Agreed for the most part, with a few exceptions (80s King Crimson, Univers Zero, etc.)... Bands labeled "progressive" in the 1970s actually...
Most of my favorite music is either completely improvised or has a very heavy improvisational bent... European free music: Lê Quan Ninh, Günter...
I can drive down to the store right after church and pick up a sixer here in California! Seriously, it's too bad that these absurd laws get...
The heart and mind both function best when operating interdependently. I would suggest finishing college, but look for co-op houses or communal...
I agree completely with the position these folks are taking, it's just too bad it won't accomplish anything... Ouch, 7 days a week? What are...
Robert A. Heinlein-- Orphans of the Sky
Dancing is a kind of art, just as music, theater, film, literature and even cooking are. It's unfortunate that the term "art" seems to have been...
first concert: INXS the Republique square in Paris, France, Summer Solstice 1993. It was a free public performance for a few thousand people, and...
I hear you 100% on "playing music to create", and I'll sometimes listen to jams or improv sessions I've participated in instead of CDs by other...
Too easy? What, you're 19 and you've already mastered the guitar? Hmm... Nothing against branching out exploring new sounds/instruments/techniques...
I agree with statzj37... The further you drift into chromatic harmony, the more frequently you'll encounter it. Don't forget the whole-tone...
Friend is right-- if you're playing in F# Locrian, F# is the root, not the 7th. E would be the 7th in F# Locrian.
I understand exactly what you mean, because I was there at one point as well. I could play all sorts of stuff, but it was all intuitive; when I...
Gnombient = gnomes (I dig 'em) + ambient (a genre of music I'm enthusiastic about as a musician, scholar, and listener).
Don't waste your time or money on a VW, they are definitely NOT good cars. They're cool-looking and have lots of character, but who cares about...
:confused: Did we force Hindustani classical musicians to switch from sargam to western classical notation? No. How about the numeric matrices of...
Double-sharps (notated by an "x", not "##") and double-flats ("bb") are just accidentals that indicate that the base note be raised or lowered by...
Cheating? Rubbish... I would say it's more like "having two legs to stand on". What will you do in your jazz group when someone hands you a lead...
way overrated, alive or dead.
J.S. Bach, for a recital of composed and improvised organ music.
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