Tag Archives: practice

Independent, impecunious and heading for the recording studio: An exhortation to prepare excellently

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 2 September, 2010
A lovely coincidence of information occurred today that give me a chance to beat a drum for using good studios to record your music, if at all possible, and to do this sensibly by preparing thoroughly for the recording sessions. The first element is a great blogpost from warriorgirl announcing the release of the She Makes War album Disarm. [...]
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Become a better musician: No substitute for practice

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 13 August, 2010
Practice is a means to an end, playing well, and it is a vital component to reach that end. I don’t think I have ever met a musician who I thought was a great player who didn’t practice and practice effectively. When I first went to conservatory I would stumble around in awe of all the amazingly talented people I was surrounded by. They seemed [...]
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Two Fundamentals to Becoming the Guy Everyone Wants in Their Band

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 19 August, 2009
There is a tendency among musicians to value technical facility when discussing favourite players. Outrageous, difficult and esoteric passages often played at stupidly fast tempos and sometimes in unusual time signatures are fun to discuss, but it’s largely an intellectual exercise. The folks who are the most fun and the most valuable to have in your [...]
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