Student warns others of online scamming practices Nov 20, 2009
When Nick Nall, music industry sophomore, received a check for $4,000 to give guitar lessons, he said he was more than ecstatic. His excitement turned the other way when he realized his post on Craigslist. (The Maroon, LA)
Comfortably dumb Nov 10, 2009
"Oh, I get it," said my 13-year-old stepson during a recent broadcast, when Suze got to the part about not funding your kids' college funds and not even paying for their guitar lessons unless you're already maxing out your retirement contributions. "Suze Orman thinks it's stupid to give your kids money, at all! Don't teach your kid to play guitar. Save it all for yourself!". (Salon)
DIVERSE ARTS: Visual artist variety on display Nov. 5-6 Oct 22, 2009
Guitar lessons at Fine Arts Center. Christopher Jenkins will begin teaching guitar lessons at in November. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Family matters Oct 8, 2009
We got her guitar lessons and she wrote a song on the first day. It was pretty good. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Musical revival: Fixing a dent here, making a repair there brings instruments back to life Sep 26, 2009
As if his luthier work werent enough, Cassidy also plays gigs as lead guitarist of the Center Lane Band, teaches guitar lessons and builds custom guitars in his spare time. I wouldnt exist without the guitar, to be honest, he laughs. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Education Briefs Sep 24, 2009
Private violin, cello and guitar lessons are offered at Pine Hill School in Sherborn. Dalcroze Eurhythmics (Music and Movement) and Introduction to Piano classes are offered for preschoolers. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Local country recording artist hopes to make it big Sep 17, 2009
He started taking guitar lessons at age 9 and stepped on the stage for the first time when he was 12, at a Veterans of Foreign Wars social hall. He joined his first band, The New Beginning Band, at 14 as a rhythm guitarist. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Another River Park eatery to close Aug 27, 2009
Three months ago he opened Academia de Arte Flamenco, a dance studio specializing in flamenco dance and guitar lessons. A change in 'lifestyle. (Fresno Bee)
Emile Hirsch Channels Kurt Cobain For Catherine Hardwicke's 'Hamlet' Aug 27, 2009
"He's also taking singing lessons and guitar lessons. We were in the studio a couple weeks ago, and he was rocking it.". Hirsch's Hamlet will make his mark with mostly original tunes, written for the film by a veteran of the punk and indie-rock scene. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Easton school superintendent has Green goals Aug 22, 2009
He is also an accomplished musician who taught guitar lessons out of his home for 30 years and even played in bands while in college. Green said he is looking forward to the challenges and opportunities his new role will bring. (Easton Journal, MA)
Local kids learn to celebrate summer with SoberCruzin Aug 13, 2009
A more musical part of the project involves guitar lessons offered weekly at each of the school sites. Students also have the opportunity to earn an acoustic guitar by contributing six to eight hours of community service. (Chetek Alert, WI)
The Healing Power of Death Metal Aug 4, 2009
On the contrary, after working with a few Walter Reed patients, he realized that what a severely injured person needs isn't just a few guitar lessons or some soothing sounds, but rather what he calls "real" music: serious, one-on-one, customized training, ongoing collaboration, professional mentors. In pursuit of this idea, he persuaded donors to give him instruments, got Steve Jobs to donate computers, and set up what looks like a small recording studio in one of the residential houses at... (Slate)
Guitar Lessons Jul 28, 2009
Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:35 PM CDT Zachary Taylor (from left), Stephen Fleming and Dan Workman watch closely as Rhett Butler shows them how to play a new technique with the guitar Friday afternoon during a guitar clinic at the Brenham Music Academy. Butler and Billy McLaughlin, who have been performing together on their Two for the Show tour, presented the clinic and later performed a concert at a local business. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Weekend music Jul 17, 2009
Good thing he gives guitar lessons, as we'll be needing some. The guy can flat out play. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Continue reading Jul 2, 2009
Physical education also is offered as well as enrichment activities such as chess and guitar lessons. It's hard to say how the after-school programs have affected students' academic performance, Teixeira said: "We're doing so many other things that it's impossible to pinpoint which program accounts for students' progress. But this will definitely have an impact. It's just hard to quantify how much.". (Selma Enterprise, CA)
McKinney Guitar Studio hosts concerts in support of student scholarships Jun 20, 2009
John Wynn has been filling downtown McKinney with music and giving guitar lessons at McKinney Guitar Studio since 2000. Wynn started Outreach through Music as a way to provide scholarships for students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to study music. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Fair Board Prepares For Four-Day Event Jun 16, 2009
The son of an Exxon supervisor, Cagle began guitar lessons at age 6 but gave up after a year. He took piano lessons throughout high school and began playing guitar again after receiving an Ovation acoustic guitar for Christmas during his senior year. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Hard work pays off for top students Jun 6, 2009
