A friend just showed me a Wurlitzer mandolin, ser. # 573163. Where can I look up its age? Thanks.
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A friend just showed me a Wurlitzer mandolin, ser. # 573163. Where can I look up its age? Thanks.
"Unattached" is the key.
What I think I see and hear in Joseph Brent is an evolution, of sorts, in the human condition. The old model, highly egocentric, is shifting toward something more inclusive and cooperative much like...
Somehow I have never gotten it straight about downloading MP3s from the MP3 page lists. I recently clicked on one piece but it just played, no downloading.
Thanks for any simple instructions to...
Hi Travis and any others,
Would like to explore some jamming possibilities especially where jam etiquette is understood and upheld. Levels of playing don't matter as much. I want to work on...
Well, it's titled "Idiots," so it probably was assumed that the picture didn't matter. Still better than a pair of scissors or a tire pump, eh?
Describe the qualities in other artists' music that has inspired you to grow as a musician.
I've never gotten up to speed on reading music and become a bit flustered in workshops when teachers hand out music. I grew up listening to the radio and records and picking things out by ear. Does...
In teaching situations, what elements do you focus on to help students develop good habits, i.e. ways to play more easily and with better tone?
Sierra's comment about having fun seems right on. I remember an interview with Bela Fleck where he said basically the same thing, e.g. do an arpeggio in a way that makes it fun, musical, interesting...
Are there any classical influences in your music? Or music from other cultures, e.g. choro, eastern european?
Please outline your interests in creating educational forums and related opportunities that span various kinds of music.
William Grant Macdonald