Are you stuck in a rut when it comes to improving consistently and quickly as a musician? Not to worry, it happens to everyone at some point in their musical lives. Whether it be that you never feel like you're using your practice time to it's full potential or you don't know exactly what to practice, I hope these five tips will help you in your journey to reaching your full potential. We all have the potential to become great musicians, but we need to harness that potential into a clear course … [Read more...]
Inspiration: The Mark Turner Quartet
I just had the pleasure of seeing Mark Turner, Jason Palmer, Joe Martin, and Marcus Gilmore at the University of New Hampshire on recently. I hadn't seen Mark play for years and it was amazing to hear him. A few thoughts about the show which was comprised completely of Mark's original material. 1) This guy knows how to write for a chord-less band. It struck me how involved the melodies were. The majority of them had 32 or 64 bars of written material at the beginning, some … [Read more...]
Heavy Stuff From Chick Corea
If you were to wake up and base your day off of one of these points, every day, repeating the list again and again for a year, what do you think that could do for your playing and for your life in general? I'm not sure what the answer is but I think I will try it just to be safe. My guess is that I got this advice for cheap, but it will prove to be extremely valuable at the end of the year. This kind of stuff pumps me up. I'll keep you updated on my progress. Talk Soon, Nick … [Read more...]
