Hey Friend,
Wow, this came out of nowhere…
The other morning, my wife shared with me a Facebook post from a friend up north.
The song was a video taken from one of John Denver’s TV specials back in the 70s.
He shared the story of his first guitar, given to him by his grandmother, and how it traveled with him and shaped his life.
Well by the time he was done singing, I was transformed from my normal calm, cool, collected state (LOL), to a blubbering mess.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: despite my saltiness, I'm a VERY sensitive guy. I even cry during sad movie scenes. Tito, bring me a tissue...)
The melody and masterful storytelling by John seeped into the cracks and busted me wide open, exploiting every vulnerability I try to keep under wraps.
All in the space of about three minutes.
How’s that for power?
Hell, even as I write this, I’m having to check myself.
In case you didn’t know it, that power is what draws you to music and wanting to play guitar.
The power to stir the emotions and give people those experiences and connections again.
And it’s not only memories that a good, emotionally stirring song can whip up.
Films use musical scores to lead viewers through the story and set them up for reactions to scenes.
Commercials use music to get you into the right frame of mind to take action.
Heck, your mom used music to put little Friend to sleep. Lullabies work, yo!
We respond to music, whether we like it or not. It’s hard-coded in our existence, in our primordial DNA.
And you, my rockin’ friend, understand that better than 99% of the world’s population - because you are a musician at heart.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t be drawn to it.
But musicianship doesn’t come without cost - you have to take your raw urges and develop them.
That’s why you seek out information - to understand what it is you feel.
It’s a good thing we have tools at our disposal to help us out.
Song Surgeon is just one of the tools I use to decipher the mysteries lurking inside music. And you can too, free of charge.
Peace~
Dave
P.S. At some point, YOU have to take control of and responsibility for your music education. An instructor can help you along the way, but only a willing student is going to benefit from their lessons.
Step up and own your guitar education - and use Song Surgeon to get more out of your lessons.
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