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August 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:Why do guys want to play tunes really fast? Like, I'll call “It Could Happen to You," but instead of having a nice swinging groove they want to play it at 280 beats per minute or something. Then they say it's an “east coast" thing, which I guess is supposed to mean ...
July 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:Why does it seem like the better the music is on a gig, the less it pays? - Aiden Dear Aiden:Well, obviously, better music is more “fun," and therefore less work. The less work you're doing, the less you should get paid.What part of that don't ...
June 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:Is it really important to play fast on your solos? Michael T., St. Louis Dear Michael:Actually, it's more important to look like you're playing fast. This is the video era, and the people who demand note athleticism are the same ones who'd rather watch music than listen to ...
May 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:I bought an acoustic bass guitar that you can also plug in and my son and I have been playing a lot of pop songs together taking turns on the bass and guitar. I know this is a stereotype that upsets bassists and I'm sure it's hard to play really well, but... ...
April 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:I hate it when people add all those extra chromatic chord changes on “I Can't Get Started," like in bar three starting on a B minor seventh. What a pointless pain in the ass! I Can't Keep Going Dear ICKG:You know those speed bumps they put on some ...
March 2013
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.: Sometimes when I quote tunes, I get stuck on them, and forget what I was playing to start with. Jeff Dear Jeff:Getting “stuck" on a quote means you believe, at some important unconscious level, that the song you're “quoting" is better than the one you've been playing. ...
February 2013
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Dear Mr. P.C.:My teacher told me to practice with a metronome, but then I was getting ahead of it sometimes, and behind it sometimes. Where can I get a metronome that works? Beats Me Dear Beats:Don't be so quick to blame your metronome--you may have accidentally hit its “jazz" setting. ...
January 2013
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Dear Mr. P.C.:I was playing at a club in town, a pretty fancy place, the gig all the guys in town want. On the break a pretty woman in the audience came up to me and complimented my playing. So far so good! But then she asked if I play professionally! What should I ...
Best of 2012
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.:I've noticed that when a lot of the younger groups rearrange a standard or pop song, they take out a beat here and there. It keeps me off guard and if I don't count I lose track of the downbeat. But that's fine. What I'm wondering is: Where do those beats go?
November 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:My mom won't let me play jazz. She says all jazz musicians are seedy. Is it true? class="f-right">- Gottagroove Dear Gottagroove:If by “seedy" your mother is referring to drug and alcohol abuse, she's being ridiculous! Let's take a look:Louis Armstrong was famously a pothead. Charlie Parker, ...
