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Recording Your Own Practice Sessions

by Tan Yew Wei on September 25, 2009

You really don’t know what you sound/look like until you have recorded a video of yourself and then watched it. This is a short post, because it only has one message: Every set interval (I do it once a week), record a video of your practice sessions and then watch it. You will probably be [...]

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Confidence: The Drug That’s Free

by Tan Yew Wei on August 5, 2009

When i was young, i was the atypical shy kid. Throughout my childhood i would not spontaneously partake in activities. I resented group work in class, often having to be coaxed by my teachers. That was the past. Now i’m a drug dealer who’s addicted to my own drug. The drug – is Self Confidence. [...]

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Some Basic Scales

by Tan Yew Wei on July 30, 2009

In this post, I elaborate on the basic major and minor scales, and then tell you how to modify and practice scales, which form an essential part of any musical composition. Let’s not waste any time. The above is the A Major and A Minor scale. Play them, and you will notice a distinct difference [...]

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READ the caption of the picture (if you can), it is the main reason for failure in prog As I mentioned in the article “the value of a good mentor”, there are numerous benefits to having a good mentor. The keyword is “good”. So let’s define good. I’m going to be strict about it, if [...]

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