FREE PLAY
So you have been playing for some time, can read music or trained in music, and now what? I just finished reading Free Play by Stephen...
On Finding One’s Voice
One time I remember working on a particular song for over nine months before I felt confident in playing it in public. That's okay. It...
The Power of Music
Music can make us laugh or cry, bring back good and maybe not so good memories, but most of all music just has an emotional effect on...
From the President: Letting it “Settle In”
A while back I worked on a little dulcimer that belongs to one of Denny’s friends. It was a fairly old instrument covered in dust,...
You are Your Instrument
Hope everyone enjoyed their Easter holiday, had a great spring break, time change, and March Madness. Whew! Oh yes a full moon too! ‘You...
Of Ice and Algae
As you all may recall it was just a few short weeks ago that we were having one of the coldest cold spells on record for this part of...
The Carter Family
The Carter family has interested me for some time. I delved into their history, where they came from, how they evolved into a grass roots...
What Does a Train Track and a Stringed Instrument Have in Common?
This is not going to be a “Tool De Jour” article but it might sound like it because there are some basic fundamentals about the materials...
Rainy Day Blues or Just Play some Blues?
It’s Saturday Jan. 30th with lots of rain! What, shouldn’t it be snowing? Oh well, I think some snow is coming next week. Living in...
From the President:
With recent explosion of interest in Sea Shanties, it seemed like a good idea to revisit an article I wrote back in 2017. I have more...
