Interview 14 March 2004
1.Which Stick do you play ?
10 string rosewood stick
2.What tuning do you use?
Deep baritone
3.Which gauge strings?
Heavy Gauge
4.How long do you play Stick?
6 Years
5.Which other instruments do you play and how long?
Guitar 25 years
Bass 20 yeras
Tabla 25 years
Sitar 25 years
Mandolin/Bazooki 20 Years
Arbian Lute starting this year
Wish my years on these reflected current abilities as I do not get enough time to practice
6.If you would have to choose to 4 levels of playing in which 1=absolute beginner 2=beginner but knows some music theory,play a simple song 3=intermediate 4=advanced , which number would you give yourself?
3=intermediate
7.Please give me also a number(1,2,3 or 4) of the level of knowledge/skill of the next subject:
-Reading Staff Notation
2/3=Beginner/intermediate (can sight read but very very slowly and painfully)
-Reading Tablature
2/3=Beginner/intermediate (can sight read but very very slowly and painfully)
-Can you play major/minor chords? In open and close harmony?
No
-Do you know all 7 modes/scales/chords ?
No
-Can you play chordprogressions?
Yes. Have principlally focused on simple chord structres and arpeggios
-Can you play a song?
Yes
8.Do you play in a band or solo?
Yes. Play with a keyboard player and have recorded some materialand gigged.
9.Which specific subjects would you like the teachers to concentrate on?
I could do with some experience on right hand / left hand inderpendance
10.On Saturdaynight you can also play a few songs at the pubconcerts, would you like to play a few songs as well?
No. Too shy at the moment
11.On Sundaynight we’ve got the Jamsession, would you like to jam with us?
No
12.Which kind of music do you like?
A Broad taste in music leaning towards World Music , Jazz , Rock, Experimental.
13.How did you discover the Stick?
Through a Tony Levin, King Crimson concert when they were called Disipline in 1981.
14.What is your goal in music
I would like to refine my expertise in the stick to play African polyrythmic styles, incorporating tabla rythms and fusion style music. To write film/experimental music, produce CD's and perform. Get out of Software Engineering and become rich,famous and have screaming women chasing me:-)
15.Do you eat meat/fish or are you vegetarian ? (We’ve got to know this for our communal dinner)
I'm a dedicated flesh eater.
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