Category Archives: Music Secrets

MUSIC SECRETS BETWEEN 2 NOTES

By Peter Perini | Published: January 23, 2010
Harmony. The Colour of Music Simplified     Strike a note on your favourite instrument. On its own it has very little colour. It’s just a pitch with some timbre of the instrument thrown in. Now strike that note again, this time striking any other note at the same time. Now it has colour.   Harmony is the relative difference ...Continue
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MIXING LIVE SOUND

By Peter Perini | Published: January 15, 2010
Guitar Settings     Rock doesn’t mean loud. If it did, why does a great rock song still cut it when heard on a little single speaker radio in a mechanic’s garage?   An amp needs to be powerful enough to cover the room you’re in, then it needs to be tuned to the room. A focused adjustment of the ...Continue
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NON-HIT DRUM CLASS

By Paul Müller | Published: January 13, 2010
Drumming Technique That Goes Ping!   Imagine striking any voice on your kit. 99% of the stroke is the non-hit. The moment of impact is the smallest part of the stroke. The goal of the strike is to make the cleanest hit possible so as not to dull the purity of the note. No false double hits ...Continue
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UNIVERSAL RHYTHM MACHINE

By Peter Perini | Published: January 9, 2010
Simplified Music. Keeping Time     For practice or playing on your own, a drum machine (or metronome) is ESSENTIAL. Not every single time you play, but at least every other time.   The habits of playing solo in your bedroom go unnoticed until it’s time to play with others.   Keeping time is an essential skill for every musician. Playing along ...Continue
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MUSICIANS HEALTH

By Paul Müller | Published: January 7, 2010
Energized Band Members Wanted     Our bodies are the most amazing machines. Just like our petrol burning toys we use air, fuel and water to create energy. Most of us will take so much care to put the right fuel in our cars but too few will take any care when it comes to our stomachs.   Think how ...Continue
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MUSICIANS ANXIETY

By Peter Perini | Published: January 6, 2010
Don’t Stop the Universal Rhythm     You need very little learning to play music. There are so many highly skilled, extensively trained musicians that are boring. These boring players often know too much and this gets in the way of their playing.   Music is not all about following the roadmap from the start to finish with no detours. ...Continue
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WRITING DRUMS PART 1

By Paul Müller | Published: January 5, 2010
Drumming Groove     When I’m presented with an idea from my fellow players, whether it be in part or a whole song, there are many decisions to make quickly. First is to find the pulse or groove to the piece while just playing time. No frills, nothing fancy, just the bare bones, so I can feel the ...Continue
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DRUGS AND MUSIC

By Peter Perini | Published: January 4, 2010
How to destroy indie music artists     Getting together to play music is a poor excuse to party. Here’s a better one. “It’s my birthday!”.   Rock star stereotypes lead people to believe that drugs and music go together. This has been the downfall of many talented indie music artists. Drugs will eventually suck the life out of your ...Continue
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