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Entries from July 2009

Campfire singing

July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments (Click here to add your comment.)

We have a stone campfire ring in our backyard, and during the summer months we make pretty good use of it (on days when it’s not windy, that is.) A few years ago as we were sitting around it, one of my kids brought out one of their “beginner” guitars (aka, small plywood guitar-shaped-box.) It […]

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Tags: For New Visitors · Philosophy of Music Making · Playing and Performing Music

Music appreciation in the very, very young

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments (Click here to add your comment.)

I recently read an article about a PBS special entitled The Music Instinct: Science & Song.    The article was written by Chuck Colson, and reads in part:
The footage was part of a recent PBS special, The Music Instinct: Science & Song. The program was an exploration of, among other things, music’s […]

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Tags: For New Visitors · Philosophy of Music Making