How much you are performing or how much gigging you are doing? The more the better. If you are playing less than 3 times a week at gigs, you may have a hard time developing the timing that goes with being a tight ensemble. While in Hamburg, Germany, the Beatles were playing 7 or 8 hours a day, and it included a variety of popular music, not just the music that they grew up with. Be flexible. The more different styles you absorb the better you will be and the more ideas you will have to draw upon. Artist like Hoagy Carmichael, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, rock acts from the 60s, Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Yip Harburg, are just a few. Fill your musical reservoir with musical ideas and styles. In the beginning don't limit yourself.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Preparing for the Studio (Part 2), Gig as Much as You Can
How much you are performing or how much gigging you are doing? The more the better. If you are playing less than 3 times a week at gigs, you may have a hard time developing the timing that goes with being a tight ensemble. While in Hamburg, Germany, the Beatles were playing 7 or 8 hours a day, and it included a variety of popular music, not just the music that they grew up with. Be flexible. The more different styles you absorb the better you will be and the more ideas you will have to draw upon. Artist like Hoagy Carmichael, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, rock acts from the 60s, Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Yip Harburg, are just a few. Fill your musical reservoir with musical ideas and styles. In the beginning don't limit yourself.
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