The Practice of Practice

Been digging Rick Beato’s stuff lately. Here’s one that’s a little guitar-centric, but translate them to any instrument. I’m doing some of these on both guitar and trumpet. this one, too: Advertisements

Metal bands and horror films stoke sonic dread the same way 18th century composers did—with a forbidden sequence of notes known as the “devil’s interval.” Think of the first two notes of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” or Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”—or American police sirens. Click through for all the meaty details on the Devil’s Interval. Oh, and…

The Rainbow Girls channel is here. Show ’em some love!

He’s been a Roxy original, the inventor of ‘ambient’, Bowie’s muse, the brain in Talking Heads and U2’s ‘fifth man’. Now Eno tells Paul Morley where he’s heading next: snip: “Instruments sound interesting not because of their sound but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments…

One of the best interviews I’ve seen in a looooong time. Maybe ever. Lots of important ideas in here.

As Louis Armstrong used to say, “Here’s one of the good ol’ good ones.” Check it out. And take a look at Evelyn Glennie’s web site, too.

Is it the singing or the social interaction that makes us happy? Maybe it’s both. Somebody needs to compare choir singing with singing alone. Any researchers out there? Click through to check out this brief summary: The psychological effects of singing can help prevent depression due to the social and educational opportunities. See the psychological…