This is a 52-minute Meditation and Health track created exclusively for The Monroe Institute's music division for exclusive use in their EXPAND APP. It was created specifically as a "Joy & Meaning" track. The track is embedded with the exclusive Monroe Sound Science. The EXPAND APP is available at your favorite APP Store. The full song can be purchased at: https://www.monroeinstitute.org/products/mt-shasta-rhapsody
Please visit our YouTube page for a beautiful visual presentation of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ARRXLkUHw
"Mt. Shasta Rhapsody", was created in collaboration with the Monroe Institute. "Mt. Shasta Rhapsody", this version is NOT enhanced with Monroe Sound Science™. THAT full song can be purchased at: https://www.monroeinstitute.org/products/mt-shasta-rhapsody
ABOUT THIS TRACK:
"Mt. Shasta Rhapsody", was created in collaboration with the Monroe Institute. "Mt. Shasta Rhapsody", is enhanced with Monroe Sound Science™. The full song can be purchased at: https://www.monroeinstitute.org/products/mt-shasta-rhapsody
That said, you can experience the sensation of being at the top of a mountain, seeing 360 degrees of expansive sky or floating down a mountain stream. Enhanced with Monroe Sound Science™, “Mt. Shasta Rhapsody”, has a melodic, free-flowing lullaby-like mood as its sonic environment and provides an atmosphere of peace and calm.
This meditative experience has the free-flowing nature of a true rhapsody and uses subtle dynamics to draw the listener toward an inner sense of quiet and relaxation.
From the Artist: "When I first began working on my instrumental composition, “Mt. Shasta Rhapsody”, I wanted it to have a melodic, free-flowing lullaby feel to it. I was looking for something with a joyful and meaningful vibe to it that welcomes you into the song’s sonic environment.
Since, it was earmarked to be almost an hour long, I arranged the track to have 5 different main, melodic motifs that flowed in and out of the track and would work in tandem. I wanted the listener for feel like they flowing down a mountain stream and also being lifted to the very top of the mountain with the expansive sky fanning out in all 360-degrees. I did not want the track to be too drone-like. So, I created a lot of subtle dynamics, but avoided making it being too busy. I also wanted to keep the track form being boring, loopy and repetitive.
My musical blueprint was to adhere to the free-flowing nature of a true rhapsody and used subtle dynamics and mixed the use of louder, more full sections, with sections that were soft and sparse, yet, they drew the listener in. About 2/3 of the way thru the track, I pulled the instrumentation back to a softer section and let that “ride” for a bit. I felt that by that time, the listener was primed for a joyful and meaningful “drifting experience”. During this section, I featured the stringed double-bass, playing a three-note riff that repeated till the end. It almost gave the track a Spanish feel to it. I also added an accordion and teamed it up with an English Horn, Soprano Sax and emotional flute tracks and let them dance between each other as duet, unison and echoing sections.
Also, when I started to lay the basic elements of the track, I selected the key of C, as it a joyful and comforting key. Happy, major key and comfortable to the ear. I love using acoustic instruments a lot, so I blended some unique zithers and stringed orchestral parts with the rest of the instruments in the compositions. When I am building longer tracks, I have found I need to be patient and let the track take on its own “life” and give it room to breathe and mature, so I walked away from it for a few days. I never LOOP sections. I create tracks as one, continuous sonic creation. Then, I will settle back and play the whole composition from beginning to end several times and make subtle adjustments, which is easy if a song is 5-to-15 minutes.
But a 60-minute piece is a bit more time consuming and takes more concentration to review, so I do it in bed. I always use good, reference earphones and avoid earbuds. This track was a true labor-of-love and the more I listen to it, they more I love it. I found it to be comforting, joyful and meaningful. I also found it transcendental, like a lot of the tracks created by the composers who contribute to the Monroe Institute.
I hope you all enjoy this track and look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback, too. Thanks, again, to the people of Monroe Institute for reaching out to me and giving me an opportunity to create an inspiring track for the world to enjoy. ---"
Full 51-minute track now available to purchase from the Monroe Store:
https://www.monroeinstitute.org/products/mt-shasta-rhapsody
This composition was Copyrighted © 2024 ® by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
ALL GLOBAL RIGHTS and BEYOND ARE STRICTLY RESERVED.
This/these song(s) or any portion thereof (lyrics, music, samples, vocals - etc.) may NOT be reproduced/copied/re-formatted/re-edited/sampled in any form or media, distributed, transmitted, downloaded, shared or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the writer and the publisher. This especially refers to ANY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Manipulation, Sampling, Re-editing, Re-recording or re-use of any part of these songs or instrumentals or vocal, in ANYWAY, is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
For permission requests, write to the publisher at:
MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Or addressed to:
"Attention: Permissions Coordinator, (at the address below)
Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr/Magic Garage Music, PO Box 2398, Northbrook, IL USA 60065
Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr/Magic Garage Music, PO Box 345, Antioch, IL USA 60002”
http://www.chetnichols.net.
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com