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Chord Technique on Guitar and Bass
Sun, 2011-06-12 14:48 — buttwinickp {line-height:140%;} p {font-size:110%} Does it take you a long time to learn a new chord? Do you want the secret to quickly learning new chord shapes? Applying this write-up could dramatically speed your progress! Contrary to common belief, fingering chords is a matter of control, not strength. While your first bar chords takes [...]
Making Chords on a Guitar or Piano
Sun, 2011-06-12 14:48 — buttwinickPressing a piano key down plays a note, while lifting a finger off of a key releases it. On a guitar, however, lifting a finger off of a note can create a new note by leaving an open string! This is always an enlightenment for a beginning guitarist, and a reason why it is [...]
Buttwinick Musical Services Update ~ March 2011
Sun, 2011-06-12 14:48 — buttwinickp {line-height:130%;} p {font-size:110%} Greetings! As 2011 roles along, activity is activated and production is purposeful! I hope all is well with you, and here is an update from my zones of creation: Composing I’m currently in the studio with Richard Robinson mixing my original music from a concert a while back. I should [...]
The Secret to Walking Bass Lines
Thu, 2011-01-06 21:11 — buttwinickA “Walking Bass Line” is a type of bass part playing a specific series of notes on the pulse of the song. The primary functions of a walking bass line are to outline the chords while supporting the rhythm by playing the pulse of the music. There are many books on the musical specifics, and [...]
Guitar and Bass: Which Way is Up?
Thu, 2011-01-06 21:11 — buttwinickLearning what “up or down the neck” means is one of the funniest things about learning beginning bass and guitar. This has perplexed and embarrassed more adult students then almost any other point! (Almost…) Musically, the words “up” and “down” most often refer to pitch. “Pitch” is the highness or lowness of a note determined [...]
Music Seminar Survey #1
Fri, 2010-09-03 03:00 — buttwinickHello. Thanks for stopping by! This is a survey for a series of upcoming music-related seminars. On the first question please pick three answers. Fill out the second question if it is relevant to your life. Thanks! Marty B.
Need Performers for a Musicians Showcase in Los Angeles – Not Pay to Play!
Sat, 2010-08-07 03:00 — buttwinickArtists for a Better World is a community of artists who are dedicated to using their art to uplift society. We are looking for inspirational and motivated artists who want to change conditions in the world for the better through their music. We are looking for performers for our Musicians Showcase at our 10th [...]
Great Jazz Quotes
Thu, 2010-07-08 21:51 — buttwinickp {font-size:125%} p {margin-right:4cm;} p {margin-left:4cm;} p {line-height:130%;} “Some days you get up and put the horn to your chops and it sounds pretty good and you win. Some days you try and nothing works and the horn wins. This goes on and on and then you die and the horn wins.” Dizzy [...]
Direct Result of Analyzing Metal (Music)
Thu, 2010-07-08 21:51 — buttwinickp {font-size:125%} Last month I put out a blog about analyzing heavy metal. Here’s the real-life application! Music Lessons Payoff in The Real World (Keep an ear open for Guitarist Alex Edwards in the upcoming year!)
Pablo Casals
Thu, 2010-07-08 21:51 — buttwinickPablo Casals, at 95 years old, was answering questions one day. One of them went like this. “Mr Casals, you’re the greatest cellist of the 20th Century, perhaps of all-time, and your career has been nothing short of spectacular. Why, at the age of 95, do you still practice 6 hours a day? [...]
