Happy New Year all!
Amidst all the things going on in the world,music can be a sanctuary, whether its playing an instrument or listening. As an avid CD collector,I plan to rack up a lot of listening this year.
A lot of times, yuotube watching and doom scrolling takes the place of good,intensive music listening, and that’s a shame, because youtube itself is a depository of a lot of great music that’s hard to find. We all,myself foremost, need to use this great resource for learning and listening,and skip the controversial rage feed. That stuff just isn’t healthy, no matter your political beliefs.
This is really a short, aimless note to all of you, but I guess my point is, lets try to get in some serious listening this year. Let’s get in some motown, jazz,funk,reggae, classical. Let’s not only be well read,but”well listened.”
Multitasking is a greatway to get in some music.We can run thru a short exercise routine while listening to rock, read a book while listening to Bach or Mozart (which has been proven to increase brain function), or memorize some Korean vocabulary by listening to K pop.
Time is a precious commodity so why not spend it on LOHAS ( life of health and sustainability)? Doom scrolling and rage content are not sustainable and do nothing for our life. Let’s focus on the music this year.
And that’s that.
randy lin guitar 