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. […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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Relaxation exercise #1
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 […]
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Random house music clip
Just something I found while I was cleaning my external hard drive. Playing bass and a couple guitar tracks. Hope you enjoy! House music doodle Here’s the video I made for the clip too:
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We love you, Asamoah Gyan!
World Cup 2010. Besides Messi, no one has more profoundly affected the world at large than Asamoah Gyan. By missing a penalty kick in the last minute of the last overtime, he lost the opportunity to usher the first African team into the semifinals of any World Cup. But he played fairly, and with heart, […]
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Anger management
well this post is for myself, though i hope some of you can benefit by it. i’m trying to learn more about music and convey more through my music. at the moment, i have identified 5 aspects that i believe support the formation of great music. i will add more thoughts to this post as […]
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Walking meditation
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 […]