Film (movie) Music

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pjme

          :) Calm down

§         Concentrate

§         Wake up!

§         Enhance cardiovascular endurance during exercise.



Calm Down:

1.  Breath awareness and the 3-Part Breath.

2.  Under extreme conditions (panic, anxiety,GMG film music, anger, pain): the Inhale 4- Exhale 8 Breath.

 

Concentrate:

1.  Breath awareness and the 3-Part Breath.

2.  Alternate-nostril breathing, 1-5 minutes. (increases mental alertness but not physical arousal)

Alternate nostril cycle: Inhale through right nostril, exhale through left; inhale through left nostril, exhale through right. Repeat. Allow the breath to be slow and deep; do not hold the breath between breaths.

 

Wake up!:

1.  Breath awareness and the 3-Part Breath.

2.  The breath of fire cycle: 1-2 minutes. (increases heart rate and physical arousal)

The breath of fire cycle: 10-20 seconds of quick, powerful exhalations, pumping the belly, with short, passive inhalations, followed by a slower, deeper, 3-part part breath.

 

Enhance cardiovascular endurance during GMG film music posts:

1.  Between exercise sessions: practice the power belly breath, the no-belly power breath, and the full power breath. Goal: To develop the muscles of respiration.

The power belly breath: Deep belly breathing (belly expands and collapses) using the abdominal muscles to push the breath out fully. Practice slowly first, then develop speed.

The no-belly power breath:  Place your fists on your lower belly, and push the belly in as you inhale deeply.  This should force your upper respiratory muscles to work harder to expand the rib cage, chest, and back. Exhale normally.  Practice slowly first, then develop speed.

The full power breath: A deep breath, supported by all the muscles of respiration. This a powerful version of the 3-Part Breath. The power comes from the speed, strength, and full engagement of your respiration muscles.  ;) ;)


sound67

#241
Quote from: pjme on August 22, 2008, 08:54:00 AM
          :) Calm down

Actually, I'm pretty calm at the moment. Of course, a glass of excellent Shiraz Blanc de Noir always helps.  ;D

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

Don

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 08:49:44 AM
It was actually an in-joke for those who know what Herrmann did besides composing film (and concert) music.

You don't know everything Karl.  :P

Yes he does - he's intelligent, handsome and from Boston.  That about wraps it up.

DavidRoss

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 08:46:05 AM
As the man who prided himself on having re-discovered Ives ... and Mahler.
Gee, I've long thought that your more outrageously fatuous statements were made somewhat facetiously in an effort to stimulate thought, or at least a response...but now I'm not so sure.  You seem to be castigating Bernstein because, having attained adequate stature as conductor of the NYPO, he premiered Ives's 2nd Symphony (written 50 years before but never performed!) and continued to champion Ives throughout his career, as well as other noteworthy composers--like Mahler and Sibelius and Schuman--whom he thought under-appreciated.

Have you gone off your meds?
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

sound67

Quote from: Don on August 22, 2008, 08:57:08 AM
Yes he does - he's intelligent, handsome and from Boston.  That about wraps it up.

Handsome? To me he looks a lot like Stravinsky.  8)

Remember to take that walk, Don. My great grandson and you will have a lot to talk about once you've returned from that walk.

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

sound67

Quote from: DavidRoss on August 22, 2008, 09:01:17 AM
Gee, I've long thought that your more outrageously fatuous statements were made somewhat facetiously in an effort to stimulate thought, or at least a response...but now I'm not so sure.  You seem to be castigating Bernstein because, having attained adequate stature as conductor of the NYPO, he premiered Ives's 2nd Symphony (written 50 years before but never performed!) and continued to champion Ives throughout his career, as well as other noteworthy composers--like Mahler and Sibelius and Schuman--whom he thought under-appreciated.

Have you gone off your meds?

Herrmann conducted different Ives works years and years before Bernstein even began performing the music.

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

karlhenning

Quote from: Don on August 22, 2008, 08:57:08 AM
Yes he does - he's intelligent, handsome and from Boston.  That about wraps it up.

