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5 Balances in Your Music

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Phill Gibson

All of life is a series of balances. At least, that’s what I think. I often say that in response to discussions of complex topics, as though it is the be-all and end-all of the subject. In reality, I do … Continue reading →

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Music: A Cure for Modern Day Complexity

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Phill Gibson

Go check your email. Can’t do it? Maybe the SMTP server is down. Call ’em up and find out. Search for their number and find it if you’re lucky. Go through the voicemail maze and finally leave a message in … Continue reading →

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People are Important

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Phill Gibson

I used to love playing Tony Trischka’s Chromania (still do, actually). It’s a rather challenging tune to play from one of his early melodic banjo tablature books. It’s a very satisfying feeling to be able to play it cleanly and … Continue reading →

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Should Music be Cubby-holed?

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Phill Gibson

A friend and I were talking about various qualities of musical instruments and he made the comment that guitars, banjos and such instruments can easily play alone, whereas a brass or woodwind instrument, say, a trombone, really needs other instruments … Continue reading →

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Talent versus Persistence

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Phill Gibson

We should value persistence, even more so than talent, in students. Continue reading →

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Complexity in Songs

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Phill Gibson

The more full-featured something is (car, computer application, banjo, song, etc.), the more complex it is and so the more difficult to construct. (Also more expensive to fix and less apt to be fixable by yourself!) This seems intuitive as … Continue reading →

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