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I have listened to a lot of masterclasses of jazz musicians recently and once thing that is mentioned all the time (and has not been mentioned here as far as I see) is the parallel between the...
The only meaningful point of comparison between language and music (at least that I can think of) is the notion of "fluency." Take, for example, a conversation between a native speaker and someone...
This is almost exactly what I try to do to occasionally. And is the exact reason for starting this topic.
I see. A big & expensive brother of my own Loar, yeah, I can see why someone would want to be talked out of it shreddin' Saves you effort and risk while travelling, too? ;)
One thing spoken language and music have in common: Sometimes the best thing to say or play is nothing at all.
As a guitar player that doesn’t sing and sometimes writes music, what I will sometimes do as a useful exercise, is take a poem or any section of verse. Prose works, too. And I will write a melody...
Very true, it's just funny viewing that quote from today's lens given the jazz box market today, especially vintage Gibson's. However, I do have a hard time believing an L5 was an inexpensive...
Yes, exactly. Some wild and transnational stories, sad for the unsuspecting buyers who mostly lost their money despite criminal charges. Some fraudsters are even so bold as to set up extra accounts...
It was a different world then. Gigs everywhere, people had money to leave their house and enjoy life...
He says as he plays an L5 valued at or over $10k today. I love Wes and I'm kidding, but only a little.
'52 L5C I'm actually trying to talk him out of it. He has enough D'Angelico's, Gibsons and Epiphones as it is. I don't know if this would be something he's really interested in. But,. we'll...
Okay I think I’ll maybe adjust and say definitely the Randy Vincent. It’s got great stuff for how to start incorporating some of those licks and things you might glean from beginner etudes into your...
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I read a philosopher once whose name I forget who stated that humans have five means of expression that do not significantly overlap, but convey meaning in different ways: Language Mathematics...
Lesson #94: A Method To Create Jazzy Blues Licks...
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