Monthly Archives: June 2011

William Kanengiser masterclass notes, part 1

I was looking through an old notebook this morning and found notes I took at a masterclass William Kanengiser gave in San Jose, CA two or three years ago as part of the Suzuki convention. My notes were hastily written … Continue reading

Unforgiving

After doing some maintenance on my guitar this week, I put on a new set of strings, of a type I hadn’t used before. I’m not going to tell you what they are, but they are much lower tension than … Continue reading

Martha Masters: Reaching the Next Level

Before beginning my video project in April, I went to Rosewood Guitar in Seattle and told their employee Robert that I was looking for some music I could easily work up and record in a day. It had to be … Continue reading

The Norton Manual of Music Notation

The ability to read and sight-read music effectively depends on a lot of factors. The symbols on the page are extremely important, of course, but there are a lot of subtle elements that can help clue us in on what’s … Continue reading