Does The Fingerstyle Five Really Work?
Published: Fri, 10/29/21
help you play better fingerstyle blues? Here's what a few current members have to say about it: "The Horizontal 3-Step is a magic way to learn…
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The Fingerstyle Five Membership Is Open
Published: Thu, 10/28/21
going to make my costume at the last minute." This goes for all four of us, but so far the only year it really worked was the time we all went as…
Play Better Fingerstyle Blues, Part III: Arrange
Published: Tue, 10/26/21
Songwriter #1: These lyrics are positively epigrammatic!" Songwriter #2: "What does that mean, e actly?" Songwriter #1: "You know. Concise."…
Taking The Guesswork Out Of Improvisation
Published: Mon, 10/25/21
It's not the greatest idea to tutor your own kids, and they seem to have pretty happening math teachers this year, so I don't get called into the room…
Play Better Fingerstyle Blues, Part II: Improvise
Published: Sat, 10/23/21
these guys are at catching and throwing. I know, there are errors, there are balls that make it into the stands, or at least get driven right into the…
Play Better Fingerstyle Blues, Part I: Groove
Published: Thu, 10/21/21
I've been on a musician-interview podcast jag for the past week, having discovered a long-running series produced at NYU that includes, among many…
Notes On Mr. Hunter
Published: Fri, 10/15/21
My Charlie Hunter obsession proceeds apace, as evidenced by today's Youtube lesson. While I neglected to mention it within the video itself, the…
"Not In The Book!"
Published: Thu, 10/07/21
Anyone who's watched a movie adaptation of a beloved novel with me knows I am not a fan of change. It would make a pretty good drinking game for…
Rhythm-A-Ning
Published: Fri, 10/01/21
Aside from being unsurprisingly yet enjoyably contrarian, this observation also struck Bret and myself as a piece of rugged good logic. The more we…
Bebop For Beginners – Last Call
Published: Fri, 09/24/21
Here's a last reminder to sign up now if you want to join me for tomorrow's Bebop For Beginners workshop. This workshop on single-note soloing is for…