Gordon Ramsey |
I love Gordon Ramsey.
In a country of insipid men, childish attitudes and addiction to emotional pity, he aggressively puts himself in everyone's face with no concern for the cultural sensitivities of...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:12:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part VI your instrument ) |
There are some things that sound good on accordion and some that simply don't.
Being an accordionist in a multi-instrumental group setting is often an education in when not to play. I've ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:30:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part V re-Education ) |
By contrast, the beauty of a folkloric education (or apprenticeship) is in the training of the ears first and not the eyes. This is the premise behind the very successful Suzuki program and, of the ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:28:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part IV Education ) |
Most instruments get to play in ensembles that involve other instruments. Many also receive tutoring in improvisation. In the formal training of accordionists, even at the university level, this is ra...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:24:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part III Survival ) |
The accordion is practically dead it's time to seriously reevaluate.
We have to start seeing the instrument as others see it, and deal directly with criticism without running away and thinki...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:20:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part II all-accordion endevours ) |
While all-accordion festivals are great meeting places for all accordionists to gather and share information specific to the instrument, they unwittingly promote continued musical isolationism. A larg...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:07:00 GMT |
The Trouble With Accordions& ( Part I solo accordion ) |
An article appeared recently in the Wall Street Journal about an accordionist :
Guy Klucevsek Ekes Out a Living
By BARBARA JEPSONJune 13, 2007; Page D7
It was a very positive...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:54:00 GMT |
Sound men |
I went to see Seven Nations last night - and was duly impressed. Great songs - great act. I am, however, tired of sound men who believe that all you need with any band is to turn up the bass and the d...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:36:00 GMT |
Citizenship... |
Most people are unaware of the INS and outs of U.S. Immigration.
If you want to know, ask a foreigner. I've been working on this for about 16 years, and am finally now eligible to apply for Citiz...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 10:36:00 GMT |
Mental Illness - Part II |
It seems vogue these days to subscribe to Mental Illness as a cop out for dealing directly with personal issues. It's convenient and companies even pay for this stuff now. It, like its counterpart: Vi...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:31:00 GMT |
