Happy New Year!
Although we measure time in years, days, hours, minutes, what really
counts is what we do in a certain span of time. There are instants (or
minutes) in which we live so intensely that are equivalent to years,
and there are other moments (or days) in which we experience life in
kind of slow motion; there are other certain moments in which we have
no sense of time though. Music has that magic, if we experience it in
a very intense way -with all our senses on it- we just don’t feel
time. Those moments can be eternal. As a musician I aspire you to
experience eternal instants with my music, those in which we derive a
great joy and remain in our hearts forever. I have experienced that
with the music of great composers too… Those are the valuable time
measurements… It would be fantastic if we could measure our life
experiences in musical minutes don’t you think!
Which are the eternal musical instants that have changed your life? I
look forward to your answer!
In the meantime, Issue No. 23 of my magazine is online, you can check
it at:
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdmagazine.html
Contents are:
A.- 2013 A Year of Celebration!
B.- Comments, Questions and Answers:
QUESTION 1: When I play scales I feel that I do not have much volume,
what can I do to get more strength on my right hand when I play scales
QUESTION 2: Practicing picado I have observed that I am wearing off
one side of my fingernails, is that normal? Also please give me some
advise about the length of my fingernails for the right hand?
C.- Videos of the Week:
1) How to Hone Rasgueos – Part 11 to 15 (5 new videos)
D.- Video Recommendation of the Week:
1) John McLaughlin/S.Ganesh Vinayakram- Gateway to Rhythm
All my best wishes for the New Year!
Un abrazo!
Ruben