The two most important parts of a song
The two parts of a song that are going to have the biggest impression on an audience are the beginning and the ending of a song. In today's post we are going to talk about four general strategies for playing great endings.
1. Listen
Everything you do, including playing a great ending, is predicated on your ability to listen. If you are listening intently you can have the confidence to know when to be flexible, and when to be assertive. The following clip of me playing a great Bobby Muncy original is an example of how listening can make an ending flexible:
Did you hear how the note the band held at the end started to rise and crescendo? That wasn't planned, it just happened because everyone was listening to each other.
