OUR NEWEST BEYOND MASTERY COURSE

Adventures in

Musical Freedom

The goal? To free your mind and achieve greater integration with musical materials and enhance your creative receptivity.

Freedom is the ultimate goal of an artist.

In this podcast episode, Eugene reflects on the transformative power of music and how artists can reach beyond mastery to a place where only love for the music exists. Forget the audience, forget the critics, and forget the technique—discover how embracing this freedom can lead to performances that feel like flying, rich with safety, possibility, and a deep sense of belonging.

What will I learn?

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    Learn how to invite spontaneity and emotional depth in your performances.

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    Practice techniques to enhance your musical intuition and freedom.

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    Free Improvisation, Modal Improvisation, and Jazz Improvisation

  • - Practical steps and simple practices to help you play and perform in a state of presence and calmness, rather than being distracted by thoughts of technique, judgment, or ego.

    - Strategies to increase your creative confidence and allow your authentic musical response to emerge, rather than trying to plan or control the performance.

    - Insights into the concept of the "collective unconscious" and the "language of the present" in musical improvisation, and how to tap into that wellspring of creativity.

    - Ways to differentiate between practicing and performing, so you can let go of the egoic thought processes that can hinder your musical freedom.

    - Perspectives from the host, Eugene Friesen, as well as insights and experiences shared by the online community of accomplished artists and creators.

    The overall aim is to help you cultivate a deeper sense of musical freedom, where you feel a profound connection to the music and can perform with a sense of safety, possibility, and belonging.

  • Yes, all sessions will be recorded and made available within 48 hours.

  • All courses will take place on Saturdays from 12pm-1:30pm EST, on Zoom.

    Saturday, January 18 – Freedom and Free Improvisation

     

    Bonus Session #1: Practicing with your DAW

     

    Saturday, February 1 – The Ionian, Dorian, and Lydian Modes

     

    Saturday, February 15 – The Phrygian, Aolian, and Mixolydian Modes

     

    Saturday, March 1 – Jazz: The Minor Pentatonic Scale, Swing Feel, and Blues

     

    Saturday, March 22 – Jazz: Chord Tones Intensive

     

    Saturday, April 5 – Jazz: The Dominant to Tonic Cadence: The Altered Scale and Driving the Cadence with Melody

     

    Bonus Session #2 – Sangha Live – A community concert and meditation experience with all participants.

Join a community to explore musical freedom.

Whether you’re a seasoned musician or an enthusiastic novice, this course offers a unique opportunity to explore how the disciplines of meditation and improvisation can intersect to foster an environment of comprehensive personal and musical growth.

Join us for a journey of musical exploration and personal discovery that promises to transform your approach to music and life.