There hasn’t been a Workshop article for the last two issues. I’ve been unusually busy – repairing and setting up instruments before holiday-time gigs and festivals, rebuilding an old greenhouse and converting various pieces of wood and old roof-iron into the ‘Chook Hilton’ for my beloved. ...more

In this issue I'll give some examples of Fusion era drummers. ...more

One thing few guitarists realise is how important it is to be good at enhancing the rhythm section and creating a good groove. In fact this is one of the main roles of a guitarist. Guitar players most probably spend about 95% of their time playing a backup role – so it would pay to be good at it. But there are some special problems that arise which seem to cause heartaches for many. ...more

Reason, Logic, Sonar, Cakewalk, Acid, Nuendo, Vegas, Cool Edit... Sounds like another (trippy) language sometimes, doesn't it? Well it is in a way, especially for the non–nerds who don't know what we're on about. In this issue we'll try and get a bit more familiar with music/audio production software, the toys and tricks that are part of music production nowadays. ...more

Happy new year to y'all. Let's carry on with the diatonic chords and modes of the harmonic minor, starting with the 3rd mode the C Ionian augmented (see Ex. 1). ...more