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Anyone know where to find Django tab? Is it copyrighted? Must be 100 years now, or nearly.

Someone told me of an instance of this here in France.
The logs had been secretly tagged and they were tracked by gps all the way on trains, ships etc. to somewhere like Singapore and then on a bit...

I’m not too enamored of the chop but in this situation, Bluegrass, it sounds fine.
The higher pitch drum-like sound will fit in well with the guitars and the ears of the older folk, and of course...

A long strange, four column word list for the improv can reduce pressure and have amusing results too. Four or more columns of different rhyming concrete words taken from thesaurus.

Agree completely, even just standing up and doing deep breath upper body exercises, then metronome and two minutes of zenning into the groove. More deep breaths, shake out etc. Loosen up and even...

Yes it’s the preconceptions (good and ‘bad’) that will set the tone for the rest of the term.

I’ve heard that 12 bar blues with improv narrative is fun too.
-Though I’d never do that myself. It’s rubbish. :))

Get them to write it by hand, on paper.

https://youtu.be/lF4dfmOUFQk

Thanks Andy Irvine for making a difference, and happy birthday.

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You’re very welcome, it reminds me of a B movie from the ‘70’s where the actors have had enough and tell the director to go home and leave the camera running.
No longer performance, it becomes a...

Anyone know if they do a complete Nylgut fifths set for a concert ukulele?

Yes, those at the top wanted their product to be emulated and saw that as an endorsement of themselves rather than a possible future threat to their business.

Part of a successful marketing plan is to get your competitors to mimic your funny product while you remind everyone that yours is the original.

Playing with someone, getting very close even, that’ll be your oxytocin fix.
Very enjoyable, slightly different feeling of pleasure. But much cheaper than a night out would be to get an oxytocin...

Gibsons are beautiful, all the same.
Jumping Rays

The people who are taking the course, what will they be like?
Age, education, political and social background, city/country dwellers, musical experience and tastes, economic level, religion,...

Often with words a statement is made (or a set up line, two statement lines and a response line per verse).
For example:

1 I met a lot of girls in my time
2 they were like this
3 they would...

Sorry Ranald, I was thinking of the 1970’s (UK) when we’d provocatively say that something is rubbish, or use some other hyperbole to describe the opposite. :)

Ranald, Bob Dylan’s songs were rubbish. Just poetry with a solid rhythm, what is that?
Here’s an example:


https://youtu.be/WJ8GUwNaboo
https://youtu.be/WJ8GUwNaboo

Can’t dance to this stuff.

Off the top of my head, I haven’t done this for a while. :))

Start with an unblocking brain-storming, ‘...that’s a great idea, that’s a great idea..’ session, no judgements, no rationalisations,...

Simple 1,4,5 shiftable, fretboard, tone centre exercises and bass runs or two note arpeggios in G major?
(Like alternating bass on guitar but showing the relationships on the fretboard).

I know a...

Thanks Bren, Morrison’s is a new one for me.

Always enjoyed your posts, Ed.
So as a psychologist, couldn’t you just tell yourself that you’ve made progress? :)

I actually would trust thin leather, unless it’s good quality and new. It can sometimes age badly.
If you need a thin strap, you could use 3-6 mm para chord from a climbing shop. It’s quite soft...