Some suggested music and processes to explore: 1.

Lenny Breau-Five Oclock Bells- Breau was beautifulone man and one guitarnotice in the beginning of this album how he is talking to the recording engineerBreau says through the sound system, to the outer room, How does it FEEL? notice he says FEEL and not soundBreau 2. Martin Taylor-any of his solo work-especially, In Concert, recorded at the Manchester Craftsmans Guild-one cut in particularThe Dolphin, Taylor arranged this from a Brazilian composers piano composition, one Luis Escanotice the breathing tempo of Taylors rhythms Taylor tunes to A=442 3. Ted Greene-he made only one album that I know ofSOLO is the title-sounds like he tunes low 4. Luis Bonfa-Solo in Rio 1959 5. Earl Klugh-Naked Guitar and the other solo album 6. Kenny Poole-his album-Tribute to a Master: George Van Epps-my beloved teachermy lessons consisted of hearing him in three non-descript, public performances-He said, I give lessons every night (as I play) but my students just dont show up Kenny tuned down Major thirdfrom standard-E-A-D-G-B-Eto C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C

7. Wes Montgomery-Boss Guitar album-particularly, the cut Days of Wine and Roses 8. Seals and Crofts-Unborn Child Album particularly East of Ginger Trees 9. Steely Dan- Aja album, and various cuts from their other albums-Fagan and Becker were both English majors 10. U2-most all 11. The Police with Sting- Synchronicity album 12. Chet Baker, Jim Hall, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel 13. David Grisman Quintet- the first album- with Tony Rice 14. Chakra Meditation-found this one on accident toounopened in the Goodwill binA beautiful neuro-journey, utilizing R-L hemispheric entrainment processes via sound-a giftserendipity- Interstate@Hemi-Sync.com www-Hemi-Sync.com 91

15. Charlie Byrd album of Antonio Carlos Jobim pieces-the Byrd album with full band-Byrd wa a Virginia boy gone global-he played guitar 16. Jim Hall-Concierto de Aranjuez-1975Hall takes this 1939 orchestral concerto and flavors it with jazz-Rodrigo is the original composer; a blind pianist from Spain. Go to YouTubeit is 19:19 minutes. See the blue-hued stone Mayan/Aztec/Toltec icon/face? Here it is

Sit in an open window at sunsetlooking at that sunset through your closed eyelidsLISTEN DEEPLY-no distractionscontemplate the energies.. this piece of cosmic aural manna stirs the effluvium from the soul, like a septic tank pump

PersonnelJim Hall-guitar Ron Carter-bass Paul Desmond-alto sax Chet Baker-trumpet Roland Hanna-piano Steve Gadd-drum set There is a world of music to experience-choose for yourself. I find the calming music to help with easing pain perceptions. Music near the heart rhythm, or just under the heart bpm-beats per minute. Check your pulse rate with a watch. Then, check the music with a watch or metronomecompare. Be careful : you may not want to drink two cups of coffee, then listen to David Grisman Quintet-

Positively Mutating your listening processesWhen you listen, gauge how you feel. Where is the music taking your emotions? What are your impressions?

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Here are a couple of songs to listen to: 1. Brass in the Pocket-The Pretendersthe character singing is a waitress on the YouTube videocan you imagine her as a lady working her night shift ? How does this change the dynamic? 2. Rainy Night in Georgia-the Conway Twitty and Sam Moore version-ummmmm!

3. ( Youll Never Find) Another Love Like Mine-Lou Rawls: it is a love song-what if you pretend for a moment that it is Christ singing the wordshow does this change the dynamic of the song? 4. Jim Croce-Lovers Cross-another love songWhat if you imagine Christ is singing this song to Mary, His human side speaking? 5. Go on You-tube and just explore-start out with a favorite songlet it trigger the jump to the next favorite songgo onthis is your memory process at work-subconsciously guiding you along this listening experience-try this also with booksjust read ten-twenty pagesmark your placego to next bookcontemplate how casual connections may arise. What do these casual connections mean to you personally?

Considerations: Does memory trigger episodic memories? Certain music pieces in our individual memories trigger time/place/events, taking us back to when we first heard the piece- a favorite song or piece, perhaps? Certain specific timbre-pitch-durations and repetitions evoke emotional responses-can this be from primordial genetic encoding? Screams-warning sounds-high pitched bird sounds-low growls-sudden piercing soundsExperiment: tape some birdscrows, doves, mockingbirdsspeed up and slow down your recording. What do these mutated sounds suggest to you? You can do this with other sound as well. Oliver Messiaen composed works based on bird songs-

Dualism of Memory- we remember good/bad, pleasant and unpleasant aspects of people, events, and situations. How do we reconcile and re-examine these memory aspects? This valuation process includes attitude change, new perspectives, fresh approaches, new insightsCarl Jung saidthere is no good or badmerely the known and unknown. Personal negative re-collective memories include guilt-shame-rage-remorse-loathing-regretpersecution-inadequacy-doubt 93

The creative artistic process, using words and or music, can help you explore these mixed feelings, emotionally, by harmony, texture, timbre, rhythm,: these can help you to explore resolution, by presenting you with the feelings; not personally judging the issue, but by you using the tone of memory to compare ( and share with others?) the universality of human feelings. My formula1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pray/meditate Play Listen Write Read Analyze Synthesize-assimilate-paraphrase ideas within the context of your own experiences Practice writing with both hands at once, in mirror image, backwards and forewards Take a tip from Salvador Dali: he would lie napping on a couchholding a spoon in his handwhen he reached that hypnagogic state, his hand would relax and he would drop the spoonthe noise would awaken himand he would write down his images.limp clocks, etc.

I feel these processes can help in all art and creation-mimic the Creator, for whom She/He knows themselves to be, not who you think the Creator to be. Admit imagination is only a starting point in comprehension of the omni-present benevolent ONE. By mimicking the Creation- ( of yourself and your artyou are your artthe CONYACH), you honor the CreatorA Frenchman once said that speech/talking is the art of Concealing thoughtsspeech/talk suspends and stifles thoughtso there may be no thoughts to conceal. Listento everythingbird-song, animals, little babies voices, the sounds of the natural worldpoetry and music-inside of you and outside of you-then contemplate in your secret space, which is everywhere you are, the internal silencethe eternal silenceyou will hear itthe silent voices of the quiet Conflux of Eternities.

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