Zen Minute Guitar

jónsi – New Album Interview

sweetaftonsounds — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:42:08 +0000

New Lessons Coming This Fall.

sweetaftonsounds — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:32:39 +0000

Hope you’re enjoying your summer! I really wanted to get some new posts in this summer, but I’ve been outdoors enjoying the lovely weather way too much these days. We should be back up-and-running by Fall. Until then, namaste.

-Glenn

Impressed and Amazed.

sweetaftonsounds — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Heima

sweetaftonsounds — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:01:41 +0000

Because of the fact that this video was a tad overpriced due to foreign publication, I don’t regret posting it here. It’s a bit long, but I hope you’ll enjoy the music and visuals while in a meditative state. Sigur Ros is probably some of the best meditation/yoga music I have experienced so far. If you get a chance to see them live when they come to the states, please don’t hesitate to support them by buying a ticket.

Much love on this very enjoyable Friday night.

Glenn

Suddenly Gone.

sweetaftonsounds — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:06:48 +0000

Impermanence, aging, and illness
Do not give people a set time.
One may be alive in the morning,
Then dead at night,
Changing worlds in an instant.
We are like the spring frost,
Like the morning dew
Suddenly gone.

- Kuei-Shan (771-854)

Asking For Flowers

sweetaftonsounds — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:30:27 +0000

Homework for Lesson Three

sweetaftonsounds — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:45:57 +0000

**Do not work together on this one – you’ll understand after you read below**

So far, we have learned the following chords: G, C, D, D minor, E, E minor, A, A minor.

Compose your own warm-up activity including all of the chords we have learned so far!

The warm-up should:

1. Be arranged in a way that sounds good to you. Pick a chord to start with and decide what will sound good next. Play around with the chords – it’s okay if you have to go through every one of them to find a match… It’s like matching condiments to food items. Keep in mind that this is knowledge that is already inside of you. You’ve been trained in “what sounds good” for years by listening to the radio and deciding if you like or dislike a song.

2. Include a time signature

3. Include a strum pattern

4. Email a copy of your warm-up to Glenn (gedviimusic@gmail.com)

5. After collecting and grading, Glenn will send you a new warm-up created by your classmate (this is obviously why you can’t work together).

6. Go through your classmate’s warm-up routine 10-15 times throughout the week.

Lesson 3 Chord Diagrams

sweetaftonsounds — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:43:45 +0000

These are really nice diagrams and pictures that I found on the internet. Please ignore the tablature that you seen in the bottom right-hand corner of the pictures. Tablature is the work of the devil and you will grow horns and logs of fungus on your toenails if you look at it for more than 3 minutes.

New York New York Chords and Lyrics

sweetaftonsounds — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:33:34 +0000

new-york-new-york-chords-and-lyrics.doc

New York New York Strum Pattern

sweetaftonsounds — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:12:20 +0000

new-york-new-york-strum-pattern0001.pdf