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Archive for February, 2007

My Godin Multiac Nylon Duet

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

I got a visit from the FedEx Guitar stork this week. He brought me a new Godin Multiac Nylon Duet!
I’ve been thinking about this guitar for a couple years now and I’m very excited that I made the move to add it to my crew. I ordered the instrument from Musician’s Friend. […]

Sketch 01

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Download Link: Sketch01 (mp3)
Welcome to the first “Sketches” post! This first “doodle” started out as a recording test for my new Godin guitar, and ended up as a totally valid song idea. It’s a simple vamp: |C|Ab#11|C|Ab#11|C|Ab#11|Gsus4|Gsus4|
I was playing around with idea of improvising over the vamp using C major and then the […]

Announcments!!

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Here are a some things I’ve been working on:
Webcam Lessons:
That’s right! Now you can enjoy Guitar Lessons with Brendan Burns from the comfort of your own home!
I started teaching Guitar Lessons Online last month with a new student in Bangalore, India. We’ve been using Skype with a very basic microphone setup. […]

Desert Island

Monday, February 19th, 2007

I’ve never liked the idea of the “Desert Island Discs” question. It always seemed too silly and hypothetical for me.
Well, something changed inside me this evening. I was listening to Bill Frisell’s “Have A Little Faith” album, and thought about how much I loved this album. For the first time, I realized […]

New Layout

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Wow! I’m honestly a little surprised I could do this: Welcome to the new Blog layout!
Before I get too full of myself: I’m very new to PHP and I kinda hacked my way through this, so if you notice anything quirky, PLEASE let me know. I can use all the […]

WAlbum: Final Reflections & Observations

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

A week has past since I finished the WAlbum project. With what little distance I have from the experience, here are some thoughts:
OBSERVATIONS:

This was a lot of work.
I’m proud of some things and embarrassed of others.
I learned a lot about myself and how I work.
It was great fun and very satisfying to create work […]

It’s up!!

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

The official page for the WAlbum Project is: http://www.brendanburns.com/walbum06
All the recordings and scores are up and available. Final thoughts will show up on Sunday.

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