Reading it, I was reminded of the classic three chord recommendation: learn three chords and form a band! Why not? If this got you thinking hey maybe I should learn to play the guitar, then you might find this useful:Guitar card cheat sheet.Start with E. 🙂 ...
“passacaglia” translates to street walk, a cadential interlude originally used to connect disparate pieces. It evolved throughout the centuries and most academics today will agree that a passacaglia’s defining characteristics are that its chords iterate over a ground bass and that it is frequently...
left Foster the People during the thick of the pandemic. These profound changes encouraged Foster to look inward. With touring completely off the table at that point, he took the time he never had since he started Foster the People to work on himself. ...
Life throws you into all kinds of relationships in terms of closeness. There are a lot of people whom I have become associated with and got to know well — saw on a regular basis, such as relatives and in-laws or coworkers, who obviously knew the fundamental facts about me, since they...
His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1929, he was classically trained at Southeastern Louisiana...
The one piece of practical advice I always give is to be very aware of the way you join your pieces together. By using synthetic glue, your artwork might look good from the outside. But as an artist you are responsible for what you create. Can you disassemble it? Is it recyclable? Is...
Bruce Hornsby @ Royal Festival Hall, London Bruce Hornsby: “Most people in the pop world want to live a white note life. I’m interested in a little more adventure” – Interview Bruce Hornsby –‘Flicted Bruce Hornsby – Non-Secure...
Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords,...
I look back at the baby. He’s alive, but now he has hiccups, and they seem far too powerful for someone who is only seven hours old. I make a mental note to check with a nurse when Megan and I are finished talking. I’m trapped again. I can’t take my eyes off him. “Yes...
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