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The above image is called an ambigram. It has 180 degree rotational symmetry. If you flip it over, it looks the same. Pretty cool eh?
7.25.2010 Played with WORP today. Go check out our sessions on the LISTEN page. I hope your Summer has been as lovely as mine. Namaste. ~H
SKYPE GUITAR LESSONS INTERNATIONAL: In case you haven't heard, I'm offering discounted Skype lessons this Summer. For the past few months I've been building an international Skype Guitar Lesson Studio. For those of you unfamiliar with Skype, it's a FREE program available at http://www.skype.com which enables users to video conference with anybody in the world using the same software. So far my international students include people from Copenhagen, Shanghi, Beijing, and Hong Kong!!! I'm really hoping it continues to grow. Here's the deal: 25% off lessons on Skype until September 2010 for the unbelievably low price of $45 (USD) per 1 hour lesson (down from $60). Standard exchange rates apply. In order to ensure security for me as well as for my students, all payments will be handled by Paypal. I'm really excited about this. Skype works like a charm. My students gather all their guitar paraphernalia (guitars, amplifiers, pedals, iPods, CDs, books, magazines, etc), set it all up around their computers, and off we go!!! The sound is great and you can clearly see the fingers move about the fingerboard (my greatest concern regarding webcam lessons). All in all, the technology is fantastic. And it'll only get better. Contact me today about Skype guitar lessons from the comfort of your own home, regardless of which country you call home!!!
My friend Jonathan just sent me this poster! Check out that line up! I highly recommend planning a last minute trip to catch this weekend of music!!!
The WORP Trio: Aaron Winters (drums), Hans Ottsen (guitar), Jim Rankin (bass)
Book this band. You won't regret it.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. RON A. BLANCHETTE (9.23.1933 - 5.9.2010). HOW COULD THE WORLD EVER KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT TO THOSE OF US WHO KNEW YOU AND LOVED YOU SO? REST IN PEACE MY DEAR FRIEND.
Welcome to hansottsen.com! Music is a large and complex organism made up of countless minds/opinions/experiences/tastes/abilities/talents not to mention billions of scores & recordings. The more I learn about music, the more I find I have yet to learn. This is a beautiful state of affairs. It means that no matter how passionately I experience something musical, how deeply I explore it, no matter how moved I find myself, there exists infinite opportunity to seek out greater, deeper, more rewarding musical experiences. This remains true for me and would, had I a thousand lifetimes.
Music can be a companion through one's life. I shudder to think of how I might have fared, without my connection to music, through the darkest, loneliest moments of my life. And of course, music has always been there, setting up a quick link to memories of the good times.
I love music. I love helping people explore the vast musical universe. I love helping people hone their personal musical passions. I watch in awe as the human mind builds ability and dexterity. I feel great thanks and pride when I see somebody make a musical breakthrough. I'm honored to be present as they experience that emotion all too familiar to me: the euphoria of experiencing increased capability of musical creation.
Music is available to all human beings. Regardless of age or level of experience, music and the joy it can yield is available to all.
There's something in it for anyone willing to listen - Anyone willing to try.
Thank you for visiting my website. May you all find the happiness that music makes available for all of us.
Sincerely,
Hans Ottsen - performance, composition, instruction
