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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
