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David's Tip of the Day: All Music Guide to the Blues

Posted Thu, 10/01/2015 - 10:45 by David Barrett Admin
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While I'm on a reference kick, "All Music Guide to the Blues" has a very cool section in the back that details the history and evolution (through its innovators) of each instrument in the blues.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Music-Guide-Blues-Definitive/dp/0879307366

David's Tip of the Day: Quick Recording, Part 1 - Access

Posted Fri, 06/20/2014 - 09:19 by David Barrett Admin
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Songwriters have a recording device with them at all times--Inspiration comes at any moment, and a moment not captured is an opportunity lost. I carried a mini-cassette recorder with me for years and though the quality wasn't good, it did the job. Now that smartphones are ubiquitous, the voice memo app that comes with most phones (or an inexpensive recording app) provide much higher quality and are an easy way to store and backup ideas. continue reading...

David's Tip of the Day: Bending & Harmonica Visualization Software (HarpNinja)

Posted Tue, 12/17/2013 - 09:24 by David Barrett Admin
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Last year fellow student Hank Stefaniak reviewed the new harmonica pitch reference software HarpNinja for everyone (thanks Hank!). I've been using this with students at my School of the Blues for a while to test its effectiveness and have been working with the developer on suggested improvements (he's been great about implementing my suggestions). continue reading...