WHAT IS THE CALCULUS OF LIFE... AND WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH MONETTE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MY NEW BOOK?
By Dave Monette "Calculus is simply the study of constant change... and life is constant change! The Calculus of life is my method for...
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mavedonette
- Jul 3
- 10 min
KABBALAH, ZEN, RAJA YOGA, AND MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Because the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais are so central to the content of my book, I’ve written this post to explain three key...
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mavedonette
- Aug 9, 2023
- 3 min
SNOWMOBILES AND THE CALCULUS OF LIFE!
Last week I visited friends and relatives back in the Midwest. On the Minnesota portion of my trip, I finally got to see and stay in the...
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mavedonette
- May 14, 2023
- 2 min
COMEDIAN AND IMPROVISATION ARTIST ZACH WOODS VISITS OUR SHOP!
Zach was in a few months ago for his first shop visit... he was so fun to work with! He's a brilliant human being...an actor,...
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mavedonette
- May 14, 2023
- 1 min
SHOUTOUT TO MONETTE BY STEPHEN COLBERT DURING THE LATE SHOW MONOLOGUE!
I don't often get a shoutout on national TV... I think years ago Wynton said something on the Tonight Show or on Letterman when the host...
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mavedonette
- May 12, 2023
- 5 min
APPENDIX 2: THE CALCULUS OF LIFE…NAVIGATING OUR PATH TO TRANSCENDENCE
AN ESOTERIC OVERVIEW ON THE TEACHINGS OF MOSHE FELDENKRAIS Moshe Feldenkrais was a visionary pioneer in the field of mind-body studies....
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mavedonette
- May 12, 2023
- 3 min
BOOK INTRODUCTION: THE CALCULUS OF LIFE…NAVIGATING OUR PATH TO TRANSCENDENCE
"This cosmic Reality is so immense and overwhelming that it is only when we are at our best that we can catch glimpses of it…” Moshe...
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mavedonette
- Feb 9, 2020
- 9 min
RECENT SESSION DESCRIPTION: A GUIDED MEDITATION IN THE CALCULUS OF LIFE
It’s common for musicians I work with to share stories of their peak career performance experiences. Their descriptions of these events...
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Dave Monette
- Feb 9, 2020
- 8 min
RELEASING OLD HABITS INTO EXPANDED STATES
Recent Grammy Award Winner Charlie Porter immediately after his first CST/Energetics of Performance session; January 7, 2019. Charlie's...
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Dave Monette
- Jan 1, 2020
- 2 min
PRIVATE CST/ENERGETICS OF PERFORMANCE SESSIONS!
Monette Operations Manager Jason Gunderson enjoying our new CST Embouchure Renewal Protocol, December, 2019. As much as I love designing...
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Dave Monette
- Apr 22, 2019
- 8 min
ACQUIRED CERVICAL DYSTONIA AND RELATED ISSUES IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE—TREATMENT AND RECOVERY….
Over and over again, musicians who come to me for CST work have symptoms of acquired cervical dystonia.* This involves repetitive stress...
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Dave Monette
- Apr 4, 2019
- 7 min
MY CRANIOSACRAL CERTIFICATION AND PRACTICE... I LOVE THIS WORK!
For the last four years, I have been studying Craniosacral Therapy (CST) with Carol Gray - the director of the Carol Gray Center for CST...
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Dave Monette
- Mar 1, 2018
- 9 min
ENERGETICS OF PERFORMANCE - NOTES ON EMOTIONAL INTEGRATION PART ONE
"Successful musicians have the emotional strength to intimately connect with their audience - even (and especially) if their audience is...
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Dave Monette
- Feb 16, 2018
- 5 min
HOW DID ENERGETICS OF PERFORMANCE EVOLVE FROM MY WORK AS AN INSTRUMENT MAKER? PART 2
People sometimes ask me what sets top musicians I work with apart from other players. I often say that the best of the best breathe with...
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Dave Monette
- Jan 25, 2018
- 8 min
HOW DID ENERGETICS OF PERFORMANCE EVOLVE FROM MY WORK AS AN INSTRUMENT MAKER?
Here is my first Energetics of Performance Blog post! PART ONE of this post is an overview of what inspired me to explore resonance in...
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