Author Archives: eddierich

Transcribed: Diggin' On James Brown

TweetI recently began playing tenor saxophone with a Tower of Power cover band. This isn’t a style of music I have a lot of experience playing, so I decided to transcribe a few solos to get a better handle on what the guys in TOP were playing. The first solo I transcribed was the studio [...]

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Figuring out what to practice – make a list.

TweetA very common question that musicians are confronted with from time to time is “What do I practice?” of “What should I be practicing?”.  Although you may get some direction from teachers, mentors, or colleagues, most of the work you do while practicing is self-dictated. This means that appraising where you are is a necessity. [...]

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Dirpy.com – Convert youtube videos to .mp3

TweetI was wasting some time on StumpleUpon the other day when I came across dirpy.com. Dirpy allows you to enter any youtube URL and convert the audio to an .mp3 format, which you can then download. In addition, you also have the choice of converting the entire length of the video or only a portion [...]

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