To encourage, foster and
promote the preservation
of America’s
Western Swing Music
Swing It! Western Style . . .
Watch for more video tips on playing western swing
rhythms, leads and adding those swinging vocals!
In Swing It! Western Style:
Rhythm - Part 1, NWWSMS
percussionist Jim Hollinger
explains basic music theory
behind the swing rhythm.
This lesson is designed for
beginning and intermediate drum
students OR those interested in
understanding why it’s often said
that a musician is only as good
as the rhythm behind him/her.
In this second segment on
the rhythm behind Western
Swing, Jim Hollinger talks
about swing drum solos,
demonstrating some of his
techniques. For Jim's
lesson on basic swing
rhythm patterns, check out
Swing It! Western Style:
Rhythm - Part 1
Tips on adding the energy of Western Swing to your music
Carolyn (2014 Inductee into the NorthWest Western Swing Music
Society's Hall of Fame) and Dave Martin graciously agreed to this two-
part interview at the close of the 2014 NWWSMS Festival. They are
interviewed by Shelley McNaughton, lead vocalist for the Northwest's
Southern Comfort Band.
In Part 1, Carolyn tells of her early musical influences and what drew her
to western swing. Later in the interview, both Carolyn and Dave share
what they see happening across the nation as western swing continues
to influence the American music scene.
Carolyn (2014 Inductee into the NorthWest Western Swing Music Society's
Hall of Fame) and Dave Martin graciously agreed to this two-part interview
at the close of the 2014 NWWSMS Festival. They are interviewed by
Shelley McNaughton, lead vocalist for the Northwest's Southern Comfort
Band.
In Part 2, Carolyn shares key points for those just getting started singing
with a live band and helps define how a vocalist puts swing into a song.
For some, examples are more effective teachers than words so
interspersed between the dialogs are segments from the 2014 Inductee
Jam Band.
