keys for now, I hope you found it interesting, please share if you can. I will soon come back and talk about chords and voicing in pop music, with some great examples that I hope will be useful for your songwriting.

Best of Luck!

Johan
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What background do you need to be able to write great songs?

3/3/2018

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I should think that every songwriter wants to write great songs, but how is it done and what background do you really need in order to do it? I’m afraid there is no straightforward answer to this, but I will definitely try to say something about it, even if I’m still searching myself.

What background you need depends on many  things. Do you write songs for guitar and vocals, or piano and vocals? Or is your music production an integral part of your songwriting, using music software like Logic, Ableton, cubase and or other software.

​What is needed ?

Some people attend songwriting courses, or even study music to learn to master the craft of songwriting and some are self taught. Many people only had lessons on their instruments, which I think is probably the most important, but some write great songs even without playing an instrument at all, it is all possible.
In order to illustrate more about the background that is needed to write songs, I will need to break down the musical elements into different categories.
I will also discuss where the musical education comes in all of this, how much is it needed. There are so many options, so it’s definitely worth taking a further look at this.

​​Some musical categories

Melody and lyrics, chords and riffs, counter melodies and music production, music theory, and not at least the value of playing an chordal instrument.
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​Play a chordal instrument or music theory

It´s always useful to learn some music theory, but what part of musical theory is important when you write songs? To connect music to lyrics you need some inspiration; strum some chords on your guitar or play some chords on the piano and you are almost there. This is what I’m getting at. It´s not a coincidence that most songwriters play piano or guitar, and they write better songs because of it.
But unfortunately it’s not the only credential you need to write good songs, but maybe the only thing you need to learn, except from lyrics?
I think the key to writing good songs lies in learning to play piano or guitar at a fairly decent level, especially learning to play chords and trying to understand more about harmony is a good start.
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​Melody

What about melody? What background is needed to write decent melodies?
It probably sounds too easy, but I think most songwriters play some chords and get the vibe, and use their voice creatively to come up with melody. 

I don’t think using a theoretic, academic or an analytical approach to making melodies is the way to go. It will probably sound too calculated and possibly lack the natural creative flow that we humans somehow possess. 

I also think that creating good melodies should be a highly intuitive, inspirational and spontaneous prosess. You can’t learn it, but you can practice to get better at it.

​Harmony, chords and music theory

​Here there is usually some work to do, learn how to play chords on piano or guitar, take some lessons if needed. Spend some time reading about music theory, especially learn more about harmony, voice leading, intervals, ear training and the most important scales. 
All this has great practical use, also when producing music, how to lay down chords in a skilful way comes in handy both in a band situation as well as in studio.
I will write more about this in my future blogs, I’ve only just started and will come back to this.
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​​Riffs

Riffs should come up automatic when you jam on your guitar, bass or keyboard, and even when you produce music in your music software. If you play in a band this is a common way for musicians to make songs together, and often the riffs are part of it.
Work on your instrument, the riff certainly doesn’t happen because of something ¨boring¨ you once read in a dry music theory book. I must confess I enjoy music theory, but not everybody does, or needs to know too much about it either.
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​​Counter melodies

Sometimes a melody with lyrics can sound boring by itself, but when you add chords it can become more interesting, have you experienced this? In that case this can possibly tell us what harmonies can do to a song. 
It’s the same story when it comes to counter melodies, this is additional melodic material, often instrumental melodic stuff that goes in between the vocals with lyrics. This can be a game changer and make a huge difference in the outcome of your song. 
The counter melodies could be part of the arrangement of a song after the song is finished, but often broken chords, voice leading and complimentary melodic material makes its way into the song, long before the arrangement. ​

​Rhythm

I won’t talk much about rhythm this time, but the importance of it is pretty obvious. Melody, lyrics, riffs, chords, drums, bass lines and counter melodic material need to be part of an overall rhythmic structure of a song, just like everything else. 
Rhythm has something to do with the flow of the song, and the development. Rhythm is important for every musical part or instrument, it doesn’t have to be complicated stuff, less is sometimes more, but keep it together.
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​Lyrics

Most people have gone to school for many years and have learned to read and write, so why not apply this great knowledge when you write lyrics to a song. 

