by Christine | Apr 11, 2012 | Welcome Column
Some years ago, my wife took a guitar class in college. She learned some basic stuff, and did well. My heart soared with pride and my eyes welled up with tears when I heard her play with her class. Playing music has been so inextricably linked to my well-being and...
by Christine | Jan 11, 2006 | Welcome Column
Last week, one of my regularly scheduled band rehearsals was cancelled at the last minute, due to an illness. Nothing serious – it was just a situation where taking a week off made more sense than spewing virus amongst the bandmates. So I suddenly found myself with...
by Christine | Jan 21, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, I noticed a query about CBA Music Camp on the message board. I imagine that other compulsive Music Camp lovers like myself are wondering about who’s teaching and when we can sign up. Here’s exactly what Music Camp poobah Ingrid Noyes has to say:...
by Christine | Apr 26, 2019 | Welcome Column
I decided to recycle this article from the Breakdown that I wrote over a year ago, updated for this year. CBA Summer Music Camp is coming up, and there are still some spaces left, so if you haven’t committed yet. Now is the time. We have space especially...
by Christine | Jun 8, 2012 | Welcome Column
The comedic and slightly twisted bluegrass group called the “Cleverly’s” has a member with a great appreciation for, and a penchant to, quote Shakespeare as part of his act. He is a blind, left over flower child, and has learned the bard from his “collected works of...
