KONNAKOL
Books & video tutorials
Konnakol
A technique, from the South Indian music tradition, to sing, count and compute complex mathematic rhythms.
To quote John McLaughlin
"If you can understand konnakol
The most superior system of leaning rhythm in the world,
You can understand any rhythm
from any country on the planet"
The 5000 years old rhythmic Language is probably the most complex, intricate vocal rhythmic system in the world. Unmatched in stature, complexity, depth & range.
GUITAR
Improvisation and composition
is the same thing just experienced on two different timescales!
In these two videos I share my vision and my basic ideas about how I work with streching my rhythms, my scales and my harmonic ideas
ONLINE LESSONS
NEW TUTORIAL
MAXWELL PATTERSON /USA : gave this feedback:
Great exercises in this! i love how your material has alot of 'outside of the carnatic box' thinking, gonna have to dig into the other video series soon!!
If you are looking for lessons in konnakol, guitar or simply need a check on your artistic material or approach I am avaible for online lessons. You would need a paypal account + FaceTime or Skype. I charge 60€ pr session.
The possibility to be heard, ask questions and have a dialog is much better than books and videos. All the material in the webshop are my recipes for inspiration and will give you stuff to work with - but if you have the desire to meet me online, have a personal experience and go deeper - just contact me
GUITAR MUSIC
"The Shape of Sound"
24 compositions / 120 min music / Sheetmusic & tabulature + album.
This music is outstanding to me - in that sense that every variation represents my study of a subject - I decided to do a scrapbook and spend 4 years fully concentrated on how to educate myself by cultivating new ideas for solo guita. Ideas that would transform me - I formulated 24 questions. And these are the 24 answers.
Jennifer Batton wrote about the album
(renowned guitarist for Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck)
SUPER INSPIRING! "Killer stuff!
He’s so adventurous and innovative. His music is just plain delicious to my ear. The wide intervallic stuff reminds me of Joe Diorio, he was such an huge influence to me. I bet he would have loved this music"
F.ex: In this video the motive is toexplore new stuff within 4:- Therefore Both the harmonic structures & the intervals are forths. The rhythmic groove is 4/4 all the time.