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To say the least, I have had quite an interesting life, both in the positive and the negative. But people notice I am pretty passive in social situations. They wonder how I’m able to keep a strait head when times are rough. For a great deal of my life, I wondered the same thing. How did I always keep my head in line when my environment became so hectic? Read more »

At this point, I don’t have any special number of readers here. But to those of you who do read my entries, I want you to know a little more about me. There’s not a lot mentioned on the Author page, but what is mentioned is still very important in summary. Now, outside of what my perception is of being a musician, I figured it’s only fair to let you know a bit more about the person your subscribing to. Read more »

In the next few days, I will be making some adjustments to the site. I’ve been putting it off for a bit and it’s just overdue. But there’s always a time sooner or later to make it happen. There’ s not a whole lot to this place at the moment, but every bit counts to me. These are some updates that I’m working on. Read more »

I tend to read a number of personal development blogs. They give me a whole world of insight into ways I can improve my day to day life. But the other day, I stumbled upon the blog ZenHabits.net. I read on a number of topics all hitting on tips as to how to simplify your life to create more room for what you love doing. As I read, it became clear, this is an excellent approach to a subject that I have tapped on in a couple of past posts: Finding time to practice. After some great insight from my reading, I would like to transpose this idea just for you, the aspiring musician, to help you create a stable, enjoyable practice routine. Read more »

Lyrics have always been a very picky subject with me. Everybody has their own perception of what constitutes as “good lyrics” in terms of what the subject matter is. But subject matter is not the only thing, and especially not the most important thing to consider when deciding what makes a song’s lyrics work well with the music.

It’s good to fit in.

As a musician, you need to understand the relationship and cooperation between all the instruments being played. For instance, the bass guitar usually conforms to the rhythm of the bass drums, or simply its basic rhythmic tempo. The guitars have a relationship too. Lead guitars either double the rhythm guitar, or create a harmony with them. In this same way, the vocals should find the best fit into the music when they form a cooperation with one or more elements to the overall rhythm of a song. Read more »