Interview 29-3-2004
1.Which Stick do you play ?
Chapman stick # 438
2.What tuning do you use?
Standard tuning
3.Which gauge strings?
?? I use what I can find
4.How long do you play Stick?
One year
5.Which other instruments do you play and how long?
Violin ( 1 year ), piano (5 years), guitar (4 years, no prof), bass (2 years, no prof), percussion (when I got time), trombon (since 3 years)
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?
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 -1
-Reading Tablature-2
-Can you play major/minor chords? In open and close
harmony?-3
-Do you know all 7 modes/scales/chords ? -3
-Can you play chordprogressions? -2
-Can you play a song-4
8. Do you play in a band or solo?
In a band and in solo
9.Which specific subjects would you like the
teachers to concentrate on?
I don' t know, I want to learn a maximum
10.On Saturdaynight you can also play a few songs at
the pubconcerts, would you like to play a few songs
as well?
Why not
11.On Sundaynight we?ve got the Jamsession, would
you like to jam with us?
If I feel good, I can try
12.Which kind of music do you like?
I like jazz, funk, rock, world
13.How did you discover the Stick?
In my band Tarace Boulba when I played trombone.
14.What is your goal in music?
I don' t know, I spend my time with music, I' ll see later what is my goal...
15.Do you eat meat/fish or are you vegetarian ?
(We?ve got to know this for our communal dinner)
I eat everything, thank you.
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