Twenty "Something Betters"
Published: Fri, 05/12/23
came out, still liberally quote from that definite standup album to this day, my favorite Steve Martin bit remains the set piece in Ro anne when his…
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New Workshop: The Swing Scale
Published: Tue, 05/09/23
The Swing Scale, the second workshop in this series, will take place on May 20 and will cover playing the changes on the blues by combining the blues…
Conventional Wisdom
Published: Fri, 05/05/23
Around this time last month, friends of mine were posting from NAMM – the four-day gear-fest that is the National Association of Music Merchants'…
Waiting For The King
Published: Fri, 04/28/23
though I realize that time might have been better spent actually listening to, say, Songs For Swinging Lovers instead. Likewise, while I've listened…
Last Call: Freddie Green Chords Workshop This Saturday
Published: Fri, 04/21/23
We start at 10:30AM CDT Saturday, April 22 and the workshop runs for two hours. A full replay will be available immediately afterwards and you can…
Blue Quatrain #7
Published: Fri, 04/21/23
From trickle to a roaring din Of videos, and emails too Purporting to address each Q That's come my way, about tomorrow's Workshop, with chord…
Ow!
Published: Fri, 04/21/23
Now, I've been posting FAQ videos all week, answering people's questions about the upcoming Freddie Green Chords workshop this weekend, and while my…
Marketing 101
Published: Thu, 04/20/23
1. What time is the workshop on Saturday, and how long does it last? Whoo-ee, this is marketing 101, no? I really do need to remember to include these…
Amateur Lutherie
Published: Wed, 04/19/23
It plays the blues It has a trapeze Tailpiece, too It also might Could play the rock E cept it has No centerblock It could be sunburst But instead…
Less Is Less
Published: Tue, 04/18/23
Blues guitarist Ronnie Earl used to hand out a list of "Philosophies" to his master classes at the National Guitar Workshop. These were one-sentence…