My first tip would be to find something that you feel strongly about when you tell a story, use your imagination. Put yourself in that creative flow, make it personal, but without people knowing it if you need to.
 
There is a lot of nourishment in relating or even identifying with stories. Get your scissors out and cut it until it’s in place. Take a course, read more about it on the web, many ways to learn.
But remember the lyrics have to fit the melody, that’s crucial and a later chapter by itself. Try to connect melody and lyrics intuitively, not necessary to be too analytical here either. 
Music and art should hopefully transcend to some form of greater expression, but it’s important to know the tools to get there. Talent definitely comes into this equation, but without steady and sometimes hard work the songs won’t get any better.

​​Write a song

It doesn’t matter how you write your song, what matters is that you actually write a song, and remember it can be done in many ways.
Some people do lyrics first, melody first, chords first, do a music production without melody first, even a bass line first, if it’s groovy enough it can easily spark off in any direction. You can do it!
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​​Please share, comment or like

I’ll be happy to hear what you think about this songwriting subject, please leave a comment, in English or Norwegian.
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Happy songwriting and thanks for reading!

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Norwegian Trumpet - ​New CD (EP) release by Johan M. Leiva for trumpet and piano

12/31/2017

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Happy new year everybody!

Hi everyone! Today, the first day in 2018 I've decided to release some trumpet and piano music. I'm very happy to do this with two great musicians, Henning Anundsen on solo trumpet and Ljubov Katerli on piano. 
The music has been recorded by Håvard Matland at Manger folkehøgskole and it has been mixed and mastered by Torstein Lunde. Thanks to all of you for participating on this EP music release, and to Manger folkehøgskole (Music school) for letting us use the location and the grand piano for this project.

It's a new year with new possibilities for all of us. Personally I've not had enough time for blogging lately, I've been too busy with music projects and music technology, In 2018 I will do some more blogging. I wish you all a happy and peaceful New Year! I'll be very happy if you listen to my music, and also if you share it.

Listen to the music on the link under on Spotify,
i-Tunes or CD Baby

jmlmusic.hearnow.com/norwegian-trumpet

Buy the sheet music and download here

If you want to play these pieces yourself on trumpet, cornet or flugelhorn you can buy      them here for download and play along, click link over.

Four pieces

This is music for solo trumpet and piano, it's an EP I'm releasing, four pieces of music. The style is in the direction of classical music, but some of it also sounds more filmatic. The music sometimes moves in a landscape between expressive atmospheric jazz and classical music. The musical genre is of less importance to me, the perception of music and culture of our time is probably more relevant.
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España

España is a mysterious piece of music, sounds of Spain, sometimes in the distance. Both dark and beautiful, rich in sounds and harmonies. Very melodic in spite of the shades of sometimes darker qualities, a painting of musical landscape and reflections, also in a voice of silence. (duration: c.4.45 min) ​

Wake Up

Wake Up is a small and nice piece I wrote for my daughter for a solo competition some years ago. She won the competition, which was a proud moment for us all in the family. If you want to play a melodic ear-catching piece with nice harmonies I would definitely recommend this piece. (duration: c.2.15 min) ​
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Nebula

Nebula is a slow piece with poetic melodic lines and harmonies, in a rubato style. The sound is distant, mysterious and moving, as in the meaning of the word Nebula, to do with the endless universe. Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space, usually illuminated by one or more stars. Nebulae represent the raw material the stars are made of. Maybe in musical resemblance. (duration: c.3.45 min) ​

