20/12/2017
Have you ever taken a solo and it just sounds like you are just fishing around for the right notes and immediately thought ...
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Back in February, I had an accident that every musician dreads – I cut the tendon and nerves that control my left index ...
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' Vanilla chords ' is a term used in the jazz guitar world which essentially means you need to reduce the chord progression ...
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Just as I had finished writing about the mathematical complexities of Meshuggah and Tessaract in the last edition, the news ...
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Are you based in Hamilton or the Waikato, a musician, manager, or simply curious about the music industry? A seminar called ...
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In the last issue I wrote about the role of the rhythm guitarist, so this month I will give you some cool ideas to use when ...
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This column has covered club gigs several times in the past, but here I want to focus on three important points that fit ...
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Much space was left behind in the wake of my last column about the myth of needing the self-confidence to sing. Listing pitfalls ...
READ MORE >03/05/2017
In this issue we are going to look at polymetric basslines and drum patterns that have been recorded by two bands described ...
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