Somehow today’s update started with a blast from the way past, and others popped up unexpectedly in various spots. Keep an ear out for Judy Collins, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter, Paul & Mary, and even Tex ...
This week I put together a little musical education presentation for a group of 5th grade students at my wife’s school. I thought I would start what may become a regular series with some very ...
A few weeks of meetings of the Neil Young Appreciation Society will be coming to a close next week but I hope some of you have been enjoying our Journey Through The Past of the ...
Greetings from smoky Northern California, although it is starting to get better thanks to cooler temps and a little moisture in the air. Still heavy airplay here of old Neil Young albums, which inspired today’s ...
It is hot and smoky in Northern California and we are prepping TG Central for some evacuated relatives from the Santa Cruz Mountains, which has led to a little blip in lesson production, hopefully back ...
The big news this week is that I am thrilled that we were able to get Bob McAlpine on board as a contributor here at TG. His first lesson went live earlier this week and ...
Stevie Wonder has been getting a bit of airplay around TG Central lately, but more on that next week. It just led to a little attempt at one of his signature riffs. We will see ...
A couple weeks ago we were listening to a radio show a relative does on KTUH in Honolulu, Sunday mornings at 9:00 on the West Coast. He played something that grabbed my attention and more ...
A lot of Golden Oldies running through my head today, this week and next, as far as lessons. It was Gypsy Woman that sent me down the path to my opening improvs. The 1970 hit ...
For a couple weeks now I have been working with some students on Beatles arrangements, partly drive by a CD I made about 30 years ago, A Beatles Collection, which is still available at various ...