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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
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 Posted - 04/15/2014 : 1:16:49 PM
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Doing some caretaking for a brother (really one my brothers!)....and the 2nd one in a year to get stem cells. Yikes.
After a recent stem cell transfusion I may be on call to help, and expect there to be a few long days "babysitting" (actually, he's the oldest) with my brother, who will be resting and wanting extreme quiet...but I need to hear any calls to help.
A perfect chance to practice, IF I can do it so he doesn't beg for mercy! and I can hear him.
Since my playing can be "stop and go" , which affects the Nahe Nahe effect I strive for...
and my guitar is a pretty good acoustic that can be heard through walls (ask my wife about trying to practice at 2 AM!)
So...considering getting a Yamaha silent guitar, but they've gone up in price.
I have some pretty good headphones, but they may make it difficult to hear my Bruddah.
Any options I've missed?
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basilking
Lokahi
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Posted - 04/19/2014 : 6:17:28 PM
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I've studied "therapeutic music" formally - essentially playing for ill & recovering folks &/or hospice patients too. Many practitioners are harp players but guitar has a fine place in this sphere.
Turns out I've opted for a lot of slack-key/nahenahe music in my therapeutic repertoire. It's a long discussion [& proprietary material to the program I took] about all the elements one considers in choosing what/how to play. Suffice to say patient condition is paramount. You're not an "entertainer" in this realm, you're there as a healing presence.
Many traditional slack key tunes can be appropriate. One can vary tempo to align with patient condition. Live music at/around bedside has been scientifically proven beneficial.
Amongst your many duties, offering some music is quite valid & healthy. Just think carefully what/how you play. Dynamics, rhythm, & melody [or lack of these in "arrhytmic music" when appropriate] are all to be considered.
I did a fair amount of this for family & neighbors in extremis before taking these courses. Your instincts will likely serve you well. For example, that blazing/amazing rendition of "Inna Godda Da Vita" you worked out in C maunaloa might not always be the right choice...
Nahenahe is an excellent place to center yourself in this circumstance as well as many others. You can still vary other elements [incl singing familiar/beloved songs if appropriate]. What matters isn't how great a player or singer you are - it's how you offer healing music [as opposed to "curing"... musicians aren't doctors...].
It's also totally OK to move out-of-hearing to play stuff you want/need to practice that's less appropriate for an ill person. As one veteran therapeutic practitioner/teacher said, "How much can a really sick person absorb?".
Bless you for being such a great family guy! |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
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Posted - 04/20/2014 : 08:56:03 AM
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While Caretaking, ways to play extra nahe nahe...
