Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on August-23-2008

Don’t Live in a “fools? Paradise! You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios to Play ANY Style of Music

Don’t Live in a “fools? Paradise!

You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios to Play ANY Style of Music

Let me tell you a short story…

In the late 70’s, between semesters while in College, I would hang out at a popular night club in Washington DC called The Mark IV.

This club would bring in popular R & B “recorded? vocal acts… The Spinners, The Main Ingredient, The Whispers, The Stylistics… just to name a few.



Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on August-1-2008

Lessons on Scoring Drum Music Made Easy

As I see it, there are three ways of scoring drum music. You can write a transcription, just the groove, or groove and form. What you need may differ from song or gig. Here, I will give you tips on how to write what you need to sound like a pro every gig.