Will Dick, led a great clinic on Songwriting today. He talked about some typical & atypical song forms. Some key topics: The 32 Bar Form Verse / Refrain Form AABA Form Will showed us some Beatles, Bruce Cockburn, John Denver, & Paul Simon tunes that ranged from traditonal uses of the songform, to very unusual interpretations [...]
Brendan & Valerie at the old House of Blues, Boston Valerie & I had a wonderful time at the Duet Clinic today. The theme of our presentation was on “listening.” When it comes down to it, playing duets is same as having a conversion with someone. There are ways to be considerate and ways to [...]
Scott’s Garageband class was a wonderful success last night. He led a great tutorial about the incredible possibilities that Garageband can offer to guitarists. We all learned ways to use this powerful software to help with our practice, recording and composing. Thanks Scott! Class Assets: iLife Garageband Video Tutorials Garageband Support Topics And remember, Scott teaches [...]
Two weeks from today (Saturday, Guitober 25th), Joe Conley, Brendan Burns & Jason Yost will be leading the Guitar Effects Clinic (4pm @ Kennard House). Here’s a sneak of some of some of Joe & Brendan’s gear: Joe Conley: Brendan Burns:
Celebrating our favorite six-stringed instrument, the Brookline Music School honors the Guitar with a month of fun and free activities.