<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:39:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@songblogger/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Art therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, i did a collage, which in Dr Tara Swart's book "The Source" is called an action board. It took me a few days of thinking and going to thrift stores looking for magazines to cut up. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@songblogger/art-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@songblogger/art-therapy</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:44:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[I finished reading Dr Tara Swart's book "The Source", for the second time. Reading it slowly and getting more out of it. There are various exercises that i need to do to get a deeper understanding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tara/@songblogger/focus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tara/@songblogger/focus</guid><category><![CDATA[tara]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:21:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviewing my writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my 40th blog since i started writing on Steemit. I now need to go over what i have been writing about. I have touched on a lot of subjects. Neuroscience, Brain plasticity, habits, practice, consistency]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reviewing/@songblogger/reviewing-my-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reviewing/@songblogger/reviewing-my-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[reviewing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:56:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consistency]]></title><description><![CDATA[I finished the book "The Source" by Dr Tara Swart and immediately started reading it over again. It is a book about defining and living your dreams. When we read a book, while traveling on a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/consistency/@songblogger/2n26xq-consistency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/consistency/@songblogger/2n26xq-consistency</guid><category><![CDATA[consistency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:01:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating a practice plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been back from traveling for 5 days now, reflecting on the writing that i did in my journal while i was away, i decided to set up a study schedule for my guitar playing. Listening to a lot of early]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rockabilly/@songblogger/creating-a-practice-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rockabilly/@songblogger/creating-a-practice-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[rockabilly]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming home]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came back from traveling for 2 months in Thailand. On the plane i read "The Source" written by Dr Tara Swart. It was somewhat fitting that i read most of the book which is about Neuroscience]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@songblogger/coming-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@songblogger/coming-home</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 08:35:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been writing on Steemit for just over a month now, my goal is to share my thoughts on learning music. I have been studying music intensively for 25 years. That means practicing and playing everyday.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@songblogger/reflections-on-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@songblogger/reflections-on-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:54:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visualizing your practice plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I picked up a good book recently called "The Source", by Dr Tara Swart. It is about "Neuroscience" and how we can change how we think, open our minds and change the direction of our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/neuroscience/@songblogger/visualizing-your-practice-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/neuroscience/@songblogger/visualizing-your-practice-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[neuroscience]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:24:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Language of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight i was jamming with a friend who could not speak English, and i could not speak Thai, but we both knew how to play guitar. We played "The Eagles, Hotel California", he sang it in Thai]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/multicultural/@songblogger/the-language-of-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/multicultural/@songblogger/the-language-of-music</guid><category><![CDATA[multicultural]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:54:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More mindfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another book i brought with me on my current trip that i am on is " Mindfulness in Music" by Mark Tanner who is a reknowned Pianist and Author. When i travel i like to bring a certain amount]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/fnbfo-more-mindfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/fnbfo-more-mindfulness</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:49:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More mindfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another book i brought with me on my current trip that i am on is " Mindfulness in Music" by Mark Tanner who is a reknowned Pianist and Author. When i travel i like to bring a certain amount]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/more-mindfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/more-mindfulness</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:44:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindfulness in Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[When i go for a walk in the morning, it's like i am walking "the dog", but my mind is the dog and it sniffs a lot, marks it's territory and barks. Being mindful of what i think, and how i feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/mindfulness-in-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfulness/@songblogger/mindfulness-in-music</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:58:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[fueling the Songwriter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing songs is a little bit like having a campfire, you have to forage around looking for "kindling" that will burn fast to get the bigger logs burning. Looking for ideas that will fire up]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beat/@songblogger/fueling-the-songwriter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beat/@songblogger/fueling-the-songwriter</guid><category><![CDATA[beat]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:50:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are our habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting into the habit of practicing an instrument everyday or exercising makes us who we are. Mentally and physically, i like to walk and swim, when i do either of those things, my mind gets to wander]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/practicing/@songblogger/we-are-our-habits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/practicing/@songblogger/we-are-our-habits</guid><category><![CDATA[practicing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 02:55:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visualizing the Piano keyboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visualizing the piano keyboard while meditating is a good mental exercise. Middle C on the piano is C3, with C1 being the first key on the left of the keyboard. The guitar notes start at E2 on the keyboard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visualizing/@songblogger/12hwcv-visualizing-the-piano-keyboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visualizing/@songblogger/12hwcv-visualizing-the-piano-keyboard</guid><category><![CDATA[visualizing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:26:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visualizing the Piano keyboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using visualizing techniques while in a relaxed mediative state, i think of the whole of the 88 keys of the keyboard starting from the lowest C note, grouped in Octaves of 12 up the keyboard. Thinking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visualization/@songblogger/visualizing-the-piano-keyboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visualization/@songblogger/visualizing-the-piano-keyboard</guid><category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:13:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Music Theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[One goal i have is to really learn how to sight read Music. I have been learning it for years, but in 2018, i decided, it was time to get serious about it. It is a language and how you learn a language,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sight/@songblogger/learning-music-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sight/@songblogger/learning-music-theory</guid><category><![CDATA[sight]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:23:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukulele time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am currently traveling in Thailand and i took a boat to a small Island called Ko Sichang, which is a two hour drive South from Bangkok, and a 45 minute ferry ride. I left my guitar at a house of a friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/baritone/@songblogger/ukulele-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/baritone/@songblogger/ukulele-time</guid><category><![CDATA[baritone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:46:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practicing what i preached]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, when i wrote the blog about how approaching my practice sessions with a good attitude, i picked up my Guitar and had a really great session. I was learning from a book on "Rockabilly"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rockabilly/@songblogger/practicing-what-i-preached</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rockabilly/@songblogger/practicing-what-i-preached</guid><category><![CDATA[rockabilly]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 01:57:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping a positive mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[How we approach learning anything will have a huge effect on the end product, Will we walk away from the practice session frustrated or fulfilled? I am trying my best to be the latter, when i pick up the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brain/@songblogger/keeping-a-positive-mindset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brain/@songblogger/keeping-a-positive-mindset</guid><category><![CDATA[brain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[songblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 04:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>