A Musical Mindset.
A Musical Mindset is not only useful on stage or in the studio. Creativity, focus and flow, are valuable assets in every aspect of life.
The activities below are designed for anyone to begin utilising music as a tool for training the mind. Each activity explores one of the ways all people engage with music.
Listen… Be with music (Ep. 1)
Welcome to the very first in a series of music meditations about listening. Here we will be learning to become more familiar, comfortable and engaged with focusing our attention towards sounds.
Play… Music and You (Ep. 1)
Welcome to the very first in a series of music meditations about playing. Here we will be learning to notice how our intentions carry into music and sound. With an instrument, our voices and in the sounds of our everyday lives.
Create… A Musical Imagination (Ep. 1)
Welcome to the very first in a series of music meditations about creating. Here we will be learning to accept and develop our own unique sound. While learning how to bring ideas to life. The more we engage our imagination, the more powerful our ideas can be.
Produce… Magical Music Moments (Ep. 1)
Welcome to the very first in a series of music meditations about producing. Here we will be learning to make space and time for music to become its best. When you capture your music and save it, you can reflect on it over time.
Understand… Your Music Knowledge (Ep. 1)
Welcome to the very first in a series of music meditations about understanding. Here we will be reflecting on what we know and why it is valauble. If knowledge is power, then music knowledge is music power. Don’t be limited to ‘music theory’. Understand what you want to do, what you’re doing, as well as how to do it.
Develop your Musical Mindset
Practicing music is not supposed to be a hamster wheel of never ending technical progress. Students in any field, can utilise what they do to enhance their creativity, focus and flow. I take inspiration into all my work, from several artists, teachers and researchers who explore the following areas.
Creativity
Interactive sound art workshops and installations in your office or workplace, for stimulating creativity and new ideas. Looking for a more consistent dose of inspiration? Learn improvisation, composition and sound design techniques on a digital piano.
Focus.
Rhythm, techniques, sight-reading - music requires a ‘whole-mind’ focus like no other activity. Reminding us how to completely devote ourselves to the task at hand. While providing us a fun opportunity to interact with each other, our bodies and minds.
Flow
The state of being fully immersed in an activity, common among all people doing something they love. Music trains us to communicate without words, to sense the subtlest movements in ourselves and others, while appreciating the finest details of things.