Todd Ferris Mosby - Indian/Jazz Guitar Virtuoso: Blog

Mosby Music Moment #1 
February, 2010
 
Music, Spirituality & Vibration
 
Ever wonder what part music may play in spiritual, religious and ceremonial gatherings? Can music really raise the spiritual or vibrational levels of a listener? And what is vibration anyway? An observation by author Robert Lewis of the Rosicrucian Fellowship states: 
 
“The overtones of all musical sounds progress from the physical world into the spiritual world. This is why music is practically always a part of religious services. Wether it be a Hindu Mantra, the chant of a Jewish cantor, the call to prayer of a Muslim muezzin, a simple Christian hymn or a Bach Cantata, the purpose of music is to raise the vibratory rate of a congregation through a series of overtones to a spiritual level.” (Lewis 1986).  
 
All sound is vibration measured in frequency and wave length. All matter is vibration which can also be measured in frequency and wavelength. When vibration [...]

Wishing everyone a happy new year.

Thanks for all the support and learning I received from every one over the past year. It was a joy and honor working with old friends and meeting new ones. I am very thankful to all who have crossed my path and shared a piece of themselves with me.

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” Albert Einstein

 
Some of my music intentions for the coming year.

1) Mosby Open String Studies for Guitar is finished and edited. This is a songwriters guitar manual. It is for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of open string chords, scales and theory in order to move beyond the standard G, C, F, D, A, E chord progressions. It will hopefully be ready for internet launch in February. 
2) Mosby Music Moments is a monthly music blog starting in January with room for feedback. These are short informational essays on interesting music topics. The goal is to stimulate conversation and helpful insight about how we find [...]