I am reading the booking Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hahn and Nguyen Anh-Huong. Thiht Nhat Hahn wrote Peace is Every Step, which I have not finished reading. Walking Meditation is a good book. The CD helps you learn specific meditation techniques. Unlike some other books, it provides audio that will help you to meditate. If […]
Music is a beautiful part of life. And so is wellness and health.
IMHO, I hope everyone, musicians included, focus on doing (at least a few) things every day that are good for the body and soul.
All the best!
Learn to play by learning to play what others have played beforehand. Play along with records. Learn entire songs note-for-note. Sing with the record. This is easier said than done and requires dedication and concentration, especially in the beginning. Besides doing, imitating provides the most musical education in the most condensed fashion. You can practice scales […]
I just lost a long-time gig. I played there since before going to Spain 5 years ago. Wow! Over 5 years! I hope I have improved! I know a lot more songs and can play guitar in a variety of different styles. Thank you long time gig. And the food was great, all things considered! […]
Update (August 2018). I haven’t used hemp to eat in a while. I do still have great hemp linen blankets and sheets that have been great. I use them in a variety of settings. There was no real reason to stop eating hemp seeds, I just kind of stopped. I used to use them in […]
Here’s how I make homemade juice: Get a juicer – I use Jack Lananne’s juicer Get some fruit and veggies, preferably organic Put in the stuff, not too fast, and leave some carrots for the end Get a toothbrush to clean out the juicer afterwards (the sooner you clean the juicer, the easier it is […]
I love fruit smoothies. Here’s how I make one and the ingredients I use. I always use bananas and then add whatever frozen fruit I have. You can use non-frozen fruit to but I just happen to have a lot of frozen fruit around. Usually I just use bananas, strawberries, milk, water and hemp seeds. 2 […]
Playing old school jazz from the 20s, 30s and 40s on guitar provides a great growth opportunity for modern players. If you think playing Freddie Green chords for a whole gig is boring, think again! When the drummer, bassist and keys have ears, plus the soloists are swinging, the rhythm section becomes big and light […]
Play songs you know on gigs. Know them as well as you can. If you like a song, don’t be ashamed to play it. If you don’t like a song, don’t play. If you don’t know a song, don’t play it. Learn it at home first, then play it. A good musician friend of mine […]
What is hemp good at? lets see, so far i have heard: food – the seed has is at least 33% protein nutrition – there are lots of omega-3s and 6s fabric and rope – for hundreds of years the fiber of choice paper – acid-free (and the first printed edition of the bible (gutenberg) […]