Proper music vs the music industry
I've never understood why a lot, and I mean seriously an awful lot of people, only listen to chart and/or pop music. There's an attitude of "I haven't heard of them,…
Music Theory Primer
First of all, I'm not a music teacher. Nor am I offering some sort of magic formula. Over time, many people have said to me that they've never bothered learning…
New Year's Revolution
I'm not a big believer in New Year's resolutions. I think they're a clever device which works the opposite way to how you think, by encouraging you to set unachievable…
Origins (part three)
The first thing I saved up for when I started work was a decent guitar and amp. I bought a Yamaha RGZ guitar on the basis of a very good…
Why am I posting about cookery on a music blog????
I never formally learned the basic rules of cookery but it has never stopped me from cooking. Over time you tend to pick up the basics, what works well together…
Beginners' guitars
The first guitar I had was a red Encore strat copy. It was awful. It weighed a tonne and the high action meant that the strings were about half a…
Origins (part two)
Although no one in the family played an instrument, music was always there. This was not always a good thing. My parents collection was very hit and miss with Anne…