you have the answer
learn how to translate it these words of
wisdom from my late mentor the great
tenor saxophonist Vaughn Freeman moved
me to tears as soon as they reached my
ears years ago they’ve become my mantra
you have the answer learn how to
translate it you have the answer learn
how to translate it what he meant was
you actually know inside what you want
to say all you have to do is find the
way to do it through your own music your
own voice and now when I teach groups of
oftentimes non musicians one of my
favorite exercises to give them is to
have them simply harmonize with each
other whatever that may mean to them and
without fail they sound absolutely
incredible like a professional choir
they may have never sung a note in their
lives but somehow they know
instinctively what harmony is what
sounds good together and what feels good
together but all they’ve done is listen
to each other and made a sound and kept
listening and made a new sound maybe one
that worked better than before if
someone makes a strong choice others
might join that tone and strengthen it
or someone might sing a different tone
that rubs against it and makes the key
change entirely but that makes it more
interesting and keeps the music going
the change keeps it alive but somehow
everyone agrees on that elusive thing
called the ending
and then silence peace and when they
reach that they realize they just
listened to each other and they knew how
to go and they did this without force
without a conductor without reading a
note without waving a hand they just
listened to each other and they knew how
to go and that’s what I believe we can
do as citizens of this world we have the
power to do this to find that elusive
thing called world peace
by using all the senses that we’re
blessed to be born with to just listen
to each other and we’ll know how to go
we have the answer let’s learn from each
other
how to translate it
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
in the past our ancestors left us
nothing but culture and it’s like a
cappella Rico batalla de cultura – a
[Music]
you can be big you can be rich I don’t
care just practice culture from your
ride and he began to write his voice was
young with the soul of a sea road of our
mother and the violation
[Music]
[Music]
I read his words one night then fell
asleep my cheek upon with his images
hearty and my transformation of another
[Music]
when I saw but she looked different with
white skin and short : in a colourless
cell surrounded by guards with God
torturous question
[Laughter]
[Music]
when finally they pressed her face to a
Sheldon’s
[Music]
[Music]
you’re facing of a lullaby
[Music]
but no she survived to sing that she
means woman I saw the forceful harvest
of sacred heads before male soldiers
I saw the rape of pregnant women who did
once when a woman was raped the day
[Music]
she gave
[Applause]
[Music]
[Music]
silence together
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
Hey
[Music]
we are not strangers we are not separate
beings we are brother and sister only we
are not strangers we are not separate
beings we are brother and sister only
can you sing with me we are not
strangers we are not separate beings we
are brother and sister only we are not
strangers we are not separate beings we
are
[Music]
[Music]
from within the thick green camellia
leaves vermilion flowers are blooming
unexpectedly I saw tall white egret
lifting its long neck
crossing with thin steps
lightly and elegantly it walked toward
its own slender shadow
yesterday a company of friends brought
happiness today I’m alone but not lonely
I look toward the sky the Egret flew
into an endless deep blue expanse
life has no boundaries
[Music]
when every place can be home
[Music]
[Music]
yesterday the company of friends brought
happy today I looked for the sky the
Egret fluent
deep blue expand yesterday brought happy
[Music]
alone
[Music]
life has no boundary when every place
can be
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Applause]
learn how to translate it these words of
wisdom from my late mentor the great
tenor saxophonist Vaughn Freeman moved
me to tears as soon as they reached my
ears years ago they’ve become my mantra
you have the answer learn how to
translate it you have the answer learn
how to translate it what he meant was
you actually know inside what you want
to say all you have to do is find the
way to do it through your own music your
own voice and now when I teach groups of
oftentimes non musicians one of my
favorite exercises to give them is to
have them simply harmonize with each
other whatever that may mean to them and
without fail they sound absolutely
incredible like a professional choir
they may have never sung a note in their
lives but somehow they know
instinctively what harmony is what
sounds good together and what feels good
together but all they’ve done is listen
to each other and made a sound and kept
listening and made a new sound maybe one
that worked better than before if
someone makes a strong choice others
might join that tone and strengthen it
or someone might sing a different tone
that rubs against it and makes the key
change entirely but that makes it more
interesting and keeps the music going
the change keeps it alive but somehow
everyone agrees on that elusive thing
called the ending
and then silence peace and when they
reach that they realize they just
listened to each other and they knew how
to go and they did this without force
without a conductor without reading a
note without waving a hand they just
listened to each other and they knew how
to go and that’s what I believe we can
do as citizens of this world we have the
power to do this to find that elusive
thing called world peace
by using all the senses that we’re
blessed to be born with to just listen
to each other and we’ll know how to go
we have the answer let’s learn from each
other
how to translate it
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
in the past our ancestors left us
nothing but culture and it’s like a
cappella Rico batalla de cultura – a
[Music]
you can be big you can be rich I don’t
care just practice culture from your
ride and he began to write his voice was
young with the soul of a sea road of our
mother and the violation
[Music]
[Music]
I read his words one night then fell
asleep my cheek upon with his images
hearty and my transformation of another
[Music]
when I saw but she looked different with
white skin and short : in a colourless
cell surrounded by guards with God
torturous question
[Laughter]
[Music]
when finally they pressed her face to a
Sheldon’s
[Music]
[Music]
you’re facing of a lullaby
[Music]
but no she survived to sing that she
means woman I saw the forceful harvest
of sacred heads before male soldiers
I saw the rape of pregnant women who did
once when a woman was raped the day
[Music]
she gave
[Applause]
[Music]
[Music]
silence together
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
Hey
[Music]
we are not strangers we are not separate
beings we are brother and sister only we
are not strangers we are not separate
beings we are brother and sister only
can you sing with me we are not
strangers we are not separate beings we
are brother and sister only we are not
strangers we are not separate beings we
are
[Music]
[Music]
from within the thick green camellia
leaves vermilion flowers are blooming
unexpectedly I saw tall white egret
lifting its long neck
crossing with thin steps
lightly and elegantly it walked toward
its own slender shadow
yesterday a company of friends brought
happiness today I’m alone but not lonely
I look toward the sky the Egret flew
into an endless deep blue expanse
life has no boundaries
[Music]
when every place can be home
[Music]
[Music]
yesterday the company of friends brought
happy today I looked for the sky the
Egret fluent
deep blue expand yesterday brought happy
[Music]
alone
[Music]
life has no boundary when every place
can be
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Applause]
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