Jess Baldissero is not only a good friend, she is one of my favorite songwriters. I was honored that she sat with …

Musical Dreaming – it’s a practice that I took part in, but had never really considered until some great chats with my …

“This is a great solo to start on—it’s simple, clear, and articulate; it will teach you how to hear clear phrases and …

When I was first taking guitar lessons my teacher told me to bring in a cassette of any song that I wanted …

I have a thurough self-led lesson about playing by ear in the works. For now, I thought I’d leave you with this. …

The song began with a gentle and cyclical guitar part. A jangly loop.

I think probably everybody has some sort of healing dream. And so as you journey through the different songs, maybe little, little parts of the dream are falling into place or coming true.

. . . standing backstage at our album release show and hearing the sold-out crowd stomping and chanting, “It’s a Gril! It’s a Girl! It’s a Girl!”

This is the piece which I alluded to in previous blog post about practicing my greyscale skills. 

I stepped up to the paper and realized, almost immediately, that I did not have control of the necessary skills to complete the piece as I wanted. I could understand the process intellectually, but it wasn’t going to come out of my pen without more practice.

The sweet moments in this video took place on June 5, 2021. Toro was one of my dearest companions and rest teachers. Can …

Help a loved one (and/or yourself) start 2023 off with some music! Contact Jason at 773-369-8268 or jason@knowingtrees to discuss some options. …

Maria was one of the teachers at this year’s Celebrating Tradition Retreat in Spring Green, WI and I was lucky enough to …

A student and I were working on finding ways to play these bass walks more naturally, rather than having to think through …

We measure the distance between two notes using intervals. Here is a worksheet to help you get familiar with some intervals. When …

Today, I am honored and humbled to offer for sale pieces from my Listening Wide-Eyed: Limited-Sight Contour Drawings of Musical Instruments series. …

This spring, I’ve been developing my skills with cyanotypes, printmaking with a sunlight-sensitive wash, which I had previously only dabbled with. The …

I have been invited to show several pieces at the upcoming exhibition, Water Worlds, An Exhibition Exploring the Essence of Water (details …

As you may know, throughout the year I keep a running total of days that I perform activities that are important to …

I’ve been looking into some of my limiting beliefs about both my ability to create art and about how we all create …

This is the continuation of some thoughts I’ve been thinking and discussions I’ve been having around the idea of talent. As a …

I keep track of the number of times I do certain activities in my life. This comes from a pretty severe case …

Here is the zine for How to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on your Harmonica. Also, this zine contains a very fun …

I take visual art classes with the most amazing person; Kaye Buchman. Her art classes have moved online and it has been …

This fall I published my latest zine, The Sticker Method: Creating a Habit of Practice (available in the store). This is a …

I’ve been playing guitar for a long time. And, I teach a lot of guitar players that haven’t played for very long …

I don’t know about you, but as the social distancing continues, I sure am missing eating lunch with my friends. That made …

Why do you play video games? Make music? Draw pictures? Is it Skill and Achievement? Social? Money? Role playing? Reflecting on a recent episode of Imaginary Worlds.

It’s Saturday and for many people that means pizza! Here’s a fun song to go along with your pizza party. Some second …

For someone who is relatively new at playing music, learning a new tune, or a bunch of new tunes can be overwhelming. …

Here is a quick guitar lesson for total beginners. This is my usual first lesson for both youth and adult musicians. If …

During this challenging time of life I’ve been inspired by the Marquette Makers’ Project to keep busy with some creative work. I’ve …

Wow! What great musicianship at the packed house for Family Harmonica Workshop at Saturday’s 2020 Winter Roots Folk Festival! Most of the …