Quality

      “If the art is created with the whole person, then the work will come out whole.” – Stephen Nachmanovitch, from Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art    ...

Going with the Flow versus Creating Flow

  Going with the flow is great … unless it means staying on a crashing train. There is a difference between “going with the flow” and “creating flow” that is worth considering. The former sounds like a good idea. There is a meditation, zen-like quality to...

The Single-Breath Meditation

  While meditation may seem like something soft and squishy, it really does have the potential for giving the individual a lot of power in honing attention and increasing a certain richness in life. However, starting a practice may not be the highest priority...

Hey! A Diving Turtle

Music software programs often have what is called a piano roll editor. They can actually be more useful than editing traditional score. I’ve started recently going back into the editor to review a performance. I found a diving turtle and thought I’d...

Music Video comparison – First vs Second Life

  Aiden’s created another music video of the performances at Nitida Ridge. This time it is of a track called “Lighter.” The same track occasionally goes by the name “Alight” as well. It has been recorded in other forms on at least a...

Pete Namlook – Silence V

A good friend of mine, years ago, introduced me to the music of the very prolific Pete Namlook. Namlook’s produced a wide ranging body work. Of the albums I own, they all have in common long tracks with a stream-of-consciousness-like quality. Here’s an...
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