Jun 5, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
Rock Harp Diaries … Sunday, June 4, 2012 10AM -I emailed Larry Luddecke last night for an emergency Skype Hammond B3 lesson for one of the tunes I’m playing on tour with Steve Vai. I can play keyboard – but know nothing about various...
May 23, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning |
The adventure begins!!!! This Sunday at 7AM I take off from Boston’s Logan airport and land in L.A. where even though I have no idea if how I’m preparing actually will prepare me. In fact, I’m sure it won’t, but for me, rehearsal preparation...
May 23, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, People I Meet |
Since people keep asking me – here’s how I met Steve Vai and ended up joining his band for this Fall’s tour. If you don’t know me, I play electric harp – in fact, I’ve worked with the French harp-builders CAMAC for the last 15 years...
May 22, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Instrument (My Instrument), People I Meet |
‘I can’t believe that!’ said Alice. ‘Can’t you?’ the Queen said in a pitying tone. ‘Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.’ Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said ‘one...
May 10, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Instrument (My Instrument) |
To explain how this video came about from the beginning, I’d have to go back to my near-disastrous debut with the Boston Pops which was saved by emergency musical intervention — and that’s a story I’ll tell you sometime — but in short,...
May 3, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
Yes!!! It’s true, True, TRUE! I’m going on tour with a rock band!!!! And not JUST ANY rock band, but with one of the world’s most amazing, incredible, virtuosic guitarists ever — Steve Vai! Here’s a picture of us talking backstage when I met him in...
