Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
PASSION! ----When does It Start & Where Does It Come From?
So each of these guitars pictured above is like each of us. We're so unique, even the one's that are the same color or brand. But God made us each from exactly the consciousness that we have and think with, right now. Either we can use our minds and bodies to achieve greatness, or we can trade our spurs in for the worthless money that we "need". Sometimes, we even trade in our dreams or guitars for something that seems SECURE, but it's so backwards. Sometimes, i wish our "fun selves" could help our "play it safe sometimes, current selves" and get the understanding of life and love and passion that we had when we were born. I learn more and more about this as my son Zeke grows.
SO, Having chased PASSION down in my life and other people's lives, this is what I've found after candidly interviewing with a select few that "have it" to include, John 5, longtime guitarist for Marilyn Manson.
It's like "they" say, "Either you HAVE IT - or, you DON'T". I'm not talking about this natural talent that people speak of when they see someone doing what they love to do, and all the while never letting the curve of their smile drop. I'm talking about LOVE.
LOVE! It's the key to the world. We have to give it out first, then people that are unsure b/c of the heartache they've felt in the past goes away. It doesn't matter if it's a business deal or your second grade teacher. EVERYONE, needs to feel loved. And what better way to get love than to give it unconditionally.
It's reminds me of a quote, "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care of gets the credit."
So GET THE PASSION, MUSTERED DEEP INSIDE YOU, THEN GIVE THE LOVE, AND WATCH DOORS START TO OPEN.
PEOPLE SOMETIMES MISUNDERSTAND US...
...WE LIVE OUR PASSIONS!
Monday, July 19, 2010
If Music went on Judge Judy against American Society, THIS is who would win...
Music has always been there for us.
Now, in recent years, we've begun to take it out of our required classes and curriculums for school districts. They're logic is that people are failing other seriously needed skillsets like math and English. Okay. Sure. Point taken.
Chalk one up for fear and mediocrity.
Now, the real reason children are doing so badly is one. The integrity of cool almost always outrides the precision of smart and efficient. You might be thinking, "what does this fact have to do with music"?
Well.
EVERYTHING!
Studies have shown that students who excel in music will blow almost every other subject out of the water. I think one of our main issues with all this "knowledge" out there is that, we have to learn how to learn better. Learning how to categorize information and quickly recall the useful parts is SO vital in becoming an amazing person. a productive individual of our beautifully diverse culture. All the skeletons of our races and religions aside - we need to care more about the future of music education. we need to PLAY IT FORWARD.
lets. not. standardize. the. standards.
Let children and adults BE who the ARE - become who they really want to be!
Life is hard enough living in the rat race from paycheck to paycheck already. why diffuse the music inside us all by "scare tactics"; that we have to get a "REAL JOB". What is, "a real job"?
Look WHERE we've put the unproductive music...Elevators, automated phone response systems designed to emulate humanistic customer service....
when we get a computer to help, sometimes, we get rid of jobs that really need that genuine element of caring and warm-bloodedness. We need good positive music, EVERYWHERE.
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