{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F977b154a-a341-4164-9a51-076af906f729","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"173: Your Musical Story\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/977b154a-a341-4164-9a51-076af906f729\"></iframe>","title":"173: Your Musical Story","description":"YOUR MUSICAL STORY<br />\nYour musical story refers to the rhythm, the pace, and the feelings that your intentional communication creates.<br />\nThis episode will stimulate your creativity and allow you to feel storytelling with your heart and your whole body. It will get you out of your head.<br />\nYou will hear three short pieces of jazz music by the legendary saxophonist, John Coltrane. the are from his famous album, Coltrane Plays the Blues.<br />\nEach piece is named after a person. The songs are:<br />\n<br />\n* Mr. Day<br />\n* Mr. Syms<br />\n* Mr. Knight<br />\n<br />\nI first used this exercise when I was teaching young adults in New York City. I played the three songs for them and told them to pick one and write a story about it. The goal of the story was to make the central character of the song come alive.<br />\nThe students describe what Mr. Day, Mr. Syms, and Mr. Knight looked like; the described the men&#8217;s personalities and their behavior. Remember. These were musical compositions without lyrics.<br />\nYou will only hear the beginning of each song. It is sufficient to create an image and a feeling for you. It will also allow you to sense how the tempo changes.<br />\nWhy is this important? It&#8217;s important because it will help you to feel the organic beginning, middle, and end of stories at an unconscious level. That&#8217;s with practice of course.<br />\nOpen yourself to this experience, and you will tap into your natural creativity. It will ignite your imagination and make you feel good.<br />\nWho knows? You may even fall in love with jazz if you aren&#8217;t already.<br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ef1b137-7212-430a-9161-b7d65e1c5b50/podcast-thumb-jzg4uvx83yfiverr.jpg"}