Does the Stick have the same contrapuntal potential as a keyboard instrument?
Yes, but with vibratos, bends, slides, etc. in each voice. Notes are not in a line as on keys, but are uniformly tiered on a rectangular board. Guitarists and multi-string bassists know the advantages of such two-dimensional playing surfaces. Are there any good method books currently available for the Stick? Yes, Greg Howard’s Stick Books for the various tunings in the family of Stick melody 4ths/bass 5ths, also Chris Crain’s Sticktionary of chords, and my early and unrevised Free Hands. Of course, we’ll all be awaiting a new resource for the world community of Stickists, Steve Adelson’s Stick method book, to be released by Mel Bay Publications. Do you act as a teacher, mentor or clinician? Yes, quite often, also as a “coach” (or mother hen). Middle Period How did the Stick evolve? Has the tuning concept changed? Were more strings added? Stick models gradually became fully adjustable and universal to accommodate all custom tunings, any gauge string fitting at any position. We have our
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