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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Osingolio!

I recorded this album in Maasailand, Kenya in 2007. It is available at jonathanbest.bandcamp.com. Friday, June 16, 2020, 100% of...

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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