Yes! And... ~ Notes on Progression ~

The well known improvisational comedy principle "Yes, and" is an incredibly powerful tool for positive progression in conversational settings.

Its structure is simple, and is as follows:

1. To agree to what has been said.
2. To add something to what was said.
   

For example:



This also works for potentially hurtful responses i.e.

"You're old"

"Yes, and I'm currently exhibiting at the Maritime Museum... have you seen The Little Mermaid?"

Or for negative ones, by reframing their negative into a positive, more useful message:

"The whole world is corrupt, everyone's dying"
"That's really cool that you notice what's going on in the world, it shows me you want to make a difference"

Yes, and... (it's like this...)

~ Positive Affirmation + Positive Reframe ~

(+) + (+ ~) = :D

Examples:

"I'm gonna fucking kill you"

"Wow, you have confidence - I respect that"

... or (in context of protection)

"That's cool you look after your friends like this. People like you seem to be a rarity these days"

"I'm so fat and ugly, no one will ever invite me to the dance"

"I like (+) how you actually care how others feel (+ ~). That also shows me you take pride in your appearance and want to improve yourself."

Reasoning

As I have decided to attend the NLP master practitioner training, I deem it important to re-evaluate what is important for me as a person, what I want out of life.

For starters, I have pinpointed my passions in life to 3 clear categories. Through this post I shall attempt to abstract these further into one meaningful statement / message.

In no specific order:

• Music
  
• Visual Arts
  
• Relationships

Well, it seams two have bonded already.

Music can be seen as fulfilling various smaller needs:

1. The desire for beauty
2. The desire for discovery
3. The desire to express
4. The desire to influence
5. The desire to cause an effect.

~ Specifically ~

Linguistic relationships:

• aesthetics: visual and phonetic ~ the look of the words and the sound of the words (letters).
  

• kin-aesthetics: emotion and movement ~ how the words feel, , the pacing of the words - rhythm and articulation.

• auditory digital: unconscious and conscious ~ firing thought processes at different levels.
  

How do each of these considerations relate to/with the music?
Do the lyrical elements contrast or align with or oppose the music?


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Music


For me, music is about asking time for its eternity.
Time knows what feels right. It knows what will be passed on forever.

It knows its eternity.

So I ask it. I ask it to let out its natural formulas. Its secrets. Its heritage and roots. Its common knowledge.

It's common knowledge. It is within us all. We know what is eternal, what is timeless. We just need to ask.

A memorable tune is universal.
The feeling of love is universal.
Emotion is universal.


Mozart once said: "I am looking for two notes that love each other."


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About time in relation to music


Music is time.

Pitch is time.
Rhythm is time.

Pitch is frequency.
Frequency makes up rhythm.

Pitch is tiny fluctuations in time, through compression and rarefaction (to stretch) of a medium such as air. Pitch tends to affect one's emotions.

Notes are measured in hertz. 'A', for instance, is 440 hz... meaning that every second, air compressed and rarefied 440 times.

Rhythm is larger slices in time. Rhythm tend to affect ones kenesiology temporarily.

Faster tempos may quicken heart-rate and breathing leading to a possible boost of adrenaline - allowing emotions like anger, fear and excitement open to suggestion.

Slower tempos may slow heart rate and breathing, allowing one to relax easier.

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Whilst I was on the NLP practitioner training, we completed a process which was to visualise ourselves at the end of our life, reflecting on every decision and experience, and the motivation and purpose behind each. We then asked our unconscious mind to present one word for all of these experiences.

Sharing.

So my one motivation in life is to share. Share experiences; share learnings and wisdom; share time and energy; share beauty and observation; share emotions; share the love. To relate.

Why sharing?

Why share? Surely a more selfish existence would be more fulfilling? Through offering oneself as a valuable asset I will connect with everything.