Author: Vic

Guitarist (Occasional Musician)

Steve Vai’s Tempo Mental

Steve Vai’s Tempo Mental (written in 1983) is one of the best explanations of polyrhythms and metric modulations on the web. Read more →

Hip-Hop Transcriptions

If you’re looking for a serious rhythmic workout, try playing through some of Charlie Hely’s hip-hop transcriptions. Via Ethan Hein Read more →

Tim Fullerton’s “Technique from Hell”

It’s been on the net since 1993, but there is still no better alternate picking drill than the dreaded Technique from Hell by Tim Fullerton. Read more →

LSO Play

LSO Play is a new site from the London Symphony Orchestra and Sennep design. In addition to the usual bios and information on the orchestra, it features an interactive player with multiple camera angles of a performance of Ravel’s Bolero. It’s a bit like Pomplamoose goes to the symphony…. via swissmiss Read more →