“Dan [Fred D. Hinger] showed me the importance of one note. His enthusiastic response to the sound of one touch was an explosion of well-being and positive reinforcing energy. He thoroughly understood how our energy and touch combine to influence the character of the sound we produce” (10).
“Finding solutions–there are no limitations to the self except those you believe in. Belief is merely doubt dressed up. Believe and habit dull the mind” (19).
“We learn to improvise by improvising” (29).
“Touch is the process of getting things vibrating” (46).
“Develop attentiveness. As our single-mindedness develops, our concentration deepens and brings our focus to the present moment, leaving behind the past and the future. The more time we spend in the present the more relevant our work becomes and the more perceptive we become–perception itself yields insight” (50).
“Perception is an act of surrender”
– Gretel Ehrlich (66).
“When a person sets to work, the human soul calms down”
– Thomas Carlyle (85)
“The influence of touch on the quality of the sound has more to do with the character of the musician than with his or her physical traits” (114).
“Just surrender–to the sound–the unison has so much to give” (114).
“Tune yourself, as well as your instrument” (117).
John Wyre, Touched By Sound (2002)
(Note: thanks to Rolando for sharing this book with me.)
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