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Beat's recommended playlist for all of your musical needs.
Ocean Spray Vibes
There is a delicate balance between nostalgia and wanderlust that, if struck correctly, creates a lucid strain of peace inside of me. This is how I learned meditation is not an act, but a feeling—one that, like all feelings, can be elicited, refined…curated, like a mixtape. And being the music-lover I am, this analogy makes perfect sense to me; from a young age, I’ve associated specific songs with specific feelings, foods, or even friends.
By Devin Dabney5 years ago in Beat
My Beethoven Zen
Music has always been a way for me to express myself. From a young age, I had each of my parents’ taste in music and then my older brothers’. When I was eight years old, I started piano and theory lessons, followed by the trumpet at age 11. I developed my piano playing under the Royal Conservatory of Music and my focus was classical. I enjoyed radio music and what others listened to, but classical music has always allowed my emotions to flow and for me to find calm and balance.
By Sara Christine5 years ago in Beat
Blissful Instrumental For My Zen
Music is great, but I am not a huge music fan. Unless I am doing a certain activity like working out or chores at home, I do not listen to music daily. Even though there are many artists that I enjoy listening to, I do not have posters of them in my bedroom. I do not attend concerts even if the tickets are extremely cheap. I rarely keep up with the latest popular song unless I hear about it from my 12-year-old daughter. I do not have a huge CD rack nor a thick CD holder filled with compact discs. Now and days, if I want to listen to music, I either use my iTunes, Pandora, or YouTube. However, my main reason for watching YouTube is not watching music videos. Even in the car, I listen to podcasts most of the time. I do not even have the desire to watch the Grammy Awards. Also, I was not too thrilled about Myspace redesigning their platform to focus primarily on music – but that is a whole different topic that I can get into later. I am not indicating that I dislike music. After all, there are some music artists that I enjoy listening to, and it all depends on my mood. I just do not fully consider myself as a big-time music lover.
By Leona Valentine5 years ago in Beat
Zen Supplement: 30 Minutes to Bliss Meditative Playlist
"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” – Kahlil Gibran Music has the power to transform our experience because it speaks the language of our being. Rhythms and melodies shape our psyche and the right song can take you from feeling anxious, disordered, and weary to a place of peace, order, and rejuvenation.
By Steph Nico5 years ago in Beat
Gospel by Another Name
I haven’t consistently listened to gospel music since Yolanda Adams released Day by Day, which I keep in my arsenal (aka car’s glove compartment) ready to go for stressful, traffic—laden days. Outside of this one and Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation Project, gospel for me has always been inconsistent and difficult to find. The sounds of traditional gospel that were driven by drums, such as Lashun Pace’s "I Know I’ve Been Changed", speak to my old soul but 1) I don’t know the names of most of them, and 2) What’s the point in listening to the same sound over and over? I’m new to Vocal, but one thing you will come to learn as you read my content is that I need variety in my music the way fish need water.
By Arianna McGough 5 years ago in Beat
Tracks To Cut Through The Noise
Punk rock calms me down. I have a mind that never wants to shut up. Sometimes the noise in my head gets too loud for any other type of music to drown out the sounds. I need songs that can make me stop thinking. I need singers who scream, so I don't have to. Give me music so chaotic that it overrides my thoughts. The right songs can take me to the other side of a dark mood. But first, they have to match my frenetic mind energy.
By Katey Ferreira5 years ago in Beat
