The Music Ann

One woman's quest to become a mediocre guitarist

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Strumming Along

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When my sister-in-law showed me some of the cool strumming patterns her teacher had given her to practice, I realized I'd been missing s...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

My Dog-Eared Audience

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The Fourth of July is our dog's least favorite thing in life. It even aces out her other nemeses like the UPS guy and the Goodyear blimp...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Tunes for Tots

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Songs I am butchering this week: "The Farmer in the Dell" "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" "The Wheels on the Bus" T...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Getting Some Pluck

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Songs I am butchering this week: "Edelweiss" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein "Goodnight, My Someone" by Meredit...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Changing My Tune

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Oh, joy of joys! My sister-in-law and fellow guitar novice introduced me to the greatest invention ever over the weekend: The Intellitouch P...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Taking Five ... Days, That Is

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After dinner at the hotel lodge in Jasper, Alberta, as our family meandered back to our rooms along the lake last week, my father-in-law tur...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

"I've Got Blisters on Me Fingers!"

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Ouch.
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Ann Carlson
Armed with one semester of Guitar 101 (ca. 2000) and whatever I can find online, I torture my family with six-stringed manglings of beloved songs in an effort to teach our toddler that a guitar is not actually a plastic toy with push buttons.
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