Three and a half years ago, my good friend Charlie Loach (also a columnist in this magazine) and I are in my cozy little music room....
It’s hot. It’s August, and San Diego is unseasonably warm and humid and definitely not the place for a pregnant woman to be trying to create...
Hello Troubadourians! As much as I like guitar gear, I don’t like having to carry a lot of gear to gigs and sessions. There was a...
Introduction When a listener streams a song one time, how much does the artist get paid? The short answer: it depends. As a musician, you can...
Out of the Desert is a collection of 13 original compositions from harpist Tasha Smith Godinez. The nearly hour-long album will not be everyone’s cup of...
Let’s celebrate the Stylophone, the little musical synthesizer toy from London, which musicians of all ages should consider! Introduced in 1968, it had the look of...
Influenced by a performance overseas, the serendipitous request of a winery owner, and the desire to shine a light on female singer-songwriters, Ramona’s Ashley E. Norton...
Performers include Yo-Yo Ma, Elvis Costello, Beck, and dozens more A roster of talent—more than 220 musicians, writers, actors, poets, and visual artists—has joined the National...
Author’s note: As both a classroom teacher and a private music instructor, I’m a firm believer in the importance of music education for adults as well...
