The Power of Healing Through Music: A Conversation with Jonathan Taylor – Part 2
“The piano is the same way. The piano has a hammer that goes like that on the string. The harpsichord has a pintrip that is plucked, all right? What do you do on the guitar? You actually pluck the string or hit it like a hammer in a way. So, in a certain way of thinking, the guitar is not the stringed instrument that everyone thinks it is. On the other hand, what makes the guitar so difficult? The double stops, the triple stops, quadruple stops.” — Jonathan Taylor
This episode, “The Power of Healing Through Music” is the second half of my conversation with musician and international concert artist Jonathan Taylor as we discuss the healing power of music, composing cinematic guitar compositions, and the surprising reason why the guitar might not be a string instrument after all.
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(0:00:01) – Power of Sound and Space Exploration
As the second half of our discussion begins, we talk about his chance meeting with the head of JPL during a music tour flight. “So we were talking,” Jonathan says, “and I didn’t rail at him, but I said, ‘You know, NASA really blew it.’ And he goes, ‘What? excuse me, sir?’” He shares more of his thoughts on the Space Race and what being a musician has taught him about holding onto an audience. “Even after two landings on the moon,” he recalls their conversation, “the viewership went like to nothing because everyone was bored. I said, ‘Well, you have to have a new project.’”
(0:05:57) – Power of Healing Through Music
Jonathan also recalls the places and events that made the deepest impression on him, including one listener at a concert whose life was literally transformed as a result. “A man had come into the auditorium,” he remembers his manager telling him, “and he was going to kill himself and he was on the brink of suicide, and he heard the concert and he decided not to kill himself.” We talk about sound’s power to reach out to people in unexpected ways, and he shares his thoughts on why the guitar isn’t necessarily a string instrument, or, at least, isn’t exactly played like one. “In executing a passage on the guitar to that exploding sound that you hear,” he says, “people ask, ‘How do you create that?’ And my answer is. ‘I release the energy.’ But it’s not enough for me to just tell you that.”
(0:18:55) – Music and Filmmaking With Jonathan Taylor
As our conversation comes to a close, Jonathan reminds us once more of the new app he’s released, which you can find a link to at the bottom of this page. “I forgot to tell you,” he jokes, “I forgot to mention that, I don’t know what’s the matter. I’m forgetting so many things.” We discuss sound’s power in our everyday lives, and how music transcends both art and science to connect us to ourselves and each other. “I don’t know and I don’t claim to know,” he says, considering the depth of our connection to sound, “but I can say this, that without music, I think life would be way worse off.”
Episode Summary
- Jonathan’s chance encounter with the head of JPL and his thoughts about NASA.
- Music’s healing impact and his philosophical approach to sound production.
- The transformative power of sound, how to reach Jonathan, and his new, free app.
Connect with the Guest
Website: https://jonathantaylor.app
https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/5R2b8Hv3U7p4r?
Follow Jonathan Taylor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJvadwu2bYXvzX6cs9MshA
Connect with Jonathan Taylor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-taylor-classical-guitar/
Follow Jonathan Taylor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.taylor.921/
Follow Jonathan Taylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JTclassicalguitarmastery/
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