http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Edward+Weiss Poetry Edward Weiss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76534&ca=Poetry A picture is worth a thousand words. And in haiku, an image allows the reader to use imagination to "see" with. Haiku lessons should help you understand this. For example, take this haiku poem by Bruce Ross: sunset -- a cormorant glides inches above the water Here we have an image of a cormorant gli... Poetry Edward Weiss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76535&ca=Poetry It may sound like a tasty sushi dish, but the concept of wabi/sabi is a Japanese idea that literally means "sweet sadness." It's a feeling one may have when winter is approaching and you notice the change in nature's cycles. It's a feeling of impermanence that surrounds all living things on this pla... Poetry Edward Weiss Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76538&ca=Poetry Looking for a way to write short love poems? Look no further than haiku poetry! Haiku may be the shortest living poetry in the world! In just a few words, an entire sentiment can be expressed. But how to write them you ask? It's easy! Look at this short love poem: Spring breeze -- her hand accidenta... Poetry Edward Weiss Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76536&ca=Poetry Looking at examples of haiku poetry can help you better understand what haiku is. After all, it's by reading the words of others that inspire our own creativity. Take a look at this haiku poem by the author: january sunrise -- a bluejay takes a snow bath As an example, this is a pretty good poem. I... Poetry Edward Weiss Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76533&ca=Poetry Love poems have been written since men and women have been able to communicate with each other. Traditionally, it's been the realm of the western poet. Not anymore. Good love poems can and have been written by eastern poets as well. In fact, the eastern flair for staying in the present and looking a... Entertainment Edward Weiss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6600&ca=Entertainment Here's a method I use that works. First, sit down at your piano or keyboard and just improvise. I suggest improvising first because music that is created in this way is at its freshest. It's not adulterated or thought up. It is pure inspiration. Now, there will come times during improvisation where... Entertainment Edward Weiss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6601&ca=Entertainment A lot of new age piano music consists of repeating patterns, or textures in the left hand while the right hand improvises a melody. This approach is really a good one! It frees you up to create in the moment. First you decide what chord or chords you'll be using in the left hand. You then create an... Entertainment Edward Weiss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6603&ca=Entertainment Different styles of music have different "sounds." We can all pretty much agree on that point. For example, Jazz uses seventh chords almost exclusively. This, and the kind of chord progressions used in Jazz gives it its unique flavor. But what about new age music? Does it have it's own special ingre... Entertainment Edward Weiss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6605&ca=Entertainment Do you think you can't improvise? Nonsense! All you need are a few chords, the right attitude, and a piano or keyboard. Follow these seven principles and you'll be improvising at the keyboard in no time! 1. Do listen to what's going on inside yourself before and while you sit down to play - your inn... Entertainment Edward Weiss Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6555&ca=Entertainment Do you remember finger-painting as a child? How fun it was. How exciting to be able to dip your fingers into a color that called out to you and put it on paper. The excitement of it all came from the feeling that you were an explorer, looking into uncharted territories of your own creative source. N...