Expand your knowledge of guitar strings and instrument care Receive the tools you’ll need to complete a guitar restringing Engage in the process of guitar maintenance within a supportive environment Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Learn to Restring Your Guitar Workshop – May 10, 2025 Read More »
Expand your knowledge of guitar strings and instrument care Receive the tools you’ll need to complete a guitar restringing Engage in the process of guitar maintenance within a supportive environment Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Learn to Restring Your Guitar Workshop – March 19, 2025 Read More »
Expand your knowledge of guitar strings and instrument care Receive the tools you’ll need to complete a guitar restringing Engage in the process of guitar maintenance within a supportive environment Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Learn to Restring Your Guitar Workshop – Jan 12, 2025 Read More »
In this 2 hour workshop you’ll Begin taking improvised solos THAT DAY, and gain insights for your continued study for years to come. Play along MP3s, so you can continue to grow your new skills outside of the workshop. PDFs of all the material covered Complimentary access to Jason’s Creating and Understanding the Guitar Notemap online lesson. Register here.
Take Your First Guitar Solo – May 10, 2025 Read More »
In this 2 hour workshop you’ll Begin taking improvised solos THAT DAY, and gain insights for your continued study for years to come. Play along MP3s, so you can continue to grow your new skills outside of the workshop. PDFs of all the material covered Complimentary access to Jason’s Creating and Understanding the Guitar Notemap online lesson. Register here.
Take Your First Guitar Solo – March 19, 2025 Read More »
In this 2 hour workshop you’ll Begin taking improvised solos THAT DAY, and gain insights for your continued study for years to come. Play along MP3s, so you can continue to grow your new skills outside of the workshop. PDFs of all the material covered Complimentary access to Jason’s Creating and Understanding the Guitar Notemap online lesson. Register here.
Take Your First Guitar Solo – Jan 12, 2025 Read More »
May 10, 2025 Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop – Late Spring 2025 Read More »
March 16, 2025 Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop – Early Spring 2025 Read More »
January 12, 2025 Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop – Winter 2025 Read More »
Wednesday evenings, Nov. 5 through Dec. 17, 2025. Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
Week 1 of Guitar Crew – Late Fall 2025 Read More »
Wednesday evenings, Sept 10 through Oct. 8, 2025. Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
Week 1 of Guitar Crew – Early Fall 2025 Read More »
Wednesday evenings, Summer 2025 Working Together to Cultivate Music Knowledge & Expression A mix of in-person music ensemble classes and private lessons opportunities, located in Albuquerque, NM.In Music Crew we’ll focus on working together to play as a band!. All instrumentalist and vocalists are welcome to join. Musicians from all experience levels are encouraged. Both beginning and experienced musicians/singers will find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. More about Music Crew and Registration Options We’re still getting our schedule together for the summer of 2025. Please send use your email address and we’ll fill you in on the Summer 2025 plans as soon as they are finalized.
Music Crew – Summer 2025 TBD Read More »
Wednesday evenings, May 14 through June 18, 2025. Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
Week 1 of Guitar Crew – Late Spring 2025 Read More »
Wednesday evenings, March 19 through April 23, 2025. Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
Week 1 of Guitar Crew – Early Spring 2025 Read More »
Wednesday evenings, Jan 22 through Feb 26, 2025. Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
Week 1 of Guitar Crew – Late Winter 2025 Read More »
Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop Read More »
Expand your knowledge of guitar strings and instrument care Receive the tools you’ll need to complete a guitar restringing Engage in the process of guitar maintenance within a supportive environment Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Learn to Restring Your Guitar Workshop Read More »
In this 2 hour workshop you’ll Begin taking improvised solos THAT DAY, and gain insights for your continued study for years to come. Play along MP3s, so you can continue to grow your new skills outside of the workshop. PDFs of all the material covered Complimentary access to Jason’s Creating and Understanding the Guitar Notemap online lesson. Register here.
Take Your First Guitar Solo Read More »
In this 2 hour workshop you’ll Begin taking improvised solos THAT DAY, and gain insights for your continued study for years to come. Play along MP3s, so you can continue to grow your new skills outside of the workshop. PDFs of all the material covered Complimentary access to Jason’s Creating and Understanding the Guitar Notemap online lesson. Register
Take Your First Guitar Solo – September 8, 2024 Read More »
Expand your knowledge of guitar strings and instrument care Receive the tools you’ll need to complete a guitar restringing Engage in the process of guitar maintenance within a supportive environment Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Learn to Restring Your Guitar Workshop – September 8, 2024 Read More »
Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop – September 8, 2024 Read More »
Learn the foundational techniques leading to a lifetime of enjoyment, making your own music. Learn more about this free workshop and register here.
Playing the Guitar: An Introduction – FREE workshop Read More »
Create a one-of-a-kind keepsake celebrating the natural wonders and easygoing community of the White Oak Savannah and Festival. Your guide, artist, musician and educator Jason McInnes, will open the workshop with simple sketching warm ups to shake off any hesitancy and then we’ll be off to fill our journals with majestic oaks, favorite rocks, boisterous clouds and perhaps the elusive circle of jamming musicians in their natural habitat. All the while Jason will be there as an encouraging guide for folks that are new to, and experienced in, putting pen to sketchbook. Journals and drawing tools will be provided. In addition, you are very welcome to bring your own favorite journal and supplies.
