I made a big breakthrough last week by obsering that I was leaning on my ulnar nerve while using the mouse. Since discovering that, I’ve been using a pillow to protect my precious ulnar nerve and have been using the computer in moderation to give my arm some time to heal.
Over the past 8 […]
I have a weird looking guitar. It’s small, contoured and has no headstock. I think it looks like a Stingray; others have said it resembles the Millennium Falcon or “Home Plate.”
My guitar is an ergonomic instrument designed by the luthier Steve Klien (click on one of the links below if you want to […]
Tim gave me some good suggestions and offered an interesting way of looking at the tune fragment I’m working on. I took his advice and kept plugging away.
I had a follow-up appointment with my Neurologist this week, so I brought along my Moleskine book to keep me busy while in the waiting office (surprisingly, […]
I’ve been enjoying my Rhapsody subscription for almost a month now. I’ve been able to get back in touch with a lot of music that I forgot I loved.
I was going through a Wayne Shorter phase when I stumbled upon Ponta De Areia from his Native Dancer album. It was one of those […]
As I continue down the road of Physical Therapy I’m getting better at managing my injury. Because of my exercises, stretches and a restructuring of my computer setup (including a new keyboard, mouse, touch-pad, office chair & lumbar support), my hand only acts up when I do too much computer work. My Occupational […]
Back in February of this year, I posted a transcription of Keith Jarrett’s Radiance #8 on my practice blog. Shortly after posting it I realized I’d written the rhythms out wrong. I’ve been receiving some mail about it recently and decided it was time to go back and draft a correction.
A tune snapped into place this weekend. Well, at least some of it did. It’s a simple progression that came out of my “spread-voiced” triads practice, and resides in sort of a big “4″ groove with atypical rhythmic hits. Now comes the hard part: development. I don’t have a melody yet and […]
I’ve been looking at Spread-Voiced Triads for the past couple weeks. They are a little trickier than regular triad inversions, but they have such a delightful sound that the extra work is worth it. Right now, I feel comfortable with root & 1st inversion voicings based off the E, A & D strings. […]
Ray Bradbury writes in the Afterword of his novel Fahrenheit 451:
“I didn’t know it, but I was literally writing a dime novel. In the spring of 1950 it cost me nine dollars and eighty cents in dimes to write and finish the first draft of The Fire Man which later became Fahrenheit 451.
In all the […]
I’ve started an affiliation page on my website called “B’s Picks.” It has links to sheet music, books, and other products that I’ve found helfpul in my own life, and as recommendations to students. Every product on the page has been used and endorsed by me.
Let me know if you have any questions […]
