As we speak (that is, at 3am of August 18, 2024) above my italic head the summer triangle shines supreme - one of the most watched shows since ever and forever.
Think of it as a biopic: the intertwined stories of three alphas (the biggest, most brilliant stars) from three constellations, in which we traditionally see three majestic birds: namely Altair, alpha of the Eagle, Deneb, alpha of the Swan and the brightest Vega, alpha of the Lyra.
(Lyra being a dear word to the Italian vocabulary in its many acceptations: of former national currency, of instrument and as well of the most vocally virtuoso of birds - whose tail is shaped like the just mentioned instrument, and furthermore capable of unbelievable impression of all sorts of calls and noises: you may want to look it up on YouTube!)
Vega is a white-blue-ish star whose mass is only twice that of the Sun, but whose brightness outshines it by 37 times. To say it in Gamarrese: if confronted with Vega - which we may think of as the most classic tonic vowel on the longest beat, a well resounding A vowel - the Sun is nothing but one of those schwas into which you'll turn any atonic vowels lasting less than a quiver and finding themselves on the upbeats of fast tempi, mostly after dotted notes.
Such "sunny" vowels may look just as spelled as the alphas are, but the less you'll pronounce them, the more they will be heard (and you understood) - for the ear of the listener will be more clearly oriented in the word's dramaturgy.
Furthermore, the reverberation and the natural legato produced by the alphas will take care of making the connection between the dots - even backwards in time.
If you are not following what I'm saying, you haven't been studying with me and you should remedy that!