The Fairytale Waltz ​

The Fairytale Waltz was originally composed in 2008 as a solo piece for trumpet and piano, for my daughter Sophia. The Fairytale Waltz is a playful piece, with many surprises on the way. You can here elements of Jazz and classical music in a distance, but with a visual touch, with filmatic flow and atmosphere. The piece has an airiness about it, yet sometimes majestic and has also a slow beautiful section. In 2011 it was orchestrated for full orchestra as well, exploring some of the wonderful colours of the orchestra. (duration: c.5 min) ​​
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Henning Anundsen - solo trumpet

Henning was born in Stavanger where he learned to play the cornet in Tasta school band. He studied trumpet at the Grieg Academy under Helge Haukås. He has been working as a freelance musician, music teacher and conductor since then. He has worked, among others, with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Navel Force Band. Also in his spare time music making is important, and he spent over 20 happy years with the well renowned Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag.
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Ljubov Katerli - piano

Ljubov, b. 1981 is a multilateral pianist who performs both as a soloist and chamber musician. Her musical education is from Russia, Finland and Norway. Ljubov is interested in contemporary music and cooperation with the composers of our time.
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Håvard Matland and Torstein Lunde

Thanks to Håvard Matland for doing a great recording on this project, he is a sound engineer and music producer round and about in the Bergen area. Håvard also teaches sound production at Manger Folkehøgskole outside Bergen, and works with sound at TV2 here in Bergen.

Thank you Torstein for mixing and mastring this music, you did a great jobb as well! Torstein Lunde is a sound engineer, he also studied a year with Håvard Matland at Manger Folkehøgskole. Now Torstein has his own music studio, and works with live music and recording projects..
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Håvard Matland
Torstein Lunde

Johan M. Leiva

Johan M. Leiva is a songwriter, composer, music teacher and music producer from Bergen, Norway. He studied film music at Berklee College of Music, Boston (USA). Leiva has composed music for several films and commercials. He has also written music for orchestra, wind band, big band and brass band. Johan’s musical style has many references, finding the meeting point between musical genres is one of his aims.
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Thanks for reading and listening!
jmlmusic
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Gi verdigheten tilbake til folket!

9/11/2017

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Da er det valg i dag, jeg ønsker samtlige lykke til uansett hva du stemmer på, de fleste partier har noen fornuftige saker både på høyresiden og venstresiden. Om du stemmer Raudt, MDG, Ap, Krf, Frp, V, Høyre, SP eller noe helt annet er det flott! 
​Stem på det du vil! 
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Demokratiet

Jeg verdsetter demokratiet og stemmeretten, og forbeholder meg retten til å stemme det jeg selv vil. Og vi kan ikke ha det slik at en person (Listhaug) blir brukt for å manipulere alle velgerne over på venstre siden!
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Vi kan ikke si at en stemme til Krf er en stemme til Frp.
Det er som å si at en stemme til Ap er en stemme til Raudt.
Lytt på magefølelsen, samfunnet tjener ikke på politisk eller sosialt press, dette vil folk reagere på!

Stemmeretten

Jeg håper du stemmer, husk du lever i et demokrati hvor du faktisk kan bruke stemmeretten din, og husk dette er ikke et privilegium en har i alle land. 
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en stemme til Krf er en stemme til Krf
en stemme til MDG er en stemme til MDG
en stemme til AP er en stemme til Ap
en stemme til V er en stemme til V

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og slik kunne en fortsette...

Ap eller Høyre

Og husk, uansett om en får en Ap eller Høyreregjering er det ingen krise, det er moderate partier vi her snakker om.
Og lokalt er det helt andre politiske konstellasjoner, så om noen lurer på hvorfor det er vanskelig å få gjennomslag på store saker er nok dette en av de, og hestehandling…

Gi verdigheten tilbake til folket, la de stemme på hva de vil, og slik skal det være! Og en trøst til de som er bekymret, ytterfløyene i norsk politikk har ikke overveiende mye innflytelse når alt kommer til alt.

