Why do we do something like Arts Walk?
It’s Colorful, Eclectic, and Real Arts Walk is crazy. It really is. I mean the whole downtown area of our city turns into this sort of crazy, colorful, chaotic display of art and music. And I think it is beautiful. It is an honest display of at least a decent sampling of Olympia’s artists and […]
Zimbabwe: A Brief Story of Music and Community
Music develops more than just minds, creativity, discipline, and art. Music builds and develops community. In the twentieth century, music among the indigenous peoples of Zimbabwe was simple. People made music informally, simply for enjoyment. British colonizers introduced music presented as live art near the end of the nineteenth century. But musicians from North America […]
Fall Scholarship Campaign: A Brief Story of Hope
Friends, Thank you so much for all of those who have supported this endeavor so far. We so appreciate your trust and support of what we are doing and trying to do. Our fall scholarship campaign drive. We are at 18%, which we are so thankful for. But we have a ways to go […]
Music: A Proven Community Builder
My old high school was recently torn down. A new one has already been built to replace it, but the band hall as I understand is still in the works. Two weekends ago Auburn High school held a public walk through. A good handful of band alumni from the 70’s-2000’s came and gathered in the […]
The Story of Sounds in the Streets
This trumpet is fun to play. It plays relatively in tune in most of the horn and it will get the job done. Some people think it looks ugly because of the way that the lacquer was stripped off, but I rather dig it. My folks found me this horn when I was in high […]
Four Practical Reasons Why Everyone Should Study Music:
Recently I discussed four simple reasons your child should study music. Really at least three of those four reasons apply not just to children, but everyone. Music education is not just for children, it’s for everyone! Because music is a necessary part of human existence. Here are four practical reasons why everyone should study music: […]
Living Bread: Giving the Gift of Music in Brazil
Artenio serves as a leader of a local community organization in Brazil, and here he is teaching guitar lessons in Torres. Artenio teaches lessons to local youth for free, and has developed relationships with many this way. Many of the students Artenio has taught have gained the skills necessary to serve in their community as […]
Shedding In the Street?
Can regular time in the shed (the practice shed) actually be a problem? In The Tuned In Musician I muse a bit on one possible negative impact of regular disciplined music practice. Of all people, realize that in no way do I intend to discount the value of music practice as a discipline. On the […]