My blog aims to cover a the range of musical subjects, that I, students and club members come across, songwriting, live performance experiences, tuition, gear and classic songs. I collaborate with others in subjects of mutual interest, and the promotion of local live music events. The following is simply a breakdown of the articles that have been published, please visit the blog itself to read articles. You can access them by date or by searching for keywords.
General 001 23/11/23 Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself 006 24/12/23 Highlights of 2023 (Part 1) 007 27/12/23 Highlights of 2023 (Part 2)
Songwriting 003 02/12/23 No-One’s There. My First Songwriting Blog // RT : REM “Out Of Time” 004 07/12/23 Did I Write This? Originality, Plagiarism & Influence Ed Sheeran Vs Marvin Gaye // Black Keys 012 13/01/24 Songwriting Update (January 2024) 017 28/01/24 George Harrison’s Contribution (Guest Blogger Keith Toop) Part One. 018 02/02/24 A Songwriting Starter? Here’s an idea…
Playing Live 005 18/12/23 The Open Mic Experience - Seen it all in 15 years? Apparently not! // RT “City To City” 010 05/01/23 The First Gig - How Coustics Started // Old Coustics Photographs 019 05/02/23 Behind The Scenes - REMbrandt R.E.M. Tribute at Dover Booking Hall
Tuition 002 28/11/23 Guitar Playing 101 - Tutors // Buying // Be Realistic // RT : Oasis “Definitely Maybe” 008 02/01/24 The Ukulele / Guitar Relationship - Playing both // Theory // RT : Grace Potter “Mother Road” 015 22/01/24 Guitar Playing 102 - Getting to grips with fretting // RT : Cherry Ghost” T4Romance
Gear 009 03/01/24 Where To Start Finding Your Sound - Everything matters to your playing & sound // strings 013 16/01/24 Pedalboarding - A guitar effects primer // an upcoming problem for me 016 25/01/24 What’s That? The Fender Jaguar electric guitar
Classic Songs 011 09/01/24 Hotel California by The Eagles - Inception, basic theory, chords 014 19/01/24 Unmissable Pink Floyd - Tribute Artist chooses top 5