Godt valg alle!
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Retorikk, begreper og de unge  i valgkampen

9/8/2017

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Valget er kanskje mer forvirrende nå enn noen gang, og de fleste sitter nok igjen med flere spørsmål enn svar. Dette gjør meg bekymret for førstegangsvelgerne eller de unge som skal stemme, som må forholde seg til dette konfliktnivået som politikken nå representerer.
Jeg tror pressen,  politikerne er delvis skyld i dette, men vi som borgere må også ta vår del av ansvaret. Politiske diskusjoner på de sosiale mediene kan ofte være forvirrende og til tider usaklig. Det kommer ofte påstander eller beskyldninger fra både venstre siden eller høyre siden, og dette kan fortone seg meget splittende.

Hvordan fremstilles høyresiden

Dette må jeg snakke litt om. Måten høyresiden blir fremstilt på kan ofte fortone seg ensidig og unyansert. Litt ubalanse her kan også bidra til et dårlig debattklima. Jeg synes det er urovekkende når en blander begreper, spesielt i kontroversielle saker. 
Det er viktig at både pressen, politikerne og vi på sosiale medier holder tungen rett i munnen når vi rører i ¨Begrepsgryten¨. Dette blir ikke alltid gjort på en god måte, og gir ofte unødvendige store utslag i polariserings-debatten.

Unge velgere

Hva med de unge velgerne? de ser jo alt dette spillet. Er dette en god måte å bli introdusert til valget på? er det virkelig denne arven vi vil gi videre til de unge?
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Politiske motstandere

Dessverre er det for mange som blander begreper når en snakker om politiske motstandere, dette kan i beste fall være en form for hersketeknikk, men i værste fall fortone seg som påstander eller beskyldninger.
I et demokrati må vi ha stor takhøyde, også for partier som som Frp på høyre siden, Rødt på venstre siden, eller for den slags skyld MDG som stort sett fremmer miljø som sin eneste sak. 

Hvem stemmer du på

Skal det være slik at folk ikke skal tørre å si hvem de stemmer på? det er mange som er redde for nettopp dette. Er slike tilstander et demokrati verdig? Hva med argumenter? kan ikke pressen, politikerne og vi på sosiale medier bruke argumenter i stede for påstander, beskyldninger og sverting av andre mennesker eller partier. Meningene er ikke alltid farlige. Rasismen, volden og terrorismen er farlig. Men meninger som tillegges motstanderne ved feil begrepsbruk kan være farlig, akkurat som rasisme, høyreekstremisme eller religiøs ekstremisme.
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Hvorfor gjør Frp det bra på meningsmålingene nå

Jeg vil si at Frp har av og til måtte forholde seg til sammenligninger med utenlandske mer ekstreme politiske partier, som er enda lengre på høyre siden. Er dette rettferdig eller objektivt? Folk flest er som regel våkne, og ser at den type sammenligninger stempler ikke bare Frp, men også store deler av befolkningen som stemmer på dette partiet. Derfor er det viktig at pressen gjør et forsøk på å være sannferdig og objektiv i sine fremstillinger av alle norske politiske partier, og at journalistene ikke lar seg farge for mye av sitt politiske ståsted. 

Pressen med feilslått strategi

Frp har nok vært en skyteskive for mange journalister i denne valgkampen, jeg tro store deler av pressen tar i utgangspunktet avstand til Frp. Jeg vil gjerne bli faktasjekket på dette, og vil gjerne vite om dette kan dokumenteres. Det er i alle fall få i pressen som stemmer på Frp.

