The Secret of Internalizing Music

Music doesn’t come from the instrument. It comes from within us.
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Here’s how you can use the power of visualization to improve
your guitar playing. This video features jazz guitar teacher Martin Taylor talking about how you can practice your music while in the car, at an airport or walking.

[@davidcox8961]

I am one of those people who usually walk around with a song in my head. Lately I've been practicing how to get it out of my head and through my horns. I think the key to doing so comes from knowing the music in all its aspects- melody, harmony, rhythm. As a late bloomer student- 71 years- I am just beginning to see the big picture.

[@guitargod6997]

Playing for more than sixty years. Classical guitar training for years and now a pianist and vocalist since childhood. Ultimately, the instrument is the means to expressing what you hear in your mind. Musicianship is like an iceberg - much is below the surface. Also, ultimately music is a "matrix". In fact, the subconscious mind is key. You pre-hear a musical phrase in your mind and become 'the vessel". Martin is an honest broker and brilliant player.

[@richirvine4519]

I think what Martin describes is the main difference between artists like him and the rest of us. While I can sometimes imagine single note riffs (which I mostly can't play) I can never imagine chords not the individual notes or the whole sound of a chord. Jerry Reed said in an interview that he could come up with his interesting and hard to play compositions by hearing them in his head and then working them out on a guitar.

[@vladyavorov3605]

Wise words!!! Sometimes I hear music in my head, but never thought about try playing it since I am beginner player. Now I will definitely try!!

[@DanielVillamor67Jzz]

Amazing, this inspire me a lot. Thanks

[@kirkp_nextguitar]

Yes! I used to mentally practice guitar when I had a 40 minute commute, visualizing similar exercises to what I’d do in the woodshed-melodies, scales, harmonized scales, chord inversions, or working out parts or arrangements for tunes. As soon as I got home I’d grab a guitar and see if I could play what I’d just worked out.

[@osanan]

Thanks for the lesson.
I've been doing the same for years now, but in a different way. I compose the song in my mind, and when I pick up the guitar, I learn what I've composed. :)

[@cleverdick9111]

His talking about JEDI abilities the force is strong in you Martin..........

[@MarkJKLawrence]

Yes indeed!

[@allanrussack4143]

Chet was right also Martin! ( his quote on your guitar..Martin you’re the best). But then we all know music is not a race. Music makes all our lives so much better! I love your playing along with the other great players.

[@MajeticLuka]

Good point!

[@pallhe]

I'm still rather reliant on having the guitar in my hands to find out what's going on musically, unless it's something simple or familiar. Never did any ear training, although my ears keep getting better. Martin obviously has amazing ears as well as chops.

[@JontCarr]

She was right, of course!

[@waynechurchill7212]

So true 🙏

[@johnrothfield6126]

Amen

[@gitanoeterno]

Nice free track!

[@JPatelLife]

Treetopface which? The soundtrack? I like it! Is it free? :)

[@gitanoeterno]

Check video description =)

[@danmartinazzi]

i can't find this beautiful tune, any suggestion... ?

[@MarkJKLawrence]

Very interesting. I certainly 'hear' music a lot of the time and many of my ideas for melodies, riffs etc come from this but it can be a struggle to take these ideas and apply them to guitar, especially chord progressions. Out of interest, you mention that you might try 'playing' a piece in a different key to see if that might sound better - do you have perfect pitch, Martin Taylor ? Or do you think it's possible because you've developed your visualisation to a very high level over the years?

[@travelingman9763]

+Mark JK Lawrence He doesnt have perfect pitch but can play most things he hears very quickly.He told me this~

[@danmartinazzi]

Real Master!! i can't find this beautiful tune, any suggestion... ?

[@shanecammell]

Down at Cocomos - written and performed by Martin Taylor

[@danmartinazzi]

@@shanecammell thanks

[@giovannigoria2970]

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[@alftupper9359]

I was that same boy in the classroom, internalising, mind elsewhere. In my case, I was internalising my torrid affair with Lynsey de Paul.

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

The background music over his voice ruined it for me. so annoying

[@shanecammell]

Have no opinion on this :) it's Martin playing 'Down at Cocomos'