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Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 28th, 2009, 04:11 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,515
Posted By monk
Only short because I have to go to bed now: ...

Only short because I have to go to bed now:

1) I hope your answers are not only so sharp because you don't like me because of earlier posts. I'm a bit baffled that you attack me so strongly.

2)...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 28th, 2009, 09:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
I will believe you. But that 2nd year...

I will believe you.

But that 2nd year students don't hear the difference does only say something about the ears and musical education of the students, not about the extreme quality of the...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 28th, 2009, 08:07 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,515
Posted By monk
"Time" - myths debunked and a more organic view

Hello fellow musicians,

Many musicians, especially aspiring ones, ask: „How can I develop better time? How can I maintain a steady tempo and a steady rhythm?“

As a university and music school...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 28th, 2009, 12:59 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
If it was at MIT, then there must exist a...

If it was at MIT, then there must exist a documentation of the experiment.

How can I get it?

How can I get into contact with the MIT to be able to read the papers? Or do you have the...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 28th, 2009, 12:15 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
I don't believe you. Obviously this is a...

I don't believe you.

Obviously this is a lame attempt of you to get out of a tight spot...

If you're such an advanced programmer (and advanced musician, because in order to do a real...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 27th, 2009, 01:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
If that is really true, these Schoenberg students...

If that is really true, these Schoenberg students must have poor ears and poor understanding of Schoenberg's music. Who were they?

And could you please post a MP3 of one of these LISP-generated...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 25th, 2009, 07:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,875
Posted By monk
princeplanet, gradually I'm getting to the...

princeplanet, gradually I'm getting to the conclusion that you must be a paid undercover promoter of PG Music (manufacturer of BIAB)...

(That's only half a joke, because it's known that companies...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 23rd, 2009, 03:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,356
Posted By monk
Another perspective on my point with maintaining...

Another perspective on my point with maintaining a beat and being aware of it could be:

If you want to play offbeats right, you have to play the onbeats right and always be aware of the latter.
...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 23rd, 2009, 02:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,356
Posted By monk
Hi Andrew, of course the advice of Ed is...

Hi Andrew,

of course the advice of Ed is great, as usual.

But I think it needs clarification what you exactly mean with "time feel"?

Does this, for you, include how to get a steady tempo?
...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 22nd, 2009, 01:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
Well, princeplanet, what you write indicates that...

Well, princeplanet, what you write indicates that you seem to be a not-yet-incredibly-advanced player, right?

A very important step for becoming better would be, aside from practicing and playing,...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician June 22nd, 2009, 03:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,213
Posted By monk
Hi folks, I own BIAB myself, and I'm a real...

Hi folks,

I own BIAB myself, and I'm a real computer aficionado. And it's really great what's possible with software technology today, and BIAB is a premier example of that.

But Jeez, I would...
Forum: Teaching Jazz May 24th, 2009, 11:55 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,114
Posted By monk
Wave and Cherokee are way too difficult for...

Wave and Cherokee are way too difficult for "first standards".
These are harmonically fairly complex tunes and you already need quite some skills in functional harmony to be able to play them.
...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician May 9th, 2009, 09:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,182
Posted By monk
Definitely Berlin. Very hip scene, some...

Definitely Berlin.

Very hip scene, some world-class musicians (like Kurt Rosenwinkel) live and teach there.

Broad scope of styles, very creative.
Forum: Musician 2 Musician April 19th, 2009, 02:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 743
Posted By monk
Yeah,... -good sound -good ideas, good...

Yeah,...

-good sound
-good ideas, good knowledge of jazz lines & harmony
-phrasing is o.k.
-you don't overplay, but leave spaces. Good!

-timing needs work - you often rush. Is it possible...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician March 8th, 2009, 01:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,903
Posted By monk
If this guy really doesn't play other things than...

If this guy really doesn't play other things than his Charlie Parker bag, then I'm really sorry for him. What a waste of talent! Why would one waste one's life for being a parrot?

Or is he still...
Forum: Teaching Jazz March 1st, 2009, 08:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,333
Posted By monk
I found this quote from bassist Todd Coolman on...

I found this quote from bassist Todd Coolman on the net; it pretty much sums it up:


I think the last paragraph is important: We college / university teachers have to deal with those lazy...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 24th, 2009, 01:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,253
Posted By monk
If you want us here to give you tips, I think it...

If you want us here to give you tips, I think it would be best if you upload an example of your playing to a hosting site and put a link here.

Then we can be specific. (And perhaps our response...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 18th, 2009, 11:16 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 7,896
Posted By monk
Bullshit[/QUOTE] No, not bullshit. I...

Bullshit[/QUOTE]

No, not bullshit. I absolutely second krooner.

The real reason for this misery is the jazz education - the notion that, if you go to a good teacher and practice much, you will...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 15th, 2009, 02:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,063
Posted By monk
With your living style, it's TOTALLY normal that...

With your living style, it's TOTALLY normal that your brain shows signs of tiredness.

My goodness, 65 students! *horror*

And added to this, no real rest!

Hey man, do something! Or, I...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 15th, 2009, 02:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,071
Posted By monk
The problem is EGO. Many cats don't really...

The problem is EGO.

Many cats don't really deal with comping because when you comp, you can't spotlight yourself and show what a motherf***er you are. They just wait until their solo spot comes.
...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 15th, 2009, 02:34 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 9,925
Posted By monk
I've read the book also 10 years ago. Some...

I've read the book also 10 years ago.

Some years ago I attended a workshop with Paul Bley and Gary Peacock.

Gary Peacock, as some of you will know, is a Zen practitioner who even didn't play...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 15th, 2009, 02:29 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,455
Posted By monk
Right on! Brushes playing is a lost art...

Right on!

Brushes playing is a lost art because:

1) Too many drummers are too much concerned to show they have "energy" - meaning they try to play loud and louder like this poor dude on the...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician February 15th, 2009, 02:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,755
Posted By monk
Well, Ed Byrne of course is right. But, with...

Well, Ed Byrne of course is right.

But, with all due respect, I think his advice is not complete yet :-)

Your problem is a very common problem among jazz students, I think: You can hear lines,...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician November 29th, 2008, 01:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,747
Posted By monk
Hello Zorlee, most important question is: ...

Hello Zorlee,

most important question is:

Do you have a piano or at least a digital piano?

Without that the eartraining will be in fact useless. You have to play the chord progressions for...
Forum: Musician 2 Musician November 29th, 2008, 01:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,364
Posted By monk
Hello Adam, I'm sorry, but please tell me...

Hello Adam,

I'm sorry, but please tell me where in my comment there is an "insult"!

I can't find any.

Saying that your combo plays bad on this recording if it is an university combo is not...
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