I heard the note with my inner eye, The first note, Within it contained the entirety of the universe, All that was, All that is, All that will be, A kernel of all thoughts, emotions, creations, From where could I bring this note? I looked into the eyes of another, Deeply, For every eye contains the universe, I saw the universe and then I saw, That very universe was contained within the eye that saw, My own, And I played the note, The universe. #music #ClassicalMusic #Viola #c

Always hear the music before you play. In this clip of Glenn Gould practicing Bach's Partita no. 2, we can hear how he sings as he plays. Later in the clip he runs into a difficulty. He stops, walks away from the piano, sings his vision for the phrase, then returns and plays it while singing. It is only with instrumental music that musicians have the unfortunate luxury of disconnecting from their playing. A singer would never simply not think of the note they are singing. Th

https://www.facebook.com/TwoSetViolin/videos/vb.469280779842962/905695609534808/?type=2&theater This video shows the sad truth of how derogatorily most musicians self criticize during performance and practice. I learned from a wise yoga instructor, that learning to meditate is much like training a puppy to stay in one spot. The puppy will wander off and the trainer will gently guide the puppy back to the spot until he learns to stay there. Our "puppy mind" is much the same. O