White Oak Festival – Introduction to Nature Journaling Read More »
Jess Baldissero is not only a good friend, she is one of my favorite songwriters. I was honored that she sat with me earlier in the week to discuss the discoveries and accidents of the creative process. We shared some laughs, talked about good times and hard times and we each played a few songs. Audio and Video Audio Only Getting to Know Trees knowingtrees.com · Songwriters' Exchange with Jason McInnes and Jess Baldissero Three tracks from The Hermit, my debut solo album are streaming during the pre-order period. The full album will be released June 28, 2024 on Bandcamp. http://joybird.bandcamp.comPick up Jess’s music, featuring her band Joybird, at Bandcamp also.
Songwriters’ Exchange with Jason & Jess – Replay from June 18, 2024 Read More »
Join our wonderful neighbors Jason and Maria for an afternoon of community-supported music making. All music experience levels, especially beginners, are welcome. Grab your guitars, fiddles, whistles, banjos, trumpets, drums or anything else and join us in the beautiful woodsy at Chispas Farm on June 25! Jason is an educator, musician and visual artist. You can find him at Getting to Know Trees: Creative Inquires with Jason McInnes. knowingtrees.com Stay tuned for upcoming Farmily Music dates and times with Maria. No experience encouraged. All ages. Accessibility: The property has paths covered in wood chips, pretty flat, and very spread out. Once you arrive at the farm, you can park along the Eastside fence, enter through the gate, and make your way to the woods on the northwest corner of the property. 🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅 Únase a los vecinos Jason y María para una tarde de música apoyada por la comunidad. Todos los niveles de experiencia músical, especialmente los principiantes, son bienvenidos. ¡Traigan sus guitarras, violines, silbatos, banjos, trompetas, tambores o cualquier otra cosa y únete a nosotros en la zona bonita boscosa en Chispas Farm el 25 de junio! Jason es un maestro, músico y artista visual. Encontrarlo a knowingtrees.com. Estén atentos a las próximas fechas y horarios de Farmily Music con María. Música comunitaria en la recogida de CSA. No se necesita ninguna experiencia. Todas las edades. Accesibilidad: la propiedad tiene caminos cubiertos de virutas de madera, en su mayor parte planos. Se puede estacionar al lado este de la cerca y entrar por la verja.
Community Music at Chispas Farm – June 25 Read More »
“The Hermit chronicles a journey. These instrumentals, played on acoustic guitar, banjo and other acoustic instruments, combined with poetry and accompanying artwork expresses a stepping away from an established, but unstable and consumptive, life path onto the ultimately more stable, yet unknowable trail of accepted impermanence.” Read more about the album and listen to preview tracks now at jasonmcinnes.bandcamp.com.
The Hermit – June 28 Release Day Read More »
Jason’s new album, The Hermit, will be released on Friday, June 28. But, you can join in a world-wide listening party to celebrate The Hermit the day before. Come along to listen to the music with the artist and chat about the making of the album. Click to RSVP
World-Wide Listening Party for The Hermit Read More »
Working Together to Cultivate Music Knowledge & Expression A mix of in-person music ensemble classes and private lessons opportunities, located in Albuquerque, NM.In Music Crew we’ll focus on working together to play as a band!. All instrumentalist and vocalists are welcome to join. Musicians from all experience levels are encouraged. Both beginning and experienced musicians/singers will find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. More about Music Crew and Registration Options
Music Crew Begins June 26 – Runs Through August 25 Read More »
Join Jess and Jason for an intrepid discussion about the accidents, discoveries, breaking apart and gluing together involved in the creative process and songwriting in particular. Registration is free, but is required.Register at https://www.knowingtrees.com/storeYou’ll receive an email with the Zoom link for the discussion. Find Jess’ music at https://joybirdmusic.bandcamp.com/ Find Jason’s music at https://jasonmcinnes.bandcamp.com/
Virtual Songwriter’s Exchange with Jess and Jason Read More »
Musical Dreaming – it’s a practice that I took part in, but had never really considered until some great chats with my old friend John Donahue. I think about John and his musical dreaming a lot when I meet with frustrated students. https://vimeo.com/949795666?share=copy Dreaming with Your Guitar .pdf They wanted to play more. They’re just too busy. They’re frustrated with the pace of their progress. They’re overwhelmed and don’t know what to practice. I get it. I feel that way about music all the time. Thankfully, I’ve developed some strategies to get me out of such a funk and this is one of them. Next time you don’t know what to play, or are bored or frustrated with the same old songs, try some dreaming. The video is the best description I can make of this process. I’ve also made a .pdf that has some drawings that can be useful, but there’s very little instruction on it. I hope you find this useful.
Don’t Know What to Play? Put Your Worry Away and Try Dreaming Read More »
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