12/08/2015
Many guitarists have difficulty with playing guitar and singing together. Although it looks easy when you see a confident ...
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The last few Deep Thinking columns have been funk-orientated, so I thought we might get into some prog rock in this issue ...
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In the last edition of NZ Musician we began a discussion of the key issues to be aware of in music Synchronisation Agreements, ...
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Cost / benefit analyses –– you're not alone if those words make your eyes glaze over. What do cost/benefit whatchmadingies ...
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This is the second time I've looked at an UMO song in as many years. Multi-Love's unconventional design stood out from ...
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Fray zing... or how to get the Em-PHA-Sis right. I believe the most important element of phrasing is feeling: feeling the ...
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Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his ...
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One of the things that noticeably separates professional players from amateur ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics normally ...
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Many musicians nowadays record and mix their own material. This has allowed for an explosion of new music on the landscape. ...
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