When requesting a song from the band, just say “play my song!” We have a chip implanted in our heads with an unlimited database with the favorite tunes of every patron who ever walked into a bar and all songs ever recorded, so feel free to be vague, we love the challenge.
If we do not [...]
I had the great pleasure last Sunday, of going to watch the final concert of the latest Weekend Warriors course run by Allans Music in Sydney. The concert was at the Empire Hotel in Annandale and featured five great bands who had played together all of about 5 weeks. The atmosphere was brilliant and the [...]
A couple of weekends back I had the honour of being a judge at a 2 day Country Music Talent Contest. The standard was quite high which really made the task very hard. I did notice though, just like Band Competitions, that many of the contestants were making small but not unimportant mistakes that could [...]
Music is undoubtedly a form of communication and/or expression. Coincidently, the skills of improvisation are certainly related to the dexterity and formalities that are imperative to accomplishing your role as a communicator. Therefore, as you are preparing to become a musician, improvising will firmly assists with your development of the overall perception and understanding of [...]
I’ve had the pleasure for the last two weeks of stage managing a band competition. It has been a great experience as it is something that I haven’t done for a few years. There was some great young talent on display playing some really good original music. From my point of view there were a [...]
Here a few great sites to add to your bookmarks.
First this week is www.RudimentStudies.com
“Let me tell you about what we have to offer here at rudimentstudies.com . This site features snare drum exercises that many drummers use to enhance their sticking and drum playing. And guess what? They’re all focused around simple snare drum rudiments! [...]
Here is a great article I found recently on a subject very dear to my heart. Call it feel, timing, groove, the beat, it doesn’t matter. Whatever you call it, you need to have it. It doesn’t matter what instrument you play, you are probably going to have to play with other muso’s at some [...]
M.G. beat me to the punchline on this one, but here’s my tilt on it.
Having just Launched a new band myself, the audition process is still very fresh in my mind. The biggest single area that let alot of the candidates down was preparation. Especially the auditions for lead vocalist.
The first point of contact [...]
Well here it is, our first guest contributor. Please welcome Mark Johnson from Inner Secrets, The Australian Santana Show. Mark is a brilliant guitarist who I’ve had the pleasure of working with in many bands over many years. He has a great deal of experience and I look forward to his regular contributions to [...]