Oleander Nr. 7 - September 2011
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The essence of Music
Can you teach it and can you learn it?
by Boni Li-A-Sam
Music is an act of Spiritual Love… When a baby is born, he or she is as pure and unconditioned as the Universe itself. All cosmic energy and natural instinctive ‘knowledge’ of creation and expansion of life exists in this newborn.
The very essence of life is embedded into the ‘cosmic vibrational frequencies’ that forms the ‘inner core’ (Soul) of every human being living on this planet. And these cosmic vibrational frequencies are the root of inspiration that creates anything that you see and hear in the visible and audible World. Whether it is architecture, transportation, culinary, sculptures, paintings or music. Whenever an artist performs and it moves you emotionally, the essence of music is displayed. And it touches you, because the cosmic vibrational frequencies that are present in the music will find its way to you by resonating the exact frequency of the cosmic vibrational frequencies that you are made of. Consciously, or subconsciously, you recognize these vibrations as the foundation of your very own existence and immediately you are moved by the music that is entering your Centre. In fact, you are ’coming home’ to your Authentic Divine Centre of (Life it)Self. Can this essence of Music be taught or learned? The essence of Music is the essence of Life itself… It is impossible to pass on or learn the communicational and ‘emotional’ essence of Music. You cannot teach it. You cannot study it. But only practice it when the moment is there. It is a Natural Gift of life which enables you to create by your fine-tuned cosmical instinct from within. A teacher cannot give you the essence of life that you already possess within yourself. For example: When you were born, nobody has given you a manual that says ‘How to Breathe’. You are breathing the ‘Rhythm of the Cosmos’ naturally and instinctively. The same goes for practicing music…or any other creative art form.
And it will only come out naturally in ‘Organic Oneness’ when you are in rapport with your cosmic vibrational frequencies, because these frequencies form the foundation of your emotional connection to music…and life itself.
The essence of music comes into bloom when you are in a natural, loose and purified state of BEING. It will come out with honesty, clarity and conviction from your inner core (Soul). through your hands and ultimately into the sounds of the instrument you are playing or your voice. And dancers use their whole body as an instrument of expression. The essence of music could be translated into 5 natural dimensions: 1st dimension - Silence The ‘sound of intention’ before a note is produced and the ‘space’ between notes 2nd dimension - Breathing Feel - Expression - Story line using phrasing and Rubato
3rd dimension - Heartbeat Rhythmic pulsation 4th dimension - Sound Harmony – Dynamic diversity 5th dimension - Emotion The susceptibility to Cosmic Vibrational Frequencies in the music When these 5 dimensions are interacting and come alive all together in a performance, the ‘Essence of Music’ is communicated to whoever listens and can possibly evoke an emotional response.
There are so many beautiful musical examples to listen to, and in so many different genres. However, I would like to present the following clips of some of my favourite artists, who are truly connected to their essence of music:
Shura Cherkassky – Black Swan http://youtu.be/IHlz43QCliQ
Oscar Peterson – Requiem http://youtu.be/eM4OE0A6vXs
Vladimir Horowitz – Bach/Busoni http://youtu.be/2PzGf-_zKuM
Shirley Horn - A Time for Love http://youtu.be/vSL5AHhpi6U
Shirley Horn – Here’s to Life http://youtu.be/jUN3EAtBeko
Ben Webster – Time After Time http://youtu.be/_lZAE9s6O7A
Ben Webster - What is this thing called love
Wintley Phipps on Negro Spirituals – Amazing Grace http://youtu.be/d7Jn7qUK3yc
http://youtu.be/WROq_IUyi6c
Ben Webster – I Got it Bad and that Ain’t Good http://youtu.be/7LUr6czjwlA
Eva Cassidy – Autumn Leaves http://youtu.be/XSXYu-3r1S8
Sarah Vaughan – My Funny Valentine http://youtu.be/dntaJEqH9IM
Christopher Cross – Open up my Window
Earth, Wind & Fire - After the love… http://youtu.be/12dw_BgFAeM
http://youtu.be/t8feOSVOx-s
Randy Crawford – Street Life http://youtu.be/xJDFBOrwWBU
Lara Fabian - Quand on n'a que l'amour (Jacques Brel) http://youtu.be/yJ1Jst8HARk
Randy Crawford – One day I’ll Fly Away
Lara Fabian - Broken Vow
http://youtu.be/ViIx5uagasY
http://youtu.be/xitFS24joao
‘…Artists seem to get in the way of the Music. Get out of the way of the Music. Don’t write the Music. Let the Music write itself…’ What is going through your mind when dancing? ‘ Not thinking. Thinking is the biggest mistake a dancer could make. You have to FEEL. You become the bass, you become the fanfare, you become the clarinet and the flute and the strings and the drums. You become the physical embodiment of the Music…’ Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-2009)
Michael Jackson – Billy Jean 1983 http://youtu.be/LZ8ce4Jdp-Y
Our dazzling new Oscar Peterson album will be available October 4, 2011! For more information please visit: http://www.zenph.com/the-music/artists/oscar-peterson.html
Oscar Peterson and Zenph Performance Analyst Dr. Anatoly Larkin.
Read the technical story here: http://www.zenph.com/media/documents/Zenph-Hi-Fi-News-Nov-2010.pdf
Introduction to Zenph Sound Innovations 2011
Zenph Sound Innovations
http://youtu.be/lmXyb7t9qmw
http://youtu.be/rO7JjdSYmUA
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