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Woodshed Wednesday: 10 Easy Transcriptions for... →
For this week’s Woodshed Wednesday, we’re going to talk about the about the absolute best way to learn music: Transcription. Transcription is the act of learning a recording note for note….
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November 2011
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ListenI’ve started getting my usual holiday music...
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…and that’s how you do music correctly. iamlightyear: boom. madimadidiaz: Burn LIVE #barnstormer 5 @therealdaytrotter LOVE you guys! THANK YOU!
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ListenHere, here! this is my favorite tv show theme...
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October 2011
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Boise →
Last week I returned from a 19 day trip to Boise, Idaho, where I was teaching guitar classes at a private arts school. Wait, let me back up for a moment… Over the past year I’d been…
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Here’s the Stun Grenade Police Tossed at Oakland... →
garymelvin: Unforgivable. I’m speechless… We see this kind of stuff happening in other countries and don’t get too upset because it’s “not us.” This is us. Get upset.
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Sandwich for MusicianWages.com →
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September 2011
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OccupyTogether.org →
garymelvin: It’s growing…
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My cat, subtly annoyed by my guitar playing.
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How To Find Work as a Gigging Musician →
In case anybody is interested, this is everything I know about everything.
Sep 20th
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iamlightyear: Everyone Is Gay I had the awesome opportunity to preview what these incredible ladies have to say as they embark on their first tour, speaking to schools across the country. I cried even!…more than once. Kristin and Dannielle have impacted my life in ways they might not even be aware of sometimes. I have watched them grow this idea into a business, an organization, a call to...
Sep 20th
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Tributary / The Bottoms Live →
Here’s a video from last month’s performance at the Tea Lounge, featuring “Tributary” segueing into “The Bottoms” (@ 3:00). If you don’t recognize them by now, that’s Kenneth…
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Listen“Feel Like Makin’ Love” Roy...
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We’re convinced Satchmo was raised by wolves.
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Listen“Your Precious Love” Marvin Gaye and...
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“People used to buy bootleg CDs and Japanese imports containing music that none...”
– Vinyl is back. In America vinyl sales are running 39% above last year’s levels. (via theeconomist) word. (via atane) I think this is true, but only to a small effect. I’ve started collecting vinyl this past year for a different, more purposeful listening experience. But I also know that...
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Three Broken Records, Vol. 5 →
This past spring and summer, most of the music I’ve been listening to has been music I had to learn for a gig. That’s all fine and part of the job, but it’s also important to listen to music that…
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New Pedalboard Layout →
One of the most popular posts on my site has to do with building my pedalboard in January 2010. I guess there are a lot of guitar nerds like myself out there curious about pedalboard…
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