For the last several years I have been focusing my musical energies on mastering the Chapman Stick, an endeavor that I have written about previously. Recently I decided to take a break from that instrument and return to my primary…
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“What Makes This Song Great?” : Rick Beato Videos Look Under The Hood of Classic Songs
I have written previously on how hearing individual instrument parts of a favorite tune can give you a whole new perspective and appreciation of the song (https://roymusicusa.com/2018/04/12/and-now-for-something-completely-different-listening-to-music-before-and-after-isolated-tracks/). Along those lines I want to let everyone know about a great series…
Stick Theory – My Interview with Music Talk
I going to conclude (for the time being) my video series, Stick Theory, with an interview I did for the pilot for a talk show focusing on local NYC musicians that was to be shown on Manhattan Neighborhood Network cable…
Stick Theory – Bodega Cats (Original Song) on the Chapman Stick Guitar
This is my tune, Bodega Cats, played on the Chapman Stick Guitar (SG12). I’m using the double guitar tuning so it’s like two standard guitar necks joined together. This was the first tune I wrote on the Chapman Stick guitar.…
Tagged with: Bogeda Cats, Chapman Stick Guitar, SG-12, Thje New Jazz Spasms
Posted in Chapman Stick, Jam Band, Jazz
Posted in Chapman Stick, Jam Band, Jazz
Stick Theory: Norwegian Wood (Beatles cover) on the Chapman Stick Guitar
I’m continuing my series of Chapman Stick Guitar videos with my cover of the classic Beatles tune Norwegian Wood. Their is a long history of jazz versions of Beatles songs. That’s the subject for a future post. I’m just adding…
Tagged with: Beatles, Beatles Jazz Cover, Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, Norwegian Wood, SG-12
Posted in Chapman Stick, Improvisation, Jazz
Posted in Chapman Stick, Improvisation, Jazz
Stick Theory – Summertime (Jazz Standard) on the Chapman Stick Guitar SG12
Summer is finally making itself known to us here in NYC so it seems like an appropriate time to post my cover of the jazz standard Summertime to Stick Theory, the playlist of my solo Chapman Stick Guitar videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLogHrynqXOvSmeQXOw_SAW0etIHHKV8mX).…
Tagged with: Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, George Gershwin, Summertime
Posted in Chapman Stick
Posted in Chapman Stick
“It’s a Stick Thing” . . : Complaints and Coincidences
Recently, two separate Chapman Stick related events occurred to me in the course of two days. Given that the Chapman Stick related things are not exactly common everyday occurrences, it gave me pause. The first was a comment I received…
