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Good vibes Health Music Self improvement

The Glass is Always Full (Realism vs Optimism vs Pessimism)

Here’s a video I made a while ago talking about ways of looking at things (in relation to the glass of water). In any case, best wishes and hope you have a wonderful day! Different ways to perceive a glass (or spoon) The glass is half full of water An optimist It’s a true statement, […]

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Exercising Good vibes Health Music Self improvement

Lead with Heart! Verbal Cues to Improve (Guitar) Posture

Most guitarists (and anyone, really) can immediately improve their posture by “leading with heart”.

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Good vibes Music Self improvement

New Lessons/Ideas: Flamenco Warmup, Jazz Guitar Groove & Great Tunes, Diatonic Chords

I just published 4 new lessons/ideas that have helped me in learning flamenco guitar, jazz guitar, and how chords and scales relate! I hope they help you too. Please comment &/or let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, comments &/or ideas. Of course if you’re playing lefty, then the right-hand means left-hand – […]

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Good vibes Music Self improvement Voice

Singing – What You May Learn as a Guitarist!

If you want to learn to sing, I say go for it!

As guitarist, I’ve learned so much from the process of learning to sing. I’m very much still and beginner, but I can finally usually sing in tune and am now starting to work on better air support (I think that’s what it’s called).

It’s been great to sing and play and guitar, plus it’s a great way to improve you ear and musicality!

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Financial/Economics Good vibes Music Self improvement

Music, Busking, Freedom of Art/Speech & USA 1st Amendment

Hey everyone! Hope all is well with you, all things considered! I just thought I’d share some ideas about freedom of speech, especially how it relates to music and some experiences I’ve had with the intersection between playing music, freedom of speech and the 1st Amendment. Freedom of Speech Congress shall make no law respecting […]

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Good vibes Health Music Self improvement

Practicing Gratefulness (as a musician)

“Feels so good to be alive, baby!” One of my favorite people on YouTube, Ralph Smart, says this and it does feel really good to say it aloud. I was watching one of his videos the other day and he also mentioned the first thing he does in the morning when he wakes up – […]

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Good vibes Music

Chill Reggae Tracks (Work in Progress)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjln9JCP8XQ] [youtube https://youtu.be/2d7cPhJ-azs]

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Good vibes Self improvement

Ideas about diffusing tense situations

Listening to your intuition Usually after a (tense) event, you remember hearing that little voice in head with good advice. In the last few days, I heard the little voice and said, “nah, that can’t be possible.”  And then the slow downward slide happens, usually in slo-mo.  Listening to the little voice in the back […]

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Financial/Economics Good vibes Health Self improvement

75k/10,000/1000/80/20/15/7/1

75,000/10,000/1000/80/20/15/7/1

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Financial/Economics Good vibes Self improvement

Six-figure musician (Ideas)

I love music and I love playing music. Recently I’ve been giving serious thought to getting a part-time job doing computer stuff or starting a computer business. But I realized maybe I could apply some of my new-found entrepreneurial skills to music.  Basically, I could look for more gigs and find ways of creating beautiful […]