04/05/2021
Over the years my Building Blocks contributions to New Zealand Musician have focused mainly on sharing band management tips ...
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Acclaimed musicologist Daniel Levitin has argued that songs can be split into six categories according to their evolutional, ...
READ MORE >08/03/2021
Dog whimpers and raspberry sirens: Ways to rebuild the voice from nodules. Late in 2019, Cailtin Smith was diagnosed with ...
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As we’ve spent the last few issues doing some tricky stuff more suited to solo bass performances, I thought that this issue’s ...
READ MORE >03/02/2021
Soloing With 4ths - Among the questions I get asked a lot is how do I make my solos, fills, or improvisations sound more ...
READ MORE >26/01/2021
In the interest of better promoting your music, let's learn how to trick the mighty algorithm together today! The screenshot ...
READ MORE >12/01/2021
For some of us, self-promotion can feel silly and vain but, when used strategically, social media can be a powerful way to ...
READ MORE >16/12/2020
2020 hasn't been kind to many of us, but being locked down together as a nation has given some the rare luxury of time to ...
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You could look at 2020 as a terrible time to think about your music career. Tours are cancelled and venues either shut down ...
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