During the summer she said she wants to continue piano and also take guitar lessons. Do said she has mixed feelings about leaving AHS. She said she will miss her friends and teachers the most. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Can vacant SL school find colorful new life as arts and culture center? Jun 5, 2009
The couple envisions former classrooms made available as inexpensive studio space for local painters and sculptors and art education, other areas converted to provide spaces for music teachers to tutor young singers or give guitar lessons (and present recitals right on site), and the auditorium perhaps hosting drama programs including a new Storm Lake Children's Theater that Larson has long felt would be good for the community. "I think it could be a really great idea for Storm Lake to consider,... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Hytrek: USD professor lands big-time opera gig May 30, 2009
She began guitar lessons in second grade. She learned how to play the piano and played saxophone in band. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Boy, 9, to perform at Lake George Elvis Fest May 28, 2009
To keep his performance genuine, Matthew still studies tapes to master the King's moves, and he's taking guitar lessons so he can play live on stage. The trickiest part of imitating the rock legend. (Albany Times Union)
Grace Church in Dover celebrates its 10th anniversary May 20, 2009
He also gives guitar lessons to children learning to play his favorite instrument. After a weekend of listening and telling each other stories on how they came to be connected with Grace Church, all were invited to enjoy a full brunch to officially end the anniversary celebration. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Student’s initiative provides impetus for Sul Ross Mariachi Band May 16, 2009
He also started taking bass guitar lessons with music instructor Steve Bennack. Shortly before the end of fall semester, wearing his mariachi jacket, he ran into Badgerow. (Odessa American, TX)
Classic rockers find new life through vidgames May 15, 2009
"I hope kids will get the experience of how cool it is to play in a band and that will motivate them to take guitar lessons or drum lessons," he says. Or, if nothing else, come out to a concert. (Fresno Bee)
Keeping in tune with customers May 14, 2009
Everyone who quit piano or guitar lessons as a kid regrets it as an adult, DeLuzio said. Those parents all those adults now are remembering this and making sure that their kids do it, DeLuzio said. (Easton Journal, MA)
There was nothing left to do but die May 12, 2009
As children living near Piedmont, Dean and his older brother took guitar lessons, but quit after a while. We wanted to play real music, he explained. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Activision Offers Three New Music-Based Video Games May 11, 2009
Guitar Lessons for Ages 5 and Up. Contact Us for Enrollment. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
On Mother's Day: Moms who rock May 10, 2009
The Philadelphia native, who's not making much use of her B.S. in physics from Drexel, lived in Los Angeles during the '90s, performing with a band called the Zookeepers and giving private guitar lessons. "My husband and I were ready to settle down and have kids and buy a house," she says, and when he got a job offer in Morgantown, W.Va. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Life's on a roll for Tiara Jacquelina May 8, 2009
I hope to use music to take myself to another level in my career, and Im seriously thinking of taking up guitar lessons so that I can strum my guitar and sing on stage one day. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Trey Wright Trio 'Thinking Out Loud'(with TRACK-BY-TRACK SONG INFO) Apr 30, 2009
"And I looked at the stuff of Joe Camoosa, who's been a good friend for a while, and I saw this painting he did called 'Thinking Out Loud.' And it made sense to me in terms of what the trio was playing. The tunes are expressions of thought. I like to describe the visual through sound. "Joe was gracious enough to give me the painting," he adds. The Roswell resident, who studied with Steve Dancz at the University of Georgia, is a busy player these days. Besides his long-standing membership in the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Former Gillette cowboy creates first album Apr 19, 2009
Music, which he had loved since guitar lessons at the age of 12, seeped back into his life. But it didnt quite all come together for him until hed settled down in Casper after some time spent in Nashville, Tenn. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Music fans pitch in to design covers Apr 10, 2009
Hines' premiums for donations included guitar lessons, road trips with the band and home-cooked meals (though nobody took him up on that one, he says). "I like seeing people who come to our shows when they're not at our shows," he says. (USA Today)
10 ways to organize your home like a business Apr 9, 2009
Why cut that and not, say, guitar lessons. We decided that Cub Scouts was a little too regimented and that music better suited our style. (CNN -- US)
Free guitar lessons offered at Harmony Life House Apr 1, 2009
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:25 PM CDT If you re a little bored with watching YouTube videos or have ever dreamed of playing guitar, then visit the Harmony Life House from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Friday night of every month for free guitar lessons. All levels of skill are welcome, from beginner to advanced. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Parent's passion can only push kid so far Apr 1, 2009
