“Let’s start something loud! Can you hear it?” – Cherishing the Music We Made with It’s a Girl
Welles Park in Ballpoint Pen and Ink
Revisiting My “Practicing Greyscales” Sketchbook
Jonas Friddle Discusses the Music and Memories behind his New Album, Jug Band Happy Hour (Interview)
Can I Sing You to Sleep? – Maria McCullough Shares a Sweet Moment with a Dear Companion
Jess Baldissero is not only a good friend, she is one of my favorite songwriters. I was honored that she sat with …
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!”
Jonas Friddle Discusses the Music and Memories behind his New Album, Jug Band Happy Hour (Interview)
“It’s funny to think of myself as a person who is old enough to reflect on some good times.” Jonas Friddle Jonas …
The sweet moments in this video took place on June 5, 2021. Toro was one of my dearest companions and rest teachers. Can …
One of my music students, Elijah, has offered some music inspired by this time of giving and receiving. Present Time! is Elijah’s …
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. …
We measure the distance between two notes using intervals. Here is a worksheet to help you get familiar with some intervals. When …
I keep track of the number of times I do certain activities in my life. This comes from a pretty severe case …
Every year I teach the Music Station at an incredible sports/art/music/community-building camp called Basketball in the Barrio, in Segundo Barrio, El Paso, …
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 was inspired to write this tune after a recent conversation with my friend Amanda Healen in which we were talking about …
We can’t have camp this year because of the pandemic. So, Coach Denisse Franco and I wrote a little song to share …
The title of this tune was inspired by a banjo video that Jonas Friddle recently published on Youtube. I didn’t have an …
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 …
During this challenging time of life I’ve been inspired by the Marquette Makers’ Project to keep busy with some creative work. I’ve …
Thank you to Huxley and Theo for their help making this music video for my song, Juice Box! This song was written …
At the end of November, 2019, I left Chicago (my home for 24 years) and moved north to the Marquette, MI area. …
The summer/fall of 2019 has been a time of great upheaval in my life. I was glad to have a set of …
