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The Notated Lick Compendium. A thread for posting and storing notated licks. I like this quote:
iim's commission threads are one of the best things about the forum. And he has some dandies. I remember the 'Roycroft Rose'. I look forward to watching this evolve. All the woods look amazing. The...
More like a dirge in this instance... for whom did the bell toll?
Yes, one should be able to effortlessly play any melody one hears, except perhaps complicated be-bop melodies, etc. Being able to play what you hear is necessary to be a proficient improvisor....
The variation of placement position of a phrase into the tempo is "beat width", which in jazz is highly desired to be as "fat" as can be musically controlled - Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Wes...
Gee Skip, I am not a mental health professional but that sounds suspiciously like a form of depression to me, specifically what is clinically called anhedonia, which incidentally was Woody Allen's...
You are a patient and gracious lord. I guess it’s constructive criticism time?
I think that the way to memorize melody is the same way any non-musician can sing a popular song they like. You listen to the song, learn the lyric and sing along. Then, there's a skill you...
I forgot to mention a very important thing I do first: I listen to as many versions and especially vocal versions of a tune as I can find. I download especially (very) early versions of songs from...
A Brazilian resonator Del Vecchio (guitar maker) - Wikipedia
What the heck is that guitar?
Beautiful playing and wonderful sound. Chet Atkins used Del Vecchios for one of his signature sounds for decades. My recollection is that they always needed service but he considered it to worth...
Peter - There's nothing wrong with what you did, it's very impressive as I said. It was just hard for me to follow, that's all. I mean, you must admit you were dashing about a bit.
What is this Thing Called Love?
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