Musical Arts: Instruments
Recap: Family Harmonica at Winter Roots Festival
Juice Box – A Harmonica Song for Youth Musicians – Notation Download a Audio Recording
Snowy Day – A Song for Young Musicians – Video and Zine
Harmonica Orchestra in Cedar Lake, IN – January 2020 – Wrap Up
Evening Session at Fargo Skateboarding
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.
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 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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Thank you to Huxley and Theo for their help making this music video for my song, Juice Box! This song was written …
Wow! What great musicianship at the packed house for Family Harmonica Workshop at Saturday’s 2020 Winter Roots Folk Festival! Most of the …
Hi everyone, Today I’m teaching my first workshop as part of Winter Roots Festival in Marquette, MI. In honor of this big …
Recently, it was a very snowy morning here in Marquette, MI. I was waiting for some of my students to have their …
Last Friday, the 3rd graders at Jane Ball Elementary in Cedar Lake, IN and I had a great time starting up our …
Originally posted on Facebook, Jan. 11, 2020 My teaching station this morning at Ore Dock Brewing. I have just a few lessons …
Award-winning music educator, Jason McInnes, will be leading youth, family or adult music lessons this January at Ore Dock Brewing. Sign up …
Here is a copy of my newest zine, How to Play Auld Lang Syne on Your Harmonica! Auld Lang Syne is one …
At the end of November, 2019, I left Chicago (my home for 24 years) and moved north to the Marquette, MI area. …
