Zen Posts: On Music Theory

Particular music theories contain solutions to culturally specific questions about musical structure and aesthetic value whose answers are then posed as objective universal realities. Music theories are more accurately described as music "strategies" whose questions already contain the answers. Transcendent musicians know better than to try to contain music in inherently dualistic, discursive ergo linguistic forms.

Zen Posts: Sucking

If you're sucking or you just suck, keep sucking until you don't suck anymore. :)

Zen Posts: intuition

Imagine the total sound field of the guitar so that you can extend the instrument's voice intuitively during improvisation. During a performance you may encounter something new.

Zen Posts: sustain

Although you have to account for the lack of sustain on the guitar, do not think of the guitar as a non-sustaining instrument. The latter is a mistake that will limit your possibilities.

You are the instrument.

Cristian Amigo and Daniel Levin (cello) at Parque de la Tranquilidad

Living Room Solo Series/no. 5/slide music__Cristian Amigo

The Purple One: 1993 guitar solo

Gear doesn't make you. It's a finish. If Prince only had access to spoons we'd be asking how is it that he makes so much great music with what I only use for eating?