Oh no! What happened?!

I’ll tell you what happened. Quite a few years back, I was smacked dead in the face by music, and I asked for more! I play guitar and drums, not necessarily in that order. I also enjoy composing music, typically of the ‘heavy’ and ‘metal’ varieties.

Current Obsessions:

Between the Buried and Me – I view this band as a group of musicians who have become bored with any standard of musical genre, so they’ve decided to mix in just about every style, and they do it with grace. Paul Waggoner, one of their guitarists, is absolutely fantastic. His writing/playing ability continues to amaze me.

Sweep Picking – This is a somewhat difficult guitar technique which has been consuming most of my playing time. Basically, you rake up or down the strings,  similar to the way you would strum a chord. The main difference is that you don’t let the notes ring out. This is also similar to arpeggiating a chord, but it’s not necessarily chord specific. I plan on going into more detail on this technique in the next couple of posts.

Non-linear composition – I’ve tried to break away from the standard ‘aaba’ or ‘aba’ writing style as of late. It’s been interesting piecing together songs with different riffs, while simultaneously keeping the song coherent.

I’m excited! Music is a huge passion of mine, and I hope to be able to share that with anyone who is interested.

~ by mheathershaw on March 17, 2008.