TROUBLE SLEEPING??? I wrote this composition intending to help those of us who need to solve the nighttime MONKEY MIND problem. This is known as a situation where we think too much about everything the moment we lie down to sleep at night. Because of these busy thoughts, we cannot sleep, and the reason is that….ALL THE THOUGHTS IN OUR MIND are raucously jumping like monkeys from thought to thought and branch to branch! This piece is intended as a descriptive antidote and the performance notes say: 1:30 AM-your head on a pillow wishing for sleep... Your disjunct thoughts swing from branch to branch as you think of... friends....jobs....grades....family....rent....love....tuition....savings....politics.... income....insurance....arguments....guitar strings!!! HELP!!!! This frantic thought-filled B section is illustrated by crazy, scalar musical antics we all relate to as our loyal antithesis known as insomnia. I have performed this work as a solo guitarist, and also with guitar, poet, violin, and percussion. You are welcome to play it however you choose, and with whatever instrumental configuration you may desire. When we play this work, we are all about helping our fellow humans overcome insomnia difficulties which so seriously affect so many of our lives. When this B section ends your thoughts turn to think nothing...then we have a musical moment of silence. Try Again.....The guitar, or guitar and violin and other instruments commence now to play a sweet and gentle recapitulation which is void of the Monkey Mind problems. Finally you sleep. So there you are. See how much that Helped you get your rest! Thank you for listening to and reading about my composition. I hope it helped defeat your insomniac adversaries, and my wish is that you gained a restful night of valuable sleep!