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I Heard Jacqui Sutton and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra last night. Great music!
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Instruments With Voices
The release of The Entrance of Sound is almost here. Click play to listen to Instrument With Voices. [audio:http://www.joshuamessick.com/mp3/mp3/InstrumentsWithVoices.mp3]
Video: Plucking the Hammer Dulcimer
Here is a video I made of me plucking an improvisation. I made it for personal use to gather ideas and concepts for The Entrance of Sound. I thought I’d go ahead and share it with you. [flashvideo file=http://joshuamessick.com/videos/plucking/plucking.flv width=400 height=380 /]
Reflections
Here is just an improvisation that I did to try out some new sound recording equipment that I am able to use.It’s still not studio quality, but it is stereo and is a drastic upgrade from the built-in mic on the camcorder that I was using. [audio: improv11910.mp3]
New Recording Coming Soon!
It is called The Entrance of Sound. It will be live. All solo. No overdubs. Pure hammer dulcimer. Mostly original compositions. Release date is May 2010.
Improvising (Demonstrational Video)
This is not a lesson to help you learn how to improvise. This is a picture into how I use improvising as a practice habit and development skill. For me personally, the thought of only playing what other people have already put to music sounds boring. I like to do
The Irish Washerwoman (Demonstrational Video)
I live in an older home, and when the winter arrives, the drain line for the washer machine often freezes and I can’t do my laundry! Thankfully, this is only during a hard freeze. Recently, we an extended period where I couldn’t do my laundry. (No worries, I have a



