Subscribers

OK, for subscribers to the site. Here is your midterm exam. And if you do it, you get a gift. You get my new CD, absolutely free. It features all tunes from the 60's and 70's and features Paul Jost on vocals.

Here are the rules, READ THEM CAREFULLY, pretty please.

1. You have to perform a solo version of a tune. Any tune. I don't care if you're a beginer or advanced.

If anyone is interested, this is an article I wrote for PAS's periodical. I geared it towards a college student who is a percussion performance/education major, but the hardcore jazzer can get just as much out of it (I hope). Some of the musical spelling in the examples got botched (Fb is supposed to be E natural). Hopefully you guys like it.

-Drew

http://publications.pas.org/Archive/July12/1207.22-25.pdf

QDV = Quick and Dirty Video
SOC = Stream of Conciousness

I like thinking on the fly and talking about stuff. Hope it's helpful.

There are lots of great solo performances by pianists and guitarists. This video takes a look at a few techniques that these instruments employ and tries to adapt them to the vibes. Hey, why reinvent the wheel?