As far as I’m concerned, this is the definitive version of “ The Christmas Waltz ” by Nancy Wilson. Most versions are so fast as to be waltzes in name only, the speed Nancy does it lets the song breath and groove, capturing the key words of the title, “Christmas” and ...
Here’s one of the most beautiful songs of the season, James Taylor singing “ In the Bleak Mid-winter ”. This specific version is about the only one ...
Playing through the song, not stopping for mistakes is 30% of practice. This is performing, keeping the macro-rhythm constant. It's like Chuck Norris ...
A great sense of writing is developed by listening to and reading great writing. It's the same for music. Some of the learning is by imitation, but ...
Deciding who your audience is may be the very most important decision facing a musician. If it's anyone other than yourself, you must do all musical ...
Don't Mistake Interesting Arrangements for a Good Song
Don't mistake excitement or interesting arrangements for a good song. Good songs sound great in the simplest arrangements as well as when intricately ...
Mark Black’s distinction between a science, an art, and a craft: an art is a discipline that can be described only in broad principles which, while ...