I NEED an electric i think i'd sound better with a lil reverb i love the blues and i'm kinda broke

looking for a frontman and a drummer and a bass player willin 2 play any instrument

as long as i play u'll hear about me from somewhere i'm kinda well known

any body got some gear i'm a mechanic looking for tools 2 fiddle with and an electric

i wanna be backstage so hire n teach me the technician blues

Hi Steve,

Really appreciate your thoughts on how you use the iPad to practice and learn music!  I am currently thinking about an iPad / iPhone / Android application.  The first step is really trying to define the key use cases ... so I really appreciate your thoughts.   A couple questions

1. Do you you have internet access where you practice?

2. When you practice .. what do you use the most / spend the most time on?

3. Are there any frustration / pain points that if solved, could take your practice routine to the next level?

I think what you have listed so far are right on.  The most important decision will be what to focus on first .. second and third.  What would you ask for?

Thanks!

Mike

Mike

1. Yes, I have internet access where I practice.  Wireless.  I think the majority of people that have internet have wireless in their home, or will.

2. When I seriously "practice", I'm working on individual pieces of music to add to my repertoire.  Within those pieces are a few subsets in no particular order: Learnining the Melody, Creating Chord Voicings/Learning the Chord Progression, Choosing a Tempo, Transposing it to Key that works for my voice or if instrumental a location on the fretboard that sounds best to my ears. Learning how to riff or solo over the changes (which involves the melody and chosen arpeggios or scale patterns that are sybiotic to the melody. Finally practicing the song while singing and playing chords & melody and soloing so that it's a complete piece.  

A. What excites me about your video tool is we have top top pros showing their knowledge, which speeds up a lot of things.  For example.  When I see Duke's example of Jumpin Blues, I see chords and substitutions that I may have learned in the Mickey Baker Jazz Book, but now I get to see a pros interpretation in using them in a real song. 

3. Frustration points? Hmmmm. Not really with all this new stuff it gets easier every year.  If you could give me more time in the day to practice and a nice soft practice seat from Roc-(something other)..that would be great!

Keep doing a great job.

PS: I have both iPad and Android.  The Android IMHO is clunkly and unfriendly feeling.  I'm in IT so I got them to compare for work.  The iPad feels more fun and enjoyable to use.  I'd go there first.

Steve

Hi Steve .. great thoughts, thank you!  I agree that seeing how a master uses chords, voicings ... and how they phrase the music is priceless.

Quick question with respect to YouTube videos .. if we were to enable you to loop certain sections YouTube videos .. would that help your practice routine?

Also .. how do you keep all of your stuff organized?  

Thanks!

Mike

somewhat along the lines of Corey's response, my favorite piece of gear is the lazy boy I'm sitting in right now. Used to belong to my grandpa. I know, it seems silly, but for a long time I sat at my desk, in a desk chair, hunched over the computer to play/learn. It felt really unnatural, awkward, stiff. LIke I'm in a cubicle trying to jam. Now, I recline in the lazy boy and it feels great. The boss eband practice unit lets me do this, so maybe I should say the boss. But I'd rather think it's the lazy boy. I also just picked up an epiphone riviera p93, in cherry. It's beautiful, the finish and build look solid, the neck feels nice and chunky, too. We'll see how long it stays my favorite, fingers crossed!