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Here’s an excerpt from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role for Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its Mind.This
Hello friends! I’m so excited to be nearing completion of my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In
Hello friends! Here’s another section from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That’s Lost
Hello friends! Here’s another section from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That’s Lost
Hello friends! Here’s another installment of my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role for Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its
My newest recording! I composed this one during the darkness of the first COVID winter. I plan on writing 6 of these Jazz Fantasies
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role For Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its Mind.”
Hello friends! Here is another excerpt from my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role of Musicians & Artists in a World That’s
Hello friends! Here’s the next installment of my invitation for feedback on the material from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role
“A Dark Waltz” is a waltz in the Gypsy Jazz style, written, produced, and arranged by Joseph Arnold. – Joseph Arnold, violin – Daniel
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my
Listen to this guided meditation when you’re tired, but you still need to get up and do more. The “secret” is to really allow
The most powerful spiritual practice I’ve ever encountered is what I call, “Asking the Mystery for Help.” It’s based on the ancient principles of
The “Knowledge of the Soul” is all about feeling, vitality, and those qualities that make each of us unique as artists. Teaching technique and
Why does a gig feel fulfilling or soulless? Why do are we proud of some students, but resent others? And what’s up with high-level
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my
I’m back from my two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest! It was a life-changing experience being in such remote place, getting to know the
I’ll be going to the Amazon headwaters in Ecuador for the next 16 days. I’m traveling with the Pachamama Alliance (pachamama.org), which is a
In order to achieve effortless mastery, we need more “effortlessness” skills. Learning how to operate in the “receiving mode” is one of the most
I have a student in grad school, getting a degree in music therapy. He was feeling overwhelmed with work and asked me about ways
Here’s an excerpt from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role for Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its Mind.This excerpt is the opening of my
Hello friends! I’m so excited to be nearing completion of my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That’s Lost Its Mind.”
Hello friends! Here’s another section from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That’s Lost Its Mind. It’s from Chapter 1,
Hello friends! Here’s another section from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That’s Lost Its Mind. It’s from Chapter 1,
Hello friends! Here’s another installment of my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role for Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its Mind.” Let me know what you
My newest recording! I composed this one during the darkness of the first COVID winter. I plan on writing 6 of these Jazz Fantasies for solo violin. Let me know
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role For Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost Its Mind.” I’m sharing it here to get
Hello friends! Here is another excerpt from my upcoming book, “Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role of Musicians & Artists in a World That’s Lost It’s Mind.”“‹In Chapter 6 “The
Hello friends! Here’s the next installment of my invitation for feedback on the material from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital New Role for Musicians & Artists in a
“A Dark Waltz” is a waltz in the Gypsy Jazz style, written, produced, and arranged by Joseph Arnold. – Joseph Arnold, violin – Daniel Dickison, guitar – Dave Hartl, accordion
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my favorite pieces of all time –
Listen to this guided meditation when you’re tired, but you still need to get up and do more. The “secret” is to really allow yourself to be tired and not
The most powerful spiritual practice I’ve ever encountered is what I call, “Asking the Mystery for Help.” It’s based on the ancient principles of gift, offering, and sacrifice (although you
The “Knowledge of the Soul” is all about feeling, vitality, and those qualities that make each of us unique as artists. Teaching technique and repertoire – while it has its
Why does a gig feel fulfilling or soulless? Why do are we proud of some students, but resent others? And what’s up with high-level artists so often being a**holes? It
This past March I went on a two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest. I brought my backpacking violin along and recorded one of my favorite pieces of all time –
I’m back from my two-week immersion in the Amazon Rainforest! It was a life-changing experience being in such remote place, getting to know the indigenous peoples of the forest. In
I’ll be going to the Amazon headwaters in Ecuador for the next 16 days. I’m traveling with the Pachamama Alliance (pachamama.org), which is a climate change advocacy organization that also
In order to achieve effortless mastery, we need more “effortlessness” skills. Learning how to operate in the “receiving mode” is one of the most powerful effortlessness skill that I know.
I have a student in grad school, getting a degree in music therapy. He was feeling overwhelmed with work and asked me about ways to improve his time management. Instead,