by Sean | Nov 2, 2013 | Spirituality
Music is an art form among many others. As an artist, we seek to convey our thoughts to the listener or the viewer. Our creations are often portraits or reflections of experiences we have had, and sometimes expressions of some aspect of how we view life on an esoteric...
by Sean | Nov 2, 2013 | Composition
What they don’t teach you at music school It’s funny how one can devote their whole life to the study of those little black dots we call notes. Did you know that in western music, there are only 12 of them? You’d think that after a year or two, one would be able...
by Sean | Nov 2, 2013 | Improvisation
One of the first guitar teachers I ever had was John Tapscott. John was one of the biggest influences on me as far as deciding to make music my profession, and also helping me get a sense of artistic identity. John turned me on to the concept of improvising almost...
by Sean | Nov 2, 2013 | Improvisation
Repetition is the mother of skill This is something that I mentioned briefly in the previous improvisation article…and also ties in with the “Power of Persistence” section as well. When you are working on improvisation at any level the ultimate goal is to try...
by Sean | Nov 2, 2013 | Improvisation
When I’m feeling like my ideas are a little stale, I have a few things to try. One is to start writing from a different musical place. I used to always start a tune with a chord progression. I would then arrange it into the style I wanted by sketching it on a...
