MC Hummer gives his wife a special wedding anniversary gift, but only one of them loves it. Pay yourself first! Those were the words that stuck out to me from some financial guru, I didn’t get it. Rushing to church one sunny Sunday afternoon, I was the music director and I was late. I know, …
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MD attempts to counsel a depressed and frustrated metronome. Plus he reveals 10 reasons why your music timing’s poor. Geez!! I can’t stand that annoying clicking sound! Grrr!!! My student Sandy for some reason can’t overcome the dislike of the metronome. I completely understand the metronome is very rigid and unemotional. It felt like she …
MD shares his story of the ups and downs of the poor sound guy and includes some great tips to eliminate the critics. This is what happened. Years back I was front of house sound engineer at a local club. I loved it, but you always get picked on. “It’s too loud!”, “I can’t hear …
During a late night rehearsal, MD the music director gives Ham the drummer some sheet music to rehearse with, but Ham has yet to reveal his hidden secret. It was 2001. Walking through the hallways of the Cerritos College music department I recognized my buddy Dave, a total musical monster on the keyboards. We joined …
MD the music director demonstrates the things he does to show love for his band. There are so many key components to a successful band and you can probably come up with a bunch of strategies with key points to follow. What I have learned in my many successes and failures is that there are …
The guys are hangin’ at MD’s place to watch a flick while discovering the “Three D’s”, Ham plays a trick on B3. These three D’s I literally took from the movie “Karate Kid.” Let’s go over them again. 1. Desire 2. Devotion 3. Discipline I know the last one is a difficult one, I especially struggle …
Let’s see what Md has in store for us today. Last time there was some communication exaggeration issue between the band during the set. Md stepped right in and mentioned that he has a simple solution. Read on and see what he has in store. Below are the basic ingredients to implement depending on your budget. …
Late night at the Roxy, B3 the afro’d keyboardist began to signal Ham the drummer with awkward communication exaggeration, but Ham’s confusion began a feud between the two. In my experience as a music director there are always certain times when communication gets confusing between musicians and the music director. I remember always throwing hand …
