Leftover weekend #whiteboard. More than one student's worth. Sometimes, seemingly fundamental concepts need to be broken down...as there are more to them t...

Some Friday #whiteboard. Helping a student with a longstanding question. Correcting some misconceptions (I hope). Getting the whole picture is important......

Re-welcoming Sacramento, California to the teaching roster. I probably have a slot for u..

Some more #whiteboard. Knowing fundamental harmony is important IMO...knowing it as NOTES... not as patterns or licks...this way when the fundamentals are al...

Some #whiteboard to start a beautiful day (at least here in NYC). I spend as much time teaching students HOW to practice as WHAT...learning how to prioritize...

Leftover weekend #whiteboard. Talking about how to approach a chord progression...knowing what your options are harmonically, rhythmically, etc...knowing th...

Some leftover weekend #whiteboard. This discussion started with Secondary Dominance..while initially sounding like an interesting evening with "friends", it...

Yamaha Silent Bass wins Best in Show...here is the article....https://yamahamusicians.com/yamaha-wins-big-at-namm-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3f0TiMvCOKpUGkxY5pKK9lUbn5...

Got here...chilling hanging with friends before the crazziness starts...

Welcoming Calumet Park, Illinois to the teaching roster!

My morning..a press conference at Yamaha Artist Servicesin NYC...it ended with a KILLING jam...more of this will drop as well as a video from a few months ag...

Some leftover yesterday #whiteboard. Learning chords as notes...not finger patterns...all over the board...knowing the notes BEFORE you touch the instrument...

Some leftover Friday #whiteboard. Knowing chord formulae (and key signatures) is the start of knowing chords. The goal (IMO) is when presented with a chord...

Welcoming Lakewood,  NJ to the teaching roster!

Leftover weekend #whiteboard.   So nice I named it thrice...talking about notation...

Leftover Thursday #whiteboard. For the #woodshed to be effective (IMO), it takes planning. Short term and long term goals...determining how much time u can...

In order to apply something, a plan (IMO) needs to be in place..a way to attack it and attempt to know it fully...not just "snipets" There are no shortcuts.....