Being held up by some Jehovah’s Witnesses, Ham the drummer shows up late to rehearsal unprepared, but guess what? Even the MD the music director is not prepared either. In the past 20 years participating in thousands of rehearsals you start observing what works and what doesn’t work. Your practice time must be organized and prepared …
When I use to work for Yamaha Music Academy I got questioned a lot from students and parents, they asked, “How long will it take for me or my kid to be awesome?” All I can say it depends on the desires and how much time the student is spending time on their instrument. I …
Well folks, this is the second part of “To Click or not to Click” series on how to perform with the metronome. If you didn’t read the first part click here. Now MD raced to his place to explain a few more things and I believe Ham the drummer understood the importance of the metronome. If …
Happy New Year! I hope you had an awesome and amazing 2015 loaded with new resolutions. It’s been a awhile since I’ve done a comic. If you’re just a reader or student musician there has always been a debate on whether the band should be performing with the metronome or not. Well, I believe that …
Pitfall 1: Inconsistent Work Every summer is when touring season starts, festivals, weddings, etc. But this last summer of 2013 it was a little odd for me because gigs didn’t start coming in till the tail end of the summer. What was I to do? I had to text, call, email a few of …
This is a small gag I created for a blog I wrote a few months ago. It’s called the “44 Music Careers to Choose from.” These characters are Jumbo (the fat one) and Toe (the skinny one). Two alien musicians from outer space landing on Earth in the search for the ultimate gig. Turns out …
