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Ukulele versus Guitar

Round Three: Cool factor. The ukulele has made strides in the past 20 years with the advent of bone fide YouTube stars such as Jake Shimabukuro and Canada’s own James Hill. The guitar is a timeless sidekick to renegades and romantics.  Read More »

Recording Session Tips

Invite only the essentials. Too many people at the studio can create unintended distractions, awkward moments and unnecessary stress. It’s the opposite of the more, the merrier. Read More »

Pivot Lessons

Changing your music lesson schedule is the time to ask your teacher for independent assignments. Take a moment at the start of your pivot lesson to plan ahead for the next season. Read More »

Free Areas

Active artists have the opportunity to use their creativity to develop an established song for their own purposes. Considering many hits are composed, arranged and recorded in a short period of time, the artist that has listened to a song for months or years (or decades) has a much broader opportunity to re-imagine its presentation, starting with the free areas. Read More »