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You don’t need a grand opening

February 24, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on You don’t need a grand opening

I started listening to Seth Godin’s podcast Akimbo and this is one thing that he said, “you don’t need a…


Imitation is the backbone of creativity

February 23, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Imitation is the backbone of creativity

When I was at Berklee College of Music, my first semester music theory teacher gave us an assignment to write…


Fix it in the next piece

February 22, 2021 11:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Fix it in the next piece

A friend of mine told me this in college. He played marimba and was kind enough to ask me to…


How to get less rusty

February 11, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on How to get less rusty

I’ve been playing more guitar recently and one thing that’s helped me get less rusty is learning other people’s solos.…


Practice makes permanent

February 10, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Practice makes permanent

I don’t like the phrase “practice makes perfect” because I think it’s incomplete. Practice can make perfect, but that’s only…


Steal ideas

February 9, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Steal ideas

At Berklee one of my classes had an interesting assignment. The assignment was to analyze two different songs, take the…


Pentatonics are super powerful

February 9, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Pentatonics are super powerful

I’ve been practicing guitar a little more recently and I’ve been listening to some of Guthrie Govan’s music. A lot…


Last minute changes and releasing

February 8, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Last minute changes and releasing

The reason I started this blog and a YouTube channel and why I enjoy releasing music is because it forces…


Listening vertically vs. listening horizontally

February 7, 2021 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Listening vertically vs. listening horizontally

There are kind of two different ways to pay attention to music. You can listen for the vertical structures and…