Selv om jeg ikke stemmer på Frp vil jeg gjerne at den politiske debatten skal være så opplyst og saklig som mulig. Paradokset er at denne strategien fra pressen slår tilbake på helt andre politiske partier enn Frp. Arbeiderpartiet og noen av støttepartiene til regjeringen må nå betale for pressen sin feilslåtte strategi. Pressen tar sjeldent selvkritikk, og blir sikkert ikke faktasjekket heller, så dette kommer de unna med.
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Vi må bli flinkere til å ikke blande begreper

Om vi blander begreper i for stor grad vil dette kunne være stigmatiserende for mennesker for ting de ikke står for, som lett kan forveksles med beskyldninger, og som vil føre til ytterligere polarisering.
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Jeg tror det er mange begreper som ofte blir sammenblandet på en meget uheldig måte. Har vi ikke tungen rett i munnen i denne sammenhengen kan vi bidra til samfunnsmessige problemstillinger som vi kanskje ikke ønsker, dette har vi sett internasjonalt også, som den foreløpige ufullendte historien om Brexit og Trump.
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Her er noen begreper vi hører igjen i valgkampen, også med referanser til andre land, som også pressen til tider benytter seg av. Vi må være nøye på hvordan vi bruker disse begrepene i hverdagen og politisk, her er noen av de: 
​Norsk kulturarv, proteksjonisme, nasjonalisme, innvandring, fremmedfrykt, religion,  kristendom, islamisme, muslimer, hvite, svarte, rasisme, opportunisme, terrorisme, høyre ekstremisme, integrering, og det er nok sikker enda flere begreper.

Retorikk og definisjonsmakt

Retorikken kan være for hard lengre på høyresiden, men definisjonsmakten og begrepsbruken på venstresiden er ikke alltid mye bedre.
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De unge fortener bedre

De unge fortener saklige debatter og diskusjoner, vi voksne er flinke til å plassere merkelapper på andre mennesker og av og til moraliserer vi. Vi har ikke alltid rett, derfor er det viktig å ta hensyn til andre når vi diskuterer eller debatterer.

Godt valg alle! 
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Hvorfor Ap gjør det dårlig på meningsmålingene nå før valget 2017

8/15/2017

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I Aftenposten  den 11.Aug.2017 skisserer Harald Stanghelle opp 5 grunner med overskriften ¨Kraftig skremmeskudd for Ap¨. 
Stanghelle åpner med  ¨Dagens Respons-måling er det verst tenkelige utgangspunkt for Arbeiderpartiets valgkamp¨.
Dersom du ønsker å lese Stanghelle sine betraktninger om dette kan du klikke deg direkte inn på artikkelen hans her.
Stanghelle sin lesning er nok mer interessant enn min, men likevel vil jeg begrunne hva jeg tenker om dette.
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​Ap flukt og norske verdier 

​Jeg tror Ap flukten skyldes den polariseringen vi ser i Norge og internasjonalt for tiden, som de fleste har fått med seg. Ap blir antagelig et for moderat parti i sentrum for mange, mange velgere vil ikke finne løsninger sine her, denne gangen.

Det har vært mye snakk om norske verdier så langt i denne valgkampen, og mange mener at dette også vil stå sentralt i hele valgkampen. Derfor tror jeg at flere vender seg til partier lengre på venstre eller høyre siden i norsk politikk nå, det er her mange vil finne sin politiske kapital i 2017. 

Høyre

​Unntaket kan være Høyre, de ser ut til å gjøre det bra selv om både Høyre og Ap regnes som mer moderate partier i sentrum. Dette kan ha med en dyktig statsminister å gjøre, eller at Høyre også representerer et reelt alternativ for mange. Ap vil også være et reelt alternativ, selv om de kan regne med å få mindre oppslutning etter valget.

Ap leder Jonas Gahr Støre lurer også på hvorfor partiet hans gjør det svakt på meningmålingene nå 3 uker før valget. Dette skrev VG om nylig, du kan lese artikkelen her.
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​Rødt eller MDG 

​Alt dette betyr ikke at Ap ikke vil sitte i regjering etter valget, men de kan bli tvunget til å gå i regjering med Rødt eller MDG, som Støre egentlig ikke ønsker.

