by Christine | Jun 10, 2020 | Welcome Column
From the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, musicians felt the sting. Oh, for most of us, it was secondary to the hardships and inconveniences with regards to keeping that roof over your head and food on the table. For those who work in the entertainment or event...
by Christine | Dec 9, 2020 | Welcome Column
To many, 2020 will go down in their memories as The Year Without Music. For those whose living is playing music, it’s been financially devastating – the same goes for other businesses that are dependent on music – venues, staging services, backline...
by Christine | Apr 25, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’ve been fortunate enough to do a bit of traveling in my life, and I have noticed there are some cities or regions that just seem to ooze music. Wherever I go, I seek out local bands to watch and listen to, and some seem to have more than their share of great...
by Christine | Feb 1, 2017 | Welcome Column
Happy Groundhog Day Eve!There’s an old joke that defines a boat as a “Hole in the water you throw money into.” I’ve had several friends with boats and while boats are lots of fun, they do seem to demand frequent and expensive upkeep. So, I resisted the temptation to...
by Christine | Oct 14, 2020 | Welcome Column
After 6+ months of near-total lockdown, music seems to be emerging again, cautiously. Technology has been helpful in presenting music in a way that doesn’t involve risk to the players or audience. I’ve seen quite a few recorded and livestreamed performances, and this...
by Christine | May 8, 2013 | Welcome Column
I have been giving guitar lessons to a gentleman in his ‘40’s recently. He is a true beginner – he received a guitar as a gift and wants to learn how to play. I have never given lessons to a rank beginner before – it’s hard to know where to start. There’s so much to...
by Christine | Dec 13, 2013 | Welcome Column
The first column I ever wrote for the CBA on the web was about feeling music. I talked about how I didn’t want to just play music, or hear music, I needed to feel what I was playing, singing or hearing. Sid Lewis wrote a column in the last breakdown about sitting in...
by Christine | Aug 11, 2019 | Welcome Column
Since the age of recorded music began, people have made lots of money giving music lovers what they want. Music you can choose to listen to whenever you want to is a huge thing. In the past hundred years we’ve gone from wax cylinders to vinyl, tape, CDs...
by Christine | Oct 5, 2017 | Welcome Column
My band plays a fair number of independent living and assisted living places. We go way back to Stephen Foster and songs you learned at camp, and 1930s and ‘40s hit tunes, and Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, and we get a great response.Sometimes after the main show...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2008 | Welcome Column
How many times have you tried and tried to remember a song, and you just can’t quite remember it. But once you pick up your fiddle, or guitar, your fingers seem to remember the song. Clearly, music is wired into our brains along wholly different circuitry than our...
