31/08/2015
It's been wintery for a few months now and you may well be feeling like you're stuck in a rut. A few people have been asking ...
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After the tricky introduction that we looked at in the last issue of NZM, we are now in a relatively easier section of the ...
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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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This article is not about learning lots of new chord shapes. For that, you could check out any number of books – Jon Damian's ...
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One of the wonderful things about improvising is that you don't know what or when you are going to play next, and neither ...
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There are some facts of life in this business, and one of the most annoying is that people lie. They lie to each other, they ...
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Let’s hit the ground running and discuss the ‘energy’ required when singing – which kind and how much. There are ...
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The minor pentatonic scale is a favourite scale for rock guitarists to get ideas for soloing, with the Blues scale being ...
READ MORE >Developing your chops: Last issue covered the basics of being a dependable, righteous band musician if you're just starting ...
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