Hello.

I would like to start this thread as a form of inspiration to those current, and aspiring guitarists who have become truly desperate about the current situation that the music world has been facing. I know for a fact that many aspiring guitarists, guitarists whose main point is to create acoustics reverbering across the bounds of the human brain, have lately been thinking of ways to improve their style and further increase the level they have with regards to their thinking skills. This public dilemma have turned most guitarists, nowadays, to shun themselves from the true perception of the thing they called music. Well, perhaps that's a given. Once in a blue moon, I presume, you have locked yourself up in a small space, reading slowly and comprehending the 'tabs' that were given to you by some individual whose hobby was one of your primary interests as of the moment. That small page has been handed to you without you even knowing about the main source of that medium. I bet that we are all aware that the current market has not been producing excellent quality lately, ever since the burst of software developments had landed to this era. THIS is one sole factor why music has become a widely misunderstood conceptual entity. I've known different notes and tones for quite a time and I've learned to adapt my sensations to several instruments that I used to play since my musical exposure in highschool. I play by ear.



Lately, I've been wondering about a particular modern guy who just happened to surpass the temptation of blinding oneself from seeing the note construction in a particular perspective, which usually *is* the case whenever you'd try to create a specific pattern of notes, while thinking of a better way to deliver it. Erik Mongrain began to experiment with a technique known as lap tapping during a particular time when he wandered across the fretboard, not knowing what exactly he wanted to do with an old instrument he had been using for years now. All he had was ten fingers and a working head. He had to start his song from scratch. The list of songs below show his different ways in perceiving subjective notes:


AirTap!
Fusions
Timeless
I Am Not
PercussienFa
The Silent Fool
A Ripple Effect



These compositions have two things to clearly suggest:


1. Seek what you want, 'know' what you seek.

2. Music isn't money. It's a form of communication.




Its quite lucky for us to have these people as primary influences for further development. Well, try thinking about the pioneers. You might just realize that you are lucky enough to be here in this present time.




And finally, my thoughts are:


- The exchange of thoughts was the true intent of the inventor of sound.

- Cleansing of mind is what the music seeks.





Thanks for reading.