This book review and discussion was based upon James Jordan's "Musician's Soul". I would like to point out some of the information from the chapter regarding Personal Growth, Jordan shares key stratigies to ensure success in the area of Personal Growth. They are:
A. Stay the Course
Assess the matters of your life, people in your life, roles that you play,etc. and ask yourself if it has to consume you. Jordan shares that we can be freed from unecessary issues and cares of this world and the importance of prioritizing what is important and what is not.
B. Intisification
This area deal with the quality of life and simplicity. Ask yourself what are we trying to get at and place value on the right things in our lives.
C. Shedding
This deals with taking away things that are no longer of value. It is freeing to accomplish this task. Throw away things in the house, or the yard. Ask yourself if you really need them. Doing this is important to personal growth because if you periodically do so, you will not have to be forced by a catastrophic situation.
D. Repitition
Any great artist practices and performs. The process of repetition is what is necessary to learn a difficult part. Many of the our students do not value practicing. They expect to get it right the first or the second time however we know that this is not realistic. Many of our students lack the disciplined mind . However it is through repetition that one can find meaning.
E. Emptying
This section is about really getting to that quite place and being still. One need to hear one's musical voice in order to communicate it. Jordan expresses that if one is able to hear their interactive musical voice, it will help them become more creative and more disciplined.
I found the review of the book to contain profound truths.
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