I had two guitar lessons as an adolescent before the teacher and I mutually concluded that I lacked both passion and talent. My choir career ended in sixth grade when Sister Josita pulled me aside, explained to me the meaning of tone deaf and then asked me to mouth the words rather than bellow them, as I had been doing under the belief that I could sing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The real Pickett Mar 29, 2009
"I was getting to be 35 years old, and I didn't want to be that guy at the Publix with the long hair giving guitar lessons to everybody on the corner," he says. "Nobody breaks through at 35. I had enough.". (The Palm Beach Post)
How To Use the Blue Notes For Guita... Mar 24, 2009
For Further Information on Guitar Lessons and the BluesBeginner Blues for Guitaists, click. The Blues Comp and the Riff, click. (Suite101.com)
Nevada's own 'country boy' gets set for big CD release concert Mar 20, 2009
At the age of 12, Hewitt began taking guitar lessons, saying he had returned from a church camp where all the counselors played guitars and it sparked his interest. "I thought it was really cool, and I asked my parents if I could take lessons." His first public performance was at an eighth-grade talent show at school. (Nevada Journal, IA)
Complications & Explanations: Corey's less-than-infinite songlist Mar 19, 2009
Not long after the night by the fire, I talked my parents into letting me take guitar lessons. My teacher was a guy named Matt who played in a country music cover band and loved Stevie Ray Vaughn. (Dallas County News, IA)
Chris Cagle to Perform At Franklin County Fair Mar 14, 2009
"We actually have been trying to get Chris for a few years - he has been on our list. According to CMT.com, Cagle was born on Nov. 10, 1968, in DeRidder, La. When he was 4, his family moved to the outskirts of Houston. The son of an Exxon supervisor, Cagle began guitar lessons at age 6 but gave up after a year. He took piano lessons throughout high school and began playing guitar again after receiving an Ovation acoustic guitar for Christmas during his senior year. The first song he learned to... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Obituaries for Saturday, March 7, 2009 Mar 7, 2009
He loved music and was taking bass guitar lessons. Chris and a group of friends had their own band and had some gigs in various places. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Trouble in store Mar 1, 2009
"I realised shopping was the only hobby I had. It was something to do." She has since replaced it with guitar lessons, swimming and golf. And for emergencies, she keeps a list of favourite things that she likes to do in her pocket. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Raise your voice: Freshman overcomes stage fright and gives powerful performances Feb 25, 2009
Lewis also strums on the guitar occasionally, and she is currently enrolled in guitar lessons on campus to polish her instrumental ability for Open Mic Night. Lewis has come a long way since she began performing, and she says she will never stop writing lyrics or playing music. (Daily Orange, NY)
CALIFORNIAN: Basurto back again at Country at The Merc (15) Feb 23, 2009
"Basurto has also performed at a Lake Elsinore Storm baseball game singing the National Anthem when she was 7, and Basurto will be performing once again Feb. 21 at Country at The Merc.Aside from singing, acting and dancing, Basurto has also played a few musical instruments."I took guitar lessons for a short while but got too busy and had to drop lessons," she said. "I have two guitars and pick on them once in a while. I really want to start lessons back. (North County Times)
Apple makes online music lessons easy with GarageBand Feb 18, 2009
Joe Lamond, president of the National Association of Music Merchants, a trade group for music stores (where most guitar lessons are held), says the growth of online video lessons has paid off with more-attentive students. Guitar sales even in a recession were up 3% in 2008, he says. (USA Today -- Tech)
Religion Calendar Feb 14, 2009
Free beginner guitar lessons, Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Take your guitar to the ongoing group sessions. Call 866-7177. (Erie Times-News, PA)
A guitar legend Feb 8, 2009
Offstage, he busies himself with writing and producing commercials on radio and TV for local businesses, in addition to teaching guitar lessons. "He is one of the best guitar players on the planet," Kading said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Neil Diamond honored at MusiCares gala Feb 8, 2009
"I started taking guitar lessons when the Brooklyn Dodgers left Brooklyn," he says. "I was so depressed. My parents bought a guitar and paid it off $1 a week for 10 weeks. It was a good investment, Mom. You made a life for me.". (USA Today -- Life)
Minor Musician (Slideshow) Feb 8, 2009
Half a year later, his father signed him up for guitar lessons at Marc's Guitar Center with RJ Perez, from the band Civitas. "Then I got better and better, and I got good really fast," Micah said. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Sampler for Jan. 15 Feb 8, 2009
The City of Marlborough Recreation Department has announced the following 2009 Winter programs: heartsaver pediatric first aid & CPR course, aquacise class, Champion Youth Outreach, fencing class, group ballroom dancing, hockey 101 and up, ice skating, bridge program, jazz dancing class, kids cooking class, learn to skate program, Mommy & Me, pre-ballet/tap dance class, springboard diving, youth wrestling, babysitting class, deep water workout, fun with fables, fairytales and songs, guitar... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Inside the All-Star MusiCares Tribute to Neil Diamond Feb 7, 2009
I started taking guitar lessons when the Brooklyn Dodgers left Brooklyn," he said. "I decided to take some music lessons because I was really down about it. " Of his first guitar, which cost $10 and his parents paid off at $1 a week, he said, "It was a good investment, Mom. (People Magazine)
