Keith Taylor

Thanks so much for taking the time to check it out y’all. Really need to be practicing more, but it did come out okay considering how much time I put into learning the song.

Best to you all in these crazy times.

Keith

Thanks so much for the kind words y’all. I do appreciate them, and realize I’m pretty hard of myself regarding a lot of things music included. I am enjoying playing – and the process of getting better though. Regarding comparing my playing to guys like Johnny. To me, I feel I’d be doing myself a disservice not to. I get what you all mean, but it’s…[Read more]

Thanks y’all. I appreciate you all taking the time to check it out.

And Michael, my mix may very well be off. I did deliberetly back off the volume a bit on my track due to feeling like maybe should blend it in more due to me feeling like my intonation and playing was a bit off.

It shouldnt be as bad as i think it may he coming across on y…[Read more]

Thanks for the added insight, Johnny. I plan on recording it on Thursday, so, can’t wait for to the video you plan on doing on it. So, I’m just going to make it sound as good as I can, or figure out something else to do for those first measures on the second page.

Also, can you please clarify what you meant by, “to make it sound right we must…[Read more]

Thanks for taking the time to check it out, Johnny. I have been really working on my intonation recently, as I really only just realized how of I was on my middle D, which is a key no in the song since it’s what the melody starts on.

As far as me sitting verses standing goes. I actually prefer to stand too. My back often prefers that I sit t…[Read more]

Thanks, William. And here is a pro tip from a non-pro player:

I make it a point not play the song I’ve selected to do for her at all when she is around. I might practice just a short passage I’m working on while she’s here, but nothing to really clue her in on the song or melody.

My thought behind this is that I don’t want her to be absolutely…[Read more]

Thanks y’all!

Johnny, here is a link to the first one:

Yes it is, Mel. It’s really interesting to me hearing a sax player swap licks with a guitarist like that when it’s often two guitarists you hear doing it.

K

William, if you have a black cane reed, it sounds like it would be a Rico PlasticCover. I’ve not used them in years – since the 90’s – but they were popular in marching band due to them playing louder, lasting longer, and not being as effected by the weather.

If they’re still the same, the back half of them is a regular cane reed color. But the…[Read more]

Pete,

I’m definitely a fan of Ian’s playing too. Particularly what he post of him playing clarinet, which I’ve recently taken an interest in playing too in regards to New Orleans jazz style. Actually lucked up and bought a Selmer CL300 student level clarinet that is in good playing condition a couple of weeks ago for $20 bucks. Yes. $20. I was…[Read more]

Ridge: You had me going nuts trying to figure out what song it was and who it was on the sax. Posted about it on Facebook an got an answer pretty quickly:

That’s Kirk Wahlum playing, “Precious Lord Take My Hand”

And here is another version of the same song – sans sax – that’s…[Read more]

I agree, Pete. I can’t get enough of his playing.

Mel: I think so too. Mace sent me the sheet music for it the other day, and I plan on trying to learn it at the first of the year. His written music for it and how he plays it are two different things. His sheet music for it is really pretty simple. Whereas how he plays it is not. I’m going to…[Read more]