A number of months ago,  Chris Hansen and I attended a music business seminar sponsored by CLA.  A big topic of discussion was piracy and unregulated file sharing, and the impact that technological development has on the music business. Over…Read more

When Miss Minxie first contacted Anheuser Busch about the First Friday event,  I was curious about the charity that benefited from the show.  I learned that Families Helping Families is a local, grass-roots organization that is greattly supported by the…Read more

It's Not About You / Play To Your Strength

Many young players achieve a fairly competent level of playing in a relatively short time. This can be a result of proper and effective guitar lessons, some native talent, and… Read more

My role as leader of Axis of Four gives me many opportunities to observe what works for a band in performance before an audience. I believe that it is very important to have the right attitude combined with proper…Read more

Back in the day of shark-fin Cadillacs and gasoline for twenty-eight cents a gallon, music was recorded on vinyl discs. A needle connected to a cartridge would follow the continuous groove of the record and reproduce the sound. Perhaps this… Read more

by Rick Cittar, Bradley School of Music
bradleyschoolofmusic.com

Instrument Selection
Strings
Action
Neck Contour
Intonation


Instrument Selection

The beginning player stands at the starting line with excitement and anticipation. A critical component to…Read more

Whenever you go out to see a band, a great part of the experience is the intimacy and rapport between the fans and the players. Imagine how memorable and exciting it would be to have that same experience at…Read more

 A few weeks ago Chris Hansen and I attended a music business seminar sponsored by CLA.  A big topic of discussion was piracy and unregulated file sharing, and the impact that technological development has on the music business. Over the…Read more

So, I'm taking a break from the crazy activities of music life, and kicking back with a brew and the cable remote.  What do I find but a cheeseball movie from 1967 called "Blast-Off Girls", a funky story about a… Read more

AXIS OF FOUR is the new name for our band. Li'l RIcky Blues started "From the Blues and Beyond...", and after four years of development we have evolved into a music-making machine that plays instrumental standards, pop, rock, and blues… Read more