Learning how to sing properly takes work. For those of us, who sing in bands, churches, choirs, and teach, we can forget how important proper breathing exercises matter. Singing and voice lessons can help you reach your musical goals. Some topics I cover in my private voice lessons are: 1. Singing the vowels. A E I O U. Singing them in a major or minor scale, will help you understand how words sound and feel when we sing them. 2. Learning how to breathe properly when singing a song....
I was asked this question from the mom of a possible student. She was wondering if her 6 year old son was too young to start guitar lessons. In my opinion, children can start learning and understanding music as early as 5 months old. One of my friends is the director of Music Together / Colombia Ridge here in the Camas/ Washougal WA area. We've had quite a few conversations about early musical development in pre schoolers. She and Music Together believe that there is music inside all of us,...
I am asked by a lot of beginning banjo students which book to purchase. I recommend Alred's Teach Yourself to play Banjo.. But choose me as your banjo teacher. It's very easy to comprehend and I like the way the book is laid out. It talks about bluegrass, claw hammer, and frailing in a way that is easy for the beginning student to understand Taking banjo lessons is fun. and for some people, it's actually easier than starting guitar lessons. The chords are often one or two finger,...
Thinking about starting guitar lessons this fall? I have a few openings here in Camas and Vancouver, Wa Above are four of my electric guitars that I teach from. Each has a distinct tone and feel. Let me offer an opinion about each: Fender Telecaster with a B bender. Yes, the B string bends a whole step high, when you pull down on the stap lock. It simulates the sound of a pedal steel guitar. This Fender is an American made Nashville: the three pickups configuration of a Strat, but...
trim.DnHcJs This is a quick and short demo of me playing my 5 string dojo from Goldtone. It has the neck and tuning of a 5 string banjo. The body style is like a dobro, with two stereo pickups. It's a very unique sound for a banjo / dobro hybrid. It stays in tune and plays easy. Hope you like it! I have opening for 5 string banjo lessons here in Vancouver,...
Taking guitar lessons can be fun and challenging. It helps to have a good guitar to learn with. Above is a picture of my Tayor T5 electric / acoustic guitar. It's known as a hybrid guitar. It has the ability to sound like an acoustic guitar. With a switch of a knob, you have four different pick up selections to choose from. Neck, bridge, Gretsch and Fender Strat tone. Teaching guitar, I have discovered that it is important to find a guitar that is easy to play and stays in tune. When...