Some more #whiteboard. Knowing fundamental harmony is important IMO...knowing it as NOTES... not as patterns or licks...this way when the...

Some #whiteboard to start a beautiful day (at least here in NYC). I spend as much time teaching students HOW to practice as...

Leftover weekend #whiteboard. Talking about how to approach a chord progression...knowing what your options are harmonically,...

Some leftover weekend #whiteboard. This discussion started with Secondary Dominance..while initially sounding like an interesting...

Yamaha Silent Bass wins Best in Show...here is the article....https://yamahamusicians.com/yamaha-wins-big-at-namm-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3f0TiM...

Got here...chilling hanging with friends before the crazziness starts...

Welcoming Calumet Park, Illinois to the teaching roster!

My morning..a press conference at Yamaha Artist Servicesin NYC...it ended with a KILLING jam...more of this will drop as well as a video...

Some leftover yesterday #whiteboard. Learning chords as notes...not finger patterns...all over the board...knowing the notes BEFORE you...

Some leftover Friday #whiteboard. Knowing chord formulae (and key signatures) is the start of knowing chords. The goal (IMO) is when...

Welcoming Lakewood,  NJ to the teaching roster!

I am up on the Tsunami cables site...check it out... http://tsunamicables.com/artists/Charley_Sabatino?fbclid=IwAR3Cc1JzboJ9VfJJbvUdhOOoZ...

Leftover weekend #whiteboard.   So nice I named it thrice...talking about notation...

Leftover Thursday #whiteboard. For the #woodshed to be effective (IMO), it takes planning. Short term and long term goals...determining...

In order to apply something, a plan (IMO) needs to be in place..a way to attack it and attempt to know it fully...not just "snipets"...

Leftover weekend #whiteboard. Several students worth..."filling in holes" in a person's mind is as important as showing something new. ...

What is this and what musical skill was I talking about?

Some leftover Monday #whiteboard. All the theory in the world is worthless, unless u can apply it. Something as simple as figuring out...

Some leftover Thursday #whiteboard. Sometimes, it is not only what u can do...it is "what else" can u do. Knowing ALL your options and...

Talking about starting points, methods of approach...all the theory in the world won't help you if you can't apply it...