by Mischa Marcks | Oct 15, 2019 | Education, MMEducation Blog, News
Can You Play Quarter Notes With A Swing Feel? Although this might seem counterintuitive, there is a difference between swinging quarter notes and straight quarter notes. Generally speaking there is not much to playing a walking bassline, right? You learn your...
by Mischa Marcks | Oct 8, 2019 | MMEducation Blog, News
Why You Don't Follow ThroughDid you ever listen to a piece of music that knocked your sox off? Something so inspiring that you were willing to do anything to learn how to do it yourself? But then once you started and realized how much work you'd have to put it,...
by Mischa Marcks | Sep 24, 2019 | Education, MMEducation Blog, News
The Augmented Triad StruggleThe first time that I heard of the augmented triad was when I studied jazz in Arnhem (NL). But I lost interest pretty quickly, because I just couldn't seem to make it work. It always sounded like I was playing random notes.The Secret...
