(WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR TONIGHT? SHARP AS POSSIBLE!)ĭON’T SOUND ANYBODY FOR A GIG, JUST BE ON THE SCENE. STAY IN SHAPE! SOMETIMES A MUSICIAN WAITS FOR A GIG, & WHEN IT COMES, HE’S OUT OF SHAPE & CAN’T MAKE IT. WHAT YOU DON’T PLAY CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAT WHAT YOU DO.Ī NOTE CAN BE SMALL AS A PIN OR AS BIG AS THE WORLD, IT DEPENDS ON YOUR IMAGINATION. THE INSIDE OF THE TUNE (THE BRIDGE) IS THE PART THAT MAKES THE OUTSIDE SOUND GOOD.ĭON’T PLAY EVERYTHING (OR EVERY TIME) LET SOME THINGS GO BY. IT MUST BE ALWAYS NIGHT, OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN’T NEED THE LIGHTS.ĭON’T PLAY THE PIANO PART, I’M PLAYING THAT. STOP PLAYING ALL THOSE WEIRD NOTES (THAT BULLSHIT), PLAY THE MELODY! PAT YOUR FOOT & SING THE MELODY IN YOUR HEAD, WHEN YOU PLAY. JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT A DRUMMER, DOESN’T MEAN YOU DON’T HAVE TO KEEP TIME. ( Source: Heck of a Guy Image above: Thelonious Monk, via.) The list was transcribed by saxophonist Steve Lacy in 1960. The following fantastic list of advice comes courtesy of legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, a musical genius who died exactly 30 years ago, on February 17th of 1982.
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