Jury Etiquette
Yesterday I attended the juries of my guitar students at The University of Rio Grande and sat in on the juries of several other students as well. Although I was impressed with most the performances I...
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I finally decided to turn on the “Genius” feature in iTunes 9. It does a good job of creating themed playlists and the new Genius Mixes are an enjoyable way to shuffle though parts of your library that...
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The following essay was written by Dennis E. Powell for Monday’s edition of the Athens News. I found that it really hit home with me as I’d been thinking about some of the same things. Surely the...
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View ArticleJury Etiquette
Yesterday I attended the juries of my guitar students at The University of Rio Grande and sat in on the juries of several other students as well. Although I was impressed with most the performances I...
View ArticleRationalizations and Expectations
Most people don’t get in their car and worry about being killed on their way to the store. Even though we may be drinking coffee, fiddling with the cell phone, and singing along to the radio, none of...
View ArticleiTunes Genius
I finally decided to turn on the “Genius” feature in iTunes 9. It does a good job of creating themed playlists and the new Genius Mixes are an enjoyable way to shuffle though parts of your library that...
View ArticleTo Enjoy Music, We Need To Be Able To Escape Music
The following essay was written by Dennis E. Powell for Monday’s edition of the Athens News. I found that it really hit home with me as I’d been thinking about some of the same things. Surely the...
View ArticleTeaching and the Future of Fingerstyle Guitar
In a recent blog post, Adam Rafferty asked: “Where do you think fingerstyle guitar is heading next?” I’ve been thinking about this a lot since Adam’s post and wanted to share some of my own thoughts...
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