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Saturday, February 24, 2007
Homework...

Ok, I have this unusual need to blog numerous posts man. Bear with me, and take the time to read when you can.

These are the areas of improvement of everyone, as seen by me, Kazaaa, musical advisor:)

Randall:
1. Get familiar with the tone of your guitar. Know which pickup to use for which area of the song. You can go by this general rule: If the song is slow, love-love, use the neck pickup (the one farthest from where you put your palm for palm-muting.

2. Your rhythmic strumming / picking can improve. Have more confidence when you pick, like for songs like Heart of Worship. You are now guiding the drummer and singer, so be a good rhythm guide.

Aloy:
1. You choice of pickup also needs to improve. I know you love the sound of the bridge pickup (closest to palm), but it's only useable for some songs, and will appear very harsh sounding for love-love type songs. As a musician, try to experiment with the different tones of your guitar, and pull yourself away from the 'clearest' sound.

2. You strumming is steady, so keep it up. But sometimes, your choice of strumming pattern may be a bit unsuitable for the song. Try and choose something that's good for the song, and not just something you like. Good musicianship is knowing when to hold back, and not how 'heard' you are.

Fonz:
1. Having your equipment spoil on you is a bitch. Trust me, I know the feeling. Really.

2. Your playing style is normally very rock-ish. I showed you something today, which I didn't really explain, sorry. But what it was about giving space to the song.

3. Also, the tone of your bass (previous practices, today can't help it) can be improved. Try and find that right bassy sound. And if you can, get the amp replaced. I also think that it cracks a bit when you play, and shouldn't be the case, coz it's a bass amp. Just check it out, maybe ask the guy to tes and see if there's something wrong with the speakers inside.

Auggy:
1. You timing has improved tremendously!

2. Have more confidence, that's all I can say. And hit the bass drum louder, it gives groove to everyone. =)

Clarence:
1. Good work on drums today dude. I must say your fills are nice.

2. Watch those transitions between verse and choruses, your tempo is steady, but the fills sometimes throw the tempo off.

Nick & Verena and Dawn
1. As singers, we need to strike a balance and we haven't found it yet. I'm gonna be sending the recordings of today's practice to your respective emails, and just take a listen to how you blend with each other. Or don't blend.

2. We have girl voices now, a refreshing change from before. We need to use as much of the choir style as we can, because it is our forte. Dawn, few ideas on this?

For Everyone Including Me:
1. We need to try playing softer. Must. Die die must. Must try.
2. We need to set up faster. I know we say this all the time, but really, we can save a lot of time practicing, and leave. In fact, we only need a practice time of 3 hours, if we're all do our homework, and setup fast. Serious.

Ok tired.

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