Are the TOTM's helpfully? Some of you guys are quiet but I know you're off practicing them.

What's our next tune? Another standard? Modal?

Here are some ideas:

So What - tap into some modal stuff. this tune is deceptively simple.
inner Urge - More advanced difficult head.

Blues - Deceptively deceptively simple
Minor blues - dive into the minor world, it's cool, funny and easily more quickly rewarding then the major blues.

Days of Wine and Roses - pretty song with a lot of 'meat' on it.
I'll remember April - another tune that I think is part modal and part standard.

Its obvious to me that people are signing up each day. The new members chart is constantly changing. Correct me if i am wrong, but i get the feeling that less than 25% of the members actually click on the forums. In other words, we need to get more people on the forums. Some forums have not been posted in for a year. some have no topics at all! In order to make this community better, we need more people on the forums.
Heres my idea

I APOLOGIZE! MY HEADSET IS TOO CLOSE TO MY MOUTH. SO YOU HERE SOME DISTRACTING NOISES. AND IT'S NOT SEPARATED. I NEED TO BUY A USB MIC FOR THESE INTERVIEWS, SO I CAN GET A LITTLE DISTANCE.

But it's amazing stuff here, so listen to Mike Balter talk about the history, and JUST WAIT UNTIL HE TELLS YOU HOW MANY MALLETS HE'S SOLD AT THE END OF THIS!

I got Mike to talk a little bit about Mike also! (He's a very humble guy)

Remember that tune Joe Porter played for Tony's b-day? This is a simple version played by the composer... I like the authenticity and simplicity of the recording... Enjoy, - M

Hello everyone,

Myself and a fellow guitarist Mark Nemeth are planning on making a duet album this summer as a summer project.

I have never made a professional cd before. I am aware of copyright issues with playing covers, but have never had to actually go through it.

I was wondering if anyone would help me with all the steps I need to take.

The album will have a lot of original music however we will be doing some other stuff like Ney Rosauro's Tocatta and Divertemento, Libertango, Ecstacy of Gold. I will also be doing a few hand drum solos oby N.Scott Robinson.

Hi Everyone,

Hello Everyone,

I recently had a chat with the hotel manager in Sassenheim and I managed to get a little discount for the group. They have plenty of rooms available at the moment and I have reserved about 20 just in case. He needs me to confirm the exact numbers in a few weeks so I need information from all of you as soon as possible.

Well I tried.....

Check out his hands. he's a heavy player!

This is an etude style piece, no improv, everything written out. I tried to include a couple dampening techniques here and there. Make sure you dampen the left hand notes at bar 36. There are some nice right hand octaves to play in bars 58 - 66. The arrangement utilizes block chord style sometimes and at other times a basic 2 part approach with the melody on top and a pseudo bass part below.

The tempo marking flexible. It seems to sound pretty good played a little slower or a little faster.