You may have noticed either a Google warning blocking you from accessing Stringsavvy.com or just plain seeing a spam/virus installer page. According to my host this was due to an exploit in a piece of software on one of my computers. Unfortunately it did take about a week to figure out how to solve the [...]
Mark at Parttimemusician.com linked an interesting article from National Public Radio relating playing music to hearing ability. Another cool study showing the growth of our most incredible muscle- the brain! Apparently musicians will hear and distinguish sounds better because the brain, having had more exposure, will have more tools to interpret with. This includes discerning [...]
Hey everyone! It has been a while! I hope everyone is practicing and playing and having fun! I wanted to write a post to let you all know I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, I just simply started a very full and involved school semester. As a business major right now I [...]
“We invite musicians from around the world to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Your video entries will be combined into the first ever collaborative virtual performance, and the world will select the best of you to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in April 2009.” – Youtube.com Somewhat similar to last year’s Foo [...]
I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for all of you visitors who help make my site worthwhile. Teaching others is often another way to really re-teach yourself, and I have definitely picked up a few new things and some reminders along the way. Thanks everyone, and have fun today [...]
Happy Halloween everyone! In the spirit of things I threw together a quick arrangement of Sally’s Song from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I have also included a quick recording I made so you can hear what it sounds like. The first time through I played more to what is on the page, while the 2nd [...]
The orchestra I perform with, The Fox Valley Philharmonic, had its opening Gala at the Paramount Arts Theater after a year of performances! The performance was made up entirely of American compositions- everything from John Williams to John Sousa. Through the auctions of the painted violins, ticket sales, and donations, we raised money to help [...]
(Left to right): Andrew Pearson, Thom Zolghadr, Jason Peters On Saturday, March 1st, my group, 8 Bit Trio performed a short set consisting of jazz standards Red Clay, Recordame, and popular video game theme Mario. Although we weren’t mentioned in the article, this fantastic photo above is featured on the page alongside our names! The [...]
A total of 16 instruments are to be painted and later auctioned off this summer. The proceeds will go towards the Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance and the Access to Music program for underprivileged children. When presented with the challenge of turning the instrument into a piece of art, Batavia artist Rebecca Allen wanted [...]
The Foo Fighters held a concert called, “My Grammy Moment,” Allowing 20 musicians to audition to play with them at the Grammys. While I didn’t make it, one of my best friends (and fellow player in 8 Bit Trio), Andrew Pearson, did! Check out this local article and help cheer on Andrew Pearson as he [...]