BackgroundWhen it comes to music I'm a Jack of All Trades; put an instrument in my hands and I'll play it.
There are two ways to learn music - you can learn theory and study composers and musicology, or you can just pick up an instrument and start playing. I learned both ways. |
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I studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory, a prestigious school that expects you to be able to hear a melody or piece of music and know the composer and period and then write it out on sheet music. But I also grew up in rural Texas where every Friday neighbors would gather around a campfire with guitars, fiddles, and a washtub bass to jam. They didn't use sheet music and they don't know relative minors, but good lord are they GOOD!
I've played in a bunch of cover bands over the years - singing, guitar, ukulele, bass, drums, keyboard, synth, sax, trumpet, and I even used a DJ app to mix samples live from my iPad. My solo a cappella covers on a looper are both impressive and ridiculous and have earned shoutouts from Nikki Minaj and Leslie Jones. These days my main musical love is singing in any and all styles while accompanying myself on ukulele, guitar, or keyboard.
I've played in a bunch of cover bands over the years - singing, guitar, ukulele, bass, drums, keyboard, synth, sax, trumpet, and I even used a DJ app to mix samples live from my iPad. My solo a cappella covers on a looper are both impressive and ridiculous and have earned shoutouts from Nikki Minaj and Leslie Jones. These days my main musical love is singing in any and all styles while accompanying myself on ukulele, guitar, or keyboard.