Original Meditation: Guitar and Drum Demonstration video
with Neil Douglas-Klotz and Matin Mize
(originally titled The Genesis Meditations).
Join with Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz as he chants and demonstrates guitar chords and strumming styles to chants from the book Original Meditation (originally titled The Genesis Meditations). Neil is joined by percussionist Matin Mize as he demonstrates Middle East ern rhythms he has honed for over 20 years to these melodies. Each line is chanted by Neil as they play guitar and drum together.
This is the fifth video in a larger series intended for musicians who accompany leaders (or who themselves are leaders) at spiritual practice groups, dance circles, interfaith events, etc. These videos will be helpful for anyone who works with chants and body prayer through the individual lines (or full cycles) of the various cycles created through Neil Douglas-Klotz. This series of DVDs was created to support leaders as they spread and deepen with this work, both individually and with groups, working with any or all of Neil’s Aramaic, Hebrew and Native Middle Eastern cycles that exist to date.
This video is not intended to teach someone new to either guitar or drum how to play the instrument. It is assumed that the viewer will have some basic guitar skills in open (GGDGGD) tuning and/or standard tuning.These chants use a mixture of tunings. If the strumming patterns appear too complicated to learn, help is generally available through local guitar class or individual lessons. In drumming, the Middle Easten rhythms patterns known as maqsoum and baladi are demonstrated with subtle variations. There is every attempt to demonstrate basic drumming patterns (for the beginner) and some advanced patterns for those who wish to enter a new level.
We hope that this video enriches your experience with the Genesis Meditations!
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