Trickier Than I Thought
Published: Fri, 11/04/22
So for this week's Youtube lesson, I zero in on how to make your hammerons sound better. Hammerons are essential for getting your blues licks to have…
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As Dire As Walking
Published: Fri, 10/28/22
I can't remember where I read about Jerry Seinfeld's writing practice, but basically, he puts an " " on the calendar every day that he writes jokes.
How To Fix Your Blues – Live on Youtube This Morning
Published: Fri, 10/21/22
It's been a weird week. I had more time than usual to work on things, and yet I got a lot less done, further proof that deadlines rule and specificity…
Workshop Last Call, Sans Tetrameter
Published: Fri, 10/14/22
workshop. I was going to go for maybe a frothy iambic tetrameter this evening, but was having trouble shoehorning in necessary words like…
Soloing Workshop Tomorrow
Published: Fri, 10/14/22
workshop tomorrow morning, Saturday October 15th. You can register for the workshop up until 10am Central tomorrow morning, and when you do, you'll…
Workshop Q&A LINK!
Published: Wed, 10/12/22
You'll need a link: Q&A Live Stream Reboot Sooner or late I'll get this straight –David david@davidhamburger.comP.O. Bo 302151 Austin TX 78703 USA…
Workshop Q&A Reboot, 3pm Central Today
Published: Wed, 10/12/22
I scheduled a workshop Q&A But despite taking time to prepare on the subject I neglected to set my live stream to "public" In the ensuing cricket-fest…
New Workshop: Soloing From Scratch
Published: Wed, 10/12/22
How to play consistent, coordinated rhythms with the thumb and fingers How to build and maintain a vocabulary of blues licks How to create compelling,…
Learning To Improvise
Published: Fri, 10/07/22
The Birth of Bebop than I can summarize here, but the salient point for me was the overall notion of how important it was not only to the bebop…
Freeze!
Published: Fri, 09/30/22
The thing about music is, you're dealing with everything at once – melody, harmony and rhythm – while time is going by. So to really understand what…