When you open yourself to creating, in music practice and in life, you may find some surprising gifts. Yesterday during his lesson, Jacob created a brand new, never-before-played, never-before-heard, scale. A sequence of four notes from the chalumeau (lowest) register of his clarinet; four different notes from the throat tones; and four more notes from [...]
All posts for the month August, 2009
How To Develop A Curious Practice
Posted by Mary Ellen on August 26, 2009
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2009/08/26/how-to-develop-a-curious-practice/
Does This Resonate With You?
Today we talk about WI-FI in the neighborhood coffee shop and over 100 years ago, many people built their own wireless radios to get news and entertainment from far away.A Surprise Encounter With ResonanceYears after I had been playing the sax and clarinet, my friend, Brian, put a cello into my hands.
…No special equipment is needed other than your own body and a willingness to experiment in different locations.Exercise 1: Standing Inside Stand in the center of a room in your home.
Posted by Mary Ellen on August 12, 2009
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2009/08/12/does-this-resonate-with-you/