Putting plants in your house or work area will probably make the space happier and more relaxing. Besides the aesthetic beauty of a healthy plant, plants provide health benefits. One, seeing the color green helps the brain relax. Two, plants help clean the air by removing some chemicals and dust. Three, they provide more oxygen. […]
I love Bach! Amazing music and a lot can played on the guitar, either with a pick or with fingers. I first learned about playing the Bach Solo Violin works because I read that Jim Hall used to practice them. Here’s the Double for the Sarabande from the 1st Partita (B Minor) for Solo Violin. […]
Here’s some ideas that I use on a regular basis to gently develop my musical senses. I also like intense practicing but sometime I feel I can accomplish a lot on a subconscious level by exposing myself to different elements like good time and good music. I don’t always feel focused enough to transcribe a […]
To offset your carbon footprint plant trees. US citizens release about 20 tons per year. After a few years of growth, each (tropical) tree will absorb about 50 pounds of carbon dioxide each year, so about 1000 trees will cover your footprint indefinitely. With Trees for Change or Eden Reforestation, you can help plant 1000 […]
To learn to play a tumbao and montuno at the same time on guitar – Practice each part separately, slowly and with a beat, then try to keep the groove as you combine the two parts! (IMHO 🙂 Here’s some different examples/studies and info and links about ideas to learn how to play salsa guitar […]
go dancing! sing along work on your time when you walk Go dancing That’s right you internalize the beat while you dance. Pretty much all music can be associated to a dance. Folks still dance to reggae and salsa. Modern jazz and classical are danceable but most folks haven’t danced to them in awhile! At […]
I’ve been looking into different ways to provide music to people around the world. Two companies make CD holders out of recycled paper. Groove House and ReBinder. Check out GrooveHouse’s website because they have a whole stamp and sticker system to decorate their blank recycled CD covers. They have some cool examples of CD artwork. […]
So I’m finishing up mixing and ‘mastering’ an album that I’ve been working on. Mastering proves to be a very challenging endeavor. And mastering live sound in a very live room adds two more degrees of toughness! My ears really opened up by the end of several sleepless nights! Hopefully we will record the entire […]
YogaToday created this video. The entire exercise takes 4 minutes and 20 seconds to complete. Basically you breath through one nostril and then through the other nostril. Doing so helps you to calm and relax your thoughts and body! There seem to be two main variations to the way the people hold the right hand. […]
From my favorite yoga video series – this video really helps me feel more calm, peaceful and relaxed. It takes less than 9 minutes. Do it anywhere you feel comfortable and where you hips are above your legs. You could probably do this at an office just by closing your eyes. Basically the lady guides […]