blues

Frustration Blues

February 3, 2012

I don’t know why, but, when I get to the end of a piece I find it incredibly hard to finish. I’ve spent the last month rewriting, tweaking, hating the tone quality and generally being dreadfully unhappy with everything about the Wendi piece. This is normal – I wish I didn’t go through it but [...]

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Nath Blues – guitar

May 30, 2011

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Thinking Blues – actually thinking lots of things – nice version of hey too… Listen!

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Nath Development – Piano Blues Clip

May 25, 2011

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Currently developing a blues piano piece for Nath (that’s her T-shirt design in the box up there on the right!) I’m working at 57 beats per minute and beginning to get a feel for the tempo; theme hunting will start soon. Paying members of music2work2 got the full 11 minute version of this piece as [...]

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How to Play Basic Rock Piano (With Click)

February 11, 2011

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Basic rock piano is not about scales, chords, arpeggios or riffs – it is about the relationship between your right and left hand. The best way to teach yourself basic rock piano is to investigate what sounds good when your hands are playing something different.

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Coyote Blues

January 17, 2011

So I’m working through the piece and it’s beginning to come together – the main theme and first variation are dialed in and I’m beginning to flesh out the second theme. As is my practice I’ll fire up the metronome and start playing the themes at different Bpms to see what comes out and this [...]

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The Blues – at 131 bpm

March 30, 2010

Some days there’s just nothing – even if you’re half humming a theme in the shower, by the time the finger chops are done there’s nothing in the ether – so what to do? This is where the blues come in: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 I almost gave up the [...]

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Blues in New Orleans

October 29, 2009

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via AudioBoo Posted via web from Andrew McCluskey

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137 bpm Development

September 8, 2009

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After hitting the scales and arpeggios this morning – my left hand just wanted to groove – I like where this one was going. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download I might come back and develop this later on in the week – it should get interesting as the tempo quickens.

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