Enter, Zen Guitar

What timing. What a responsive Universe. A new student of mine (older in his 50's) lent me this book this week. Really good stuff.

Zen Guitar

I've already got the screen saver insalled on both puters.

DNA ? of NRG?

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Originally uploaded by radiancecreative.

I bumped into Francis down at the galleria last Saturday and we had a talk (among other things like chi, energy and balancing left and right) about my X-88 guitar DNA.

He said (and I quote) "people are gonna think you're crazy". I've been thinking about this choice of the DNA to understand this way of playing the guitar and feeling that DNA is perhaps to complicated a concept. I have to admit that I am no scientist but when I start extending this simple pattern around the guitar it is reminiscent of DNA strands. There is I believe a parrellel to the "double helix".

Helix meaning six of something and there being 2 of them harmonizes perfectly with the "Whole Tone Zone" theory which is behind and supports the X-88 guitar view, system, mental model, whatever we want to call it. If DNA appears to be behind all life as we know it including the galaxies.

Now I'll be the first to admit that I am heavy on the right brain in my approach to music and life and spirituality for that matter and I'm trying my darndest to harness these concepts and "methods" (such a poor word to describe this) into a manageable form which can benefit others. Meditation, energy balancing, moving from left to right all play a part in having this make a difference to your view and practical application on an instrument.

What I realize is that there is no one or perfect analogy or metaphor for what I'm proposing so like Jesus parables describing the Kingdom of God I must use the many to describe the ONE.

Energy, Frequency, Vibration all come into play and must be sensed and entered into which lead this whole study naturally to Spirit, Gaia , earth community and a host of other realities.

That's all for now

Evelyn at Capilano


Galleria of Crafters and Artisans



Reflections


I mean business!



But don't worry I like to have fun. Going through old clothes, found this "KornStock" shirt. hehehe

Photos posted by request for the "sexy beast".

X 88 guitar DNA

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Originally uploaded by radiancecreative.

This is a cropping of the photo taken of "Evelyn". It's a pattern / symbol / mental model which I have drawn and explored many many times since December 2005. I find it very beautiful so I continue to pursue it. It has transformed my guitar playing and never ceases to amaze me in it's simplicity and it's "key like" quality to unlocking deep complexities.

Meditating and contemplating this image is not a complex procedure like pouring over heaps of school material to get ready for an exam. It is in fact a most natural process and one that is connected to universal energy.

In my quest to effectively pass this beauty and grace on to others I am working to create a learning environment for students to explore these realities. To begin the journey I am suggesting a 3 part structure for implementation. As you will see, this is "mmm, mmm good".

1. Mental Models (theory)

2. Muscle Memory (excercise)

3. Making Music (performance)

Faithful Evelyn

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Originally uploaded by radiancecreative.

Here is a picture of my little Toyota Tercel, Evelyn. She found me 2 years ago this month. It bears a small plaque of dedication which reads:

"This fine Toyota was especially prepared for Evelyn Sept 29th 1984"

Evelyn was reportedly a school teacher who received the car as a gift and drove it for nearly 20 years. I have used it primarily in my offering of music education in Edmonton and surrounding area.

I purchased it with a cheque from Fred Penner dated Sept 29th 2004, for playing bass for him at a few Alberta concerts.

$500.00 and all ll I've had to do is put a starter in it! So a toast to Evelyn the faithful! May she continue to find favour with me.

As you can see I've placed an ad on the side with the URL radiance.ca which for now is forwarded to this blog which for now contains nothing pretaining to the ad

So if you are here at radiance.ca because you saw this car, don't fear, you are in the right place. This simple image and the mental models and theory behind it has revolutionized my experience on the guitar and this is the only place that I know of where you can learn more. So check back or send me an email