You're very kind, Don.

In answer to the question "Do I know everything?" none can answer better than Jeeves: I could not say, sir.

Don

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 09:01:49 AM
Handsome? To me he looks a lot like Stravinsky.  8)

Thomas

That's because he never changes his avatar.

DavidRoss

Quote from: pjme on August 22, 2008, 08:54:00 AM
          :) Calm down

;D  Amusing, and the breathing exercises are always a good suggestion.  Just so you know, as far as I can tell from the tone of the posts on this page, no one here is upset and everyone seems to be having a good time.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Don

Quote from: DavidRoss on August 22, 2008, 09:05:08 AM
;D  Amusing, and the breathing exercises are always a good suggestion.  Just so you know, as far as I can tell from the tone of the posts on this page, no one here is upset and everyone seems to be having a good time.

You bet.  Movies are magic.

DavidRoss

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 09:01:49 AM
Handsome? To me he looks a lot like Stravinsky.  8)
But taller.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

sound67

#251
I just looked it up. Herrmann started corresponding with Ives in 1932, when he (Herrmann) was 21. He first conducted a piece of Ives's on February 25, 1934 (the Prelude and Fugue of Ives's Fourth Symphony).

A few years later he became chief conductor of the CBS Symphony and gave weekly concerts, often of forgotten works (Raff), of English music (Vaughan Williams, Bax etc) and of contemporary American works. Barbirolli and Stokowski listened religiously to those broadcasts.

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

DavidRoss

Yes, Hermann was a strong advocate of Ives.  What has that to do with slandering Lenny?
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

sound67

I said it was an in-joke. Does one have to attach similies to everything?

It's kind of what a reviewer wrote about Herrmann's 1972 recording of Ives' 2nd Symphony, comparing it to Lenny's version:

"Herrmann parades his affections less obviously, is less of a weekend vistor from the Big City."

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

jochanaan

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 09:18:51 AM
I said it was an in-joke. Does one have to attach similies to everything?...
Both smilies and similes can be helpful in making points. ;) (Sorry; couldn't resist.  I'm only The Spelling Police when I can mete out proper pun-ishment. ;D)
Imagination + discipline = creativity

sound67

#255
Great. Now it's too late to fix that blunder.

--- Trying to foresee the next pun --- No, I didn't commit any other blunders - at least not in the course of this thread.  :P

And ... moving on to an equally excellent Eden Valley Viognier from Australia.

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

knight66

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 09:03:28 AM
Herrmann conducted different Ives works years and years before Bernstein even began performing the music.

Thomas

Why are we again on this kick of damaging one artist in order to elevate another? Are we going to have to eventually put up with reading the claim that Herrmann was a better dancer than Bernstein?

This thread has been like watching all the marrow being very slowly sucked out of a bone. The process was completed many pages ago, since when it has been a splenetic sniping match.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

sound67

Quote from: knight on August 22, 2008, 09:44:21 AMWhy are we again on this kick of damaging one artist in order to elevate another? Are we going to have to eventually put up with reading the claim that Herrmann was a better dancer than Bernstein?

AFAIK Herrmann didn't dance at all. As to Bernstein, I don't want to indulge in a cliche to suggest that because he was gay he was a natural dancer, so I'd just say: Don't know, don't care.

QuoteThis thread has been like watching all the marrow being very slowly sucked out of a bone. The process was completed many pages ago, since when it has been a splenetic sniping match.

Various people have tried to jump-start this thread again and again. But it didn't work, because we all enjoy the banter and bickering so much.

Thomas
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht

knight66

Quote from: sound67 on August 22, 2008, 10:11:15 AM

Various people have tried to jump-start this thread again and again. But it didn't work, because we all enjoy the banter and bickering so much.

Thomas

I can assure you they 'all' don't.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

sound67

Actually, some enjoy both.
"Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos. He composed the same concerto 500 times" - Igor Stravinsky

"Mozart is a menace to musical progress, a relic of rituals that were losing relevance in his own time and are meaningless to ours." - Norman Lebrecht