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Doc Tonewheel

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  • Birthday 11/30/1999

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  1. The biggest purchase of my life. My teacher said it was time to get an acoustic, so after much research and trying many pianos, I traded my AvantGrand N2 in towards a used Steinway Model M. It was the top of my price range, but I am overjoyed. Despite being 5"7', the low end is still nice and full. It is having some final prep done, but will post pics once safely in its new home.
  2. The Zoom lecture on the Minimoog was awesome! So many of the greats discussing a beloved instrument and what makes the magic. The research they did was fantastic. It was a total geek fest and I loved every minute. Definitely join and support this organization!
  3. When I was younger, I played every and any gig that came by. It resulted in me getting burned out and not liking playing music for a while. Only take gigs (or none) that make you happy. Life is short. Playing sucky gigs with sucky musicians or people does not lead to anything good.
  4. As I"ve said before, I only play what makes me happy. Gigged a lot in my younger days, but knew it was never something I really liked doing. I love to play music, but am much happier playing my keys at home. That"s why I went back to taking classical lessons. For me, it was to improve my enjoyment by being a better player, but just to make me happy. It"s a bit like weight lifting, except instead of you and the weights, it"s you and the piano. You challenge yourself.
  5. Ray produced the LA punk band X and played Hammond on several tracks of their 'Los Angeles' album.
  6. Just a warning!!! If you sell on Reverb now, the ONLY way to get money is for them to wire it directly into your checking account, which means you need to provide all your account information. I canceled my account for this reason. Also, watch out for small charges in your checking account in the next few months (like $1.25 from Amazon). These can be testing attempts by hackers to see if they will go through, to be shortly followed by a clean out of your bank account.
  7. Seen then a few times. They are a fun band! I love hearing Eli squeeze every last bit of sound out of his Moog Prodigy.
  8. A long time ago, my Dad told me, it is better to have a job that supports you and lets you play music then to be a professional musician and worry about being able to support yourself. He was right. I love my non-music career and love that it also allows me to live very comfortably. I also love music, but I realize that love is a selfish love. I play music for me. Even through I was in several bands over the years, I don't need to perform for others to enjoy playing music. I still take lessons so I can be a better player, but that is to please myself, not others. I like the fact that the only purpose of music in my life is enjoyment.
  9. Looking to join you in Orlando when I retire in 4 more years. Done with winters and snow up here in PA.
  10. Hi Aidan, If it is going to stay put and if you can afford it, you might want to check out the Yamaha AvantGrands, even a used one (since they are home based, used ones are in typically in great shape).
  11. Sorry! Try again. For some reason my preferences had that function set to off.
  12. http://blog.musoscribe.com/index.php/2009/09/25/the-bigelf-interview-pay-no-attention-to-that-man-behind-the-mellotron/
  13. Hi beaelvsin, As a welcome present to the forum, I downloaded it for you. Send me your e-mail via PM and I"ll send it to you. Like all other things in music, improvising is something that just takes practice and patience. Don"t be discouraged from trying it. There are many free resources available on the topic including many of the folks on this forum who are very skilled musicians who have been playing for many years. Stick with it! Improvisation is one of the most fun aspects of playing an instrument. Also, by studying (either transcribing a solo yourself or looking at transcripts of other people"s solos), you can learn different things even if you may not have particularly cared for what they played. I"ve learned things from pieces I didn"t really like to play or listen to. It all goes into shaping who we are as musicians.
  14. I've used this site a few times when I didn;t have time to transcribe things myself. https://www.manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm Van Morrison - Moondance - Piano Solo (transcribed by Elmo Peeler).pdf "Moondance", the title song on Van Morrison's 1970 album, is the most frequently-played song by Morrison in concert, the only song he's performed over a thousand times. The piano solo, played by Jeff Labes, combines elements of jazz and rock, and is one of the most important piano solos ever recorded because of its successful fusion of those elements. The piano solo is 16 bars long, and is followed by a sax solo. This is a note-for-note transcription of the entire piano solo, plus the first four bars of the piano part behind the subsequent sax solo - both hands. The piano solo incorporates two-handed arpeggios, sixths, thirds, pentatonic and modal runs, broken octaves - lots of wonderful pianistic techniques, in just 16 measures. If you've ever wanted to learn Van Morrison's "Moondance" piano solo exactly as it was recorded, here is your opportunity.
  15. I was lucky enough to see RTF in 1983 and in 2008. In college I wore down the needle on my stereo playing the Romantic Warrior album. A great loss of a musical giant.
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