A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter P

Projection

Performance
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The ability to send the voice clearly to an audience. It depends on breath support and focused articulation, not shouting.

Detailed Definition
Projection allows a poet's voice to reach listeners while remaining controlled and expressive. Rather than forcing the throat, effective projection uses breath, posture, resonance, and clear consonants to carry sound through a room. It is important in unamplified venues, outdoor readings, and theatrical spaces. Strong projection can sustain quiet intensity as well as loud declaration, ensuring that a poem remains intelligible without flattening its tonal variety.
Example
Example in poetry:
Project from supported breath rather than shouting, sending the voice to the back of the room while keeping the throat relaxed; In an outdoor reading, articulate consonants and slightly increase volume so a poem remains understandable over ambient noise; Begin a poem at a strong, audible level instead of letting the first lines disappear while settling in; When performing Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb,” project the opening lines with steady confidence while reserving extra force for key climactic phrases
Additional Notes
Projection comes from supported breath, open posture, and precise consonants. Aim your voice toward the back of the room without straining; shouting can reduce clarity and tire the voice. Microphone technique changes how much projection is needed.
Other Meanings of “Projection”
Also Known As
Vocal Projection Voice Projection
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