The Teachings of the Elect Lady Evangelist Shirley Davis
Here I go again, trying to make sense of a White Black world. It's awkward but I keep trying. Shirley first came to my studio in the 80s...
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- Mar 10
- 8 min
You ARE Being Replaced...But Who Are You?
Some people think that truth is like a fruit tree. There are many truths growing on this truth tree. You could pick a truth and share it...
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- Feb 16, 2022
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Why Am I Singing While this Woolly Mammoth is Charging Us?
When I play music with people, we are conveying ideas and expressions that go where words can’t possibly go. I believe that this kind of...
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- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Gifted Child - Who Unties the Bow?
I am often given links showing child prodigies on Facebook. If you know me, you know that these little movies usually scare me more than...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Can Music Turn White Supremacy into Love Supremacy?
My band Horned Beetle has a gig coming up this Saturday at Founding Fathers Collective. They want us to play there regularly. Since they...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
From Maasailand to comMUSIKey
The first time I went to a Music for People workshop, I came straight from the airport after two months in Maasailand, Kenya. Although...
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- May 9, 2021
- 7 min
An Antidote to the Spell of the Invisible Hand
This was originally posted on Patreon.com And then it was posted at jonathanbest.com on MAY 10, 2021. Click on the date to see that...
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- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Playing a Different Part of the Same Elephant
This was originally posted to the comMUSIKey website July 31, 2020. (click that date to take you back to the original post with a comment...
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- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Osingolio!
I recorded this album in Maasailand, Kenya in 2007. It is available at jonathanbest.bandcamp.com. Friday, June 16, 2020, 100% of...
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- May 21, 2015
- 1 min
Beethoven’s Gift
Here is a quote from Ludwig Van Beethoven as interpreted into English by Corinne Heline in her book ‘Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies –...
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- Jul 15, 2014
- 1 min
The Rhythm of Nature
Here is an example of nature creating a groove. These are two different raindrop streams falling from a gutter, one playing three beats...
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- Jul 15, 2014
- 4 min
Who’s Musical?
Who’s musical? Hint: Every Body Originally published in 5enses Magazine MAY 30, 2014 • Photo by Ramona Smith. By Jonathan Best Go outside...
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- Feb 18, 2014
- 1 min
Our Musical Terrain
Go outside a listen to the musical terrain. Start walking and listen to it change as you take part in its rhythm. This is collaboration...
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- Sep 25, 2013
- 4 min
How Can There Be Wrong Notes When There Aren’t Any Notes At All?
In my studies at MUSIC FOR PEOPLE I learned that there are no wrong notes.  My favorite Thelonius Monk quote is “The piano ain’t got no...
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- Sep 18, 2013
- 1 min
Moving to the rhythm ‘can help language skills’
Moving in time to a steady beat is closely linked to better language skills, a study suggests.
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