Guitar Lessons & …

Some Highlights: The Gamelan: Learning a new piece from Alit changed the way I think about music. Playing the Museum of Science with Robots, Kresge Hall with Alit, & an outdoor concert at Copley Square were all memories I will cherish. Tim Miller: I had a great year studying with Tim. He helped out a [...]

Saturdays start early for me and I usually stay up too late the night before, so after my morning and afternoon lessons, I’m ready for a nap. Last night, I took that nap during the World Series around 8:30pm. I set my timer for 10 minutes and let the words of Joe Buck lull me [...]

As I mentioned in my last post on this subject, I think my arm injury is on it’s way out. My Occupational Therapist recommended a wrist brace for me when using the computer mouse and it’s been a phenomenal help. My fingers haven’t gone numb all week, and my hand doesn’t feel fatigued all the [...]

I was cleaning out some files from the old site today, and I stumbled upon an old Halloween Greeting that Valeire & I did in 2002. I think it was a glorified experiment of multi-tracking on the computer, and building a flash movie with audio streaming. I must have just learned flash when I put [...]

I’ve been listening to Queen, On Fire Live at the Bowl. What an amazing album! Freddie Mercury is such a phenomenal musician. His studio recordings are incredible, but it’s truly something to hear him pull of all that great stuff live. Both he & Brian May spend some time playing with an Echoplex (I think). [...]

I made a big breakthrough last week by obsering that I was leaning on my ulnar nerve while using the mouse. Since discovering that, I’ve been using a pillow to protect my precious ulnar nerve and have been using the computer in moderation to give my arm some time to heal. Over the past 8 [...]

I have a weird looking guitar. It’s small, contoured and has no headstock. I think it looks like a Stingray; others have said it resembles the Millennium Falcon or “Home Plate.” My guitar is an ergonomic instrument designed by the luthier Steve Klien (click on one of the links below if you want to learn [...]

As I continue down the road of Physical Therapy I’m getting better at managing my injury. Because of my exercises, stretches and a restructuring of my computer setup (including a new keyboard, mouse, touch-pad, office chair & lumbar support), my hand only acts up when I do too much computer work. My Occupational Therapist says [...]

Because we live & work in Allston, Valerie & I don’t teach on September 1. It is the ” Big Move Day” in Greater Boston. Allston, in particular gets hit hard because it houses a lot of BU & BC students. We cancel lessons because the whole neighborhood shuts down with traffic, double parked vehicles [...]

Today I celebrate 30 years on this earth. And no, I didn’t come from Mars 30 years ago. I was born here (actually in Binghamton, NY), thirty long years ago. Along with my 30th, this year also marks my 15th year of studying guitar (see how I’m changing the subject). I’ve been playing guitar half [...]