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David's Tip of the Day: Joining a Band - Part 4 (Make Each Song Special)

Posted Thu, 09/26/2013 - 09:14 by David Barrett Admin
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I stated previously...

"'What makes this song special' or 'How can I make this song sound unique and exciting from the other songs in my set.' This is an important question." continue reading...

David's Tip of the Day: I'm lost... what do I do now? Part 1 (Why We Memorize)

Posted Mon, 09/02/2013 - 09:27 by David Barrett Admin
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Students commonly worry about the memorization of a song in preparation for a student concert... missing a lick, a chorus or getting off in rhythm is a scary thing in performance to a new player.

First... why does a new player memorize a song? Simply stated, this offers the new player the highest probability of sounding good. Work on a song until it's mastered and the end result is darn good if you can reproduce it well on the bandstand (or home recording). continue reading...