Review: Mind blowing & fun, but you've gotta love music
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2012
As an artist, taking 'the road less traveled' is the way of it. Right-brained and 'thinking out of the box', creatives don't always go the conventional way.Becoming an artist that knows how to jam will expand your horizons and have you thinking in other directions. If you're a classical musician or a musician with classical training, this philosophy may be a stretch, but I encourage you to give it a try.Aretha Franklin doesn't read music, and that woman knows how to "jam". I have been a part of jamming sessions, where musicians tend to instinctively put together pieces with a beginning, a middle, a bridge, and an end. Whether you have formal training or not, being in touch with other musicians and holding jam sessions is the way to really develop your craft.I recommend this book highly - for vocalists and musicians alike.Paul McCartney doesn't read music, and never learned - and the Beatles didn't read music, either. Quite a few accomplished jazz musicians had no formal training, like Buddy Rich and Dave Brubeck.Get yourself some friends who play music, and the 'jam' will be there. And for inspiration, pick up this book.