Ljósið (previously known as Let Yourself Feel) from Esteban Diácono on Vimeo.

Can't think of a better video right here. Performance is never about rote, mechanical, process. That's practice. True performance is about letting yourself feel. Tell me what you think - tweet me: @kelleengriffin

 

 

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Paganini, one of the greatest violinists of all time, was about to perform before a sold out opera house.  He walked out on stage to a huge ovation and felt that something was terribly wrong.  Suddenly, he realized that he had someone else's violin in his hands. Horrified, but knowing that he had no other choice, he began.

That day, he gave the performance of his life.  After the concert, Paganini reflected to a fellow musician, "Today, I learned the most important lesson of my career.  Before today, I thought the music was in the violin; today I learned the music is in me."

 

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Are we human?

DateSaturday, May 2, 2009 at 04:37PM

Always cool, my sister Meghan, 24 and a nurse in Philadelphia, keeps me current on music, fashion, and technology.  She was listening to a song when I was home recently, and once I heard the whole track, I fell instantly and hopeless in love. Here it is from their live performance in San Jose, the first full minute is their intro, but stick with it - you won't be able to avoid tapping your feet, or doing the 'happy chair dance'!

 

The Killers, "Human" from Morgan Lam on Vimeo.

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