Hearing: Body & Spirit
I know that music is in my bones. I know it affects me in positive ways. I have often taken time to listen to music when my heart and mind are uneasy or maybe even sometimes at odds. By nature I am an intuitive person and by habit my sense of duty sometimes gets in the way of my emotional intelligence.
In the last 6 months I have been surveying equipment reviews, contemplating buying some new speakers. The speakers I've been using have been with me close to 20 years. I wanted something that would be more revealing. A couple of weeks ago I purchased a pair of 3-way monitor-style speakers from a UK company. Like musicians I know I blew through the budget because, in the end, music is a question of love.
As soon as I got them home I began to listen to music that I thought was familiar. In actual fact, it was much richer than I had realized. I heard details that had been missing but movingly the artistic voice of the instrumentalists and vocalists came through transparently.
On the surface what might seem subtlety conveyed credible reality of emotional articulation. In shorthand we speak about musical connection, but it is more than this. Music is a self-revelation of the artist that communicates real intimacy. It exposes the challenge of being vulnerable in front of what begins at least as an anonymous public.
In my current encounters with listening I am finding the expressiveness of the artists to be encouraging and liberating. They are helping me to find a "voice" for my own emotions. In turn, this opens doors for me in everyday life and work. It also says something about listening and attentiveness at any time in the presence of others.
In the last 6 months I have been surveying equipment reviews, contemplating buying some new speakers. The speakers I've been using have been with me close to 20 years. I wanted something that would be more revealing. A couple of weeks ago I purchased a pair of 3-way monitor-style speakers from a UK company. Like musicians I know I blew through the budget because, in the end, music is a question of love.
As soon as I got them home I began to listen to music that I thought was familiar. In actual fact, it was much richer than I had realized. I heard details that had been missing but movingly the artistic voice of the instrumentalists and vocalists came through transparently. On the surface what might seem subtlety conveyed credible reality of emotional articulation. In shorthand we speak about musical connection, but it is more than this. Music is a self-revelation of the artist that communicates real intimacy. It exposes the challenge of being vulnerable in front of what begins at least as an anonymous public.
In my current encounters with listening I am finding the expressiveness of the artists to be encouraging and liberating. They are helping me to find a "voice" for my own emotions. In turn, this opens doors for me in everyday life and work. It also says something about listening and attentiveness at any time in the presence of others.
