Is Reading Music A Must For Making Music?
[Originally published on AirGigs on 5/8/18] “I’m not interested in what key you’re playing this in with a capo on, just tell […]
The Anatomy of a Background Vocal Arrangement. Part 2, BGVs.
[Originally published on AirGigs on 2/8/17] BGVs, as in “background vocals”. It is actually a synonym of “harmonies” and those 2 terms […]
The Anatomy of a Background Vocal Arrangement. Part 1, harmonies.
[Originally published on AirGigs on 11/16/16] Hi, I’m Lydia Salnikova and I’m here to talk about one of my favorite subjects: background […]
Are we in sync?
[Originally published on SoundBetter on 6/28/16] The topic of this article may seem self-explanatory and barely warranting an article written about it. […]
Session musician vs. collaborator: which one do you need?
[Originally published on AirGigs on 8/13/15] Songwriting, like any art form, is a very personal and complex process. Sometimes it is easy […]
Number Charts: crash course
[Originally published on AirGigs on 3/15/15] For general information on when or why number charts might come in handy, see part 1 […]
Number Charts: introduction
[Originally published on AirGigs on 3/08/15] Also known as “Nashville number charts”. In Nashville, simply known as “charts”. Who needs them, anyway? […]