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The Good Musician

Archive for May 2008

May 5th, 2008

Contemporary Little Feat

After Lowell George’s death, the musicians of Little Feat went on to create more music, singly, and with top headliners, such as Bonnie Raitt. Then in 1989 the group reformed, adding Craig Fuller form Pure Prairie League and Fred Tackett, who had written for and played with the Feat from the beginning, as well […]

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May 5th, 2008

Classic Little Feat

While browsing YouTube I found some videos of my old pals Little Feat. This is the original Little Feat, before we lost the brilliant Lowell George. Here’s a loving tribute to one of the best rock ‘n roll bands ever. Tune in tomorrow for videos of the reincarnated Little Feat with the addition of musical […]

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May 4th, 2008

Feedback for musical growth

The Texas Choral Directors Association publishes the member magazine Texas Sings!. The latest issue features an article by Dr. Debbie Rohward from the University of North Texas on the importance of clear, attenuated, immediate, and appropriate feedback to further improvement. We all know that negative feedback results in negative understanding and growth. Rohward suggests that […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Will Taylor and Strings Attached do The Beatles

Jazz violist, arranger, educator, and musical entrepreneur Will Taylor specializes in very tasty arrangements of popular musicians’ songs and albums. He teams with one or more artists to arrange their original tunes, orchestrating them for string quartet. A sort of instrumental The Bobs.
Will is committed to music education as well, and when enough folks sign […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Sunlight of the Spirit Music–Mary Gauthier

There is life after addiction. Sunlight of the Spirit Music proves that there are good tunes in recovery as well. With features such as the Sober Cafe Podcast and Sobriety Soundcheck blog, these folks are fast becoming a source of powerful music for both musicians and fans in recovery. The Sober Cafe garnered the Entertainment […]

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May 1st, 2008

Miles and Ella–icons of music

Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald represent the ultimate in jazz. These two icons had a long career that impacted several generations of musicians. Every Good Musician library should have pretty much their entire discography.

Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, jazz, jazz classics, Miles Davis

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