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Talking About Practice

Published: Fri, 11/15/24

I practiced today. In fact, I practiced more than usual, because there is construction going on ne t door to my studio, making it harder to focus. So…

Work In Progress

Published: Fri, 11/08/24

Updated: Fri, 11/08/24

I've been teaching a lot of traditional material lately in the Fingerstyle Five membership. Earlier this year, we did the Leroy Carr classic "How Long…

Last Call – Blue Note Blues Workshop

Published: Fri, 11/01/24

Updated: Sat, 11/02/24

A final reminder that my Blue Note Blues workshop live streams tomorrow morning at 10:30am Central Daylight Time. You can also register now and plan…

Sixteen Stanzas About Candy And Pedagogy

Published: Fri, 11/01/24

Updated: Fri, 11/08/24

So yesterdaywas HalloweenIf you had been hereYou'd have seen My preference forthe M&MsAnd how I justkept eating them We gave awayThe Skittles andThe…

Blues Sensibility and Jazz Articulation

Published: Fri, 11/01/24

In Just Si Scales... When I say "Blue Note Blues," I'm basically talking about music made from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, in a style that's typically…

"Can you really learn from transcriptions?"

Published: Thu, 10/31/24

More Workshop FAQs I thought I would answer a couple more questions I've received about Saturday's Blue Note Blues workshop. As a jazz dropout, I…

Blue Note Blues FAQs #1

Published: Wed, 10/30/24

Answers to Questions About This Saturday's Workshop And now, answers to a couple of questions I've received about this Saturday's upcoming Blue Note…

Doing It The Blues Way

Published: Tue, 10/29/24

I will cheerfully admit to anyone who will listen that I dropped out of the graduate jazz studies program at Manhattan School of Music after one…

New Reliable Source Workshop!

Published: Fri, 10/25/24

Updated: Fri, 10/25/24

BLUE NOTE BLUES • Saturday, Nov. 2 A lot of blues guitarists e periment with jazz guitar lessons, hoping to find a way to play more than just…

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