​Men så til saken

​Harald Stanghelle sier i artikkelen sin om Senterpartiet at ¨Senterpartiet har fått synliggjort by og land-dimensjonen¨  
Dette er nok riktig, ¨By og land-dimensjonen¨ har alltid vært sentral I Senterpartiet sin verden, men det er ikke eneste grunnen til at Senterpartiet får en en så stor oppslutning for tiden, det er nok helt andre ting som nå står på spill ved kommende valg. 
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Senterpartiet

Jeg siterer her også fra Marie Simonsen sin artikkel om Senterpartiet i Dagbladet datert tilbake til den 24 Mars, 2017. ¨Sp kan ikke skygge unna paralleller til urovekkende strømninger i Europa som handler om økende proteksjonisme og innvandringsmotstand.¨ 
Simonsen skriver også videre at ¨Civita-leder Kristin Clemet hevder at Sp har landets strengeste innvandringspolitikk. Det er ikke en helt urimelig påstand, selv om Sp-retorikken er mildere enn hos konkurrenten. Sp går langt i programforslaget i å trekke grenser mot islam spesielt, men også mot utlendingers rettigheter i Norge generelt.¨
Sp er heller ikke særlig begeistret for EØS avtalen, og vil gjerne se nærmere på den. Men med et Sp og Ap i regjering blir nok dette en ¨Ikke-sak¨tror jeg.

Artikkelen til Marie Simonsen fra Dagbladet kan du lese her.

​Ap dilemma

​Dilemma til et Ap med for liten oppslutning er at de må være forberedt på å gi mer makt til et Senterparti i en koalisjon, dette også med Rødt eller MDG på slep.
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Men så spøker det i korridorene til Ap, Jonas frir til KrF som tror på høyere makter, kan hende han vil trenge drahjelp derfra. Problemet er at Erna Solberg vil gjerne beholde KrF som støtteparti for seg selv. Her er nok en av grunnene til at KrF får liten oppslutning for tiden, om ikke KrF nå i valgkampen slutter å gå til sengs med Ap og Høyre på samme tid kan de risikere å bli straffes med lavere oppslutning. 

​NRK på Venstre siden av norsk politikk 

​Andre grunner til Ap sin lave oppslutning kan være NRK sin politiske vinkling i valgkampen. Dekningen til NRK er noen ganger preget av at deres journalister hovedsakelig er på venstre siden av norsk politikk. Dette ser nok mange velgere, og føler nok at de blir snytt for en god balansert dekning, som også vil påvirke måten de stemmer på, tror jeg.
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​Aps skatte dilemma

​Det er nok ikke enkelt å gå til valg med å love skatteøkning, selv om flere mener dette bare er for de rikeste. Men, mange tror også at skal en få inntekter til statskassen for finansiering av velferdsstaten, må ikke skattebyrden for mellomstore og små bedrifter bli for stor.  Mange mener dette gir flere jobber og rom for nødvendige  investeringer for bedriftene.

Arbeiderpartiet er likevel det største partiet, derfor er nok Ap en slags målestokk for hva som rører seg i Norsk politikk, både for opposisjonspartiene og for de potensielle samarbeidspartnerne. Derfor synes jeg det var interessant å reflektere rundt dette.

Takk for at du leste, og hyggelig om du vil dele dette innlegget, skriv gjerne kommentarer på hva du tenker om dette.

Johan M. Leiva 
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The Family Berg Experiences

6/27/2017

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Jml Film Music
”The Experiences of Family Berg”, a film directed by Pål Øie and produced by Jan Aksel Angeltveit (Alligator Film). Johan Modahl Leiva wrote the music for the film which was awarded best short film of the year in 2008 at the Norwegian Amanda prize awards.

The Burial

The Fireplace

The Freezer

The Family Berg Experiences

End Credits
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The Search

6/27/2017

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Jml Film Music
This film and music is by Johan M. Leiva. There is no diolog or voiceover in this short film, but there is still a story... You're free to interpretate, thats the key to this short film.
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Paintings by Grete Hjellestad

6/27/2017

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Art exhibition and music
Paintings by Grete Hjellestad
This is an Art Exhibition by Grete Hjellestad. The slideshow and music is made by Johan Modahl Leiva.
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