Nov 21, 2014
By Brian Grimm Below are excerpts from Brian's blog. Read the whole article here. CONVERSATION = IMPROVISATION Music Improvisation workshop with BC Grimm Sundays from 12-2pm Nov 11/23 11/30 Dec *12/07 12/14 @ Madison Music Foundry SESSION FOCUS When it comes to improvisation, sometimes people freeze… “what do I play next?”, “I can’t think of any other ‘things’ to play…”, “what if it doesn’t ‘sound good’?”, etc. ad infinitum… This can easily be overcome by shifting the approach from the narrow field of ‘note…READ MORE
Oct 15, 2014
by Brad Carman The ‘minor blues’ isn’t any one particular tune. Instead it is a chord progression to many tunes. Mr. P.C. and Stolen Moments are probably two of the most famous, but there are countless more. The LEAST you need to know about this tune is that it is in a minor key, and although there are several variations in the exact chords from tune to tune, you can often ‘skate’ over the entire chord progression using nothing more than a key signature and a tiny bit of strategy. Here is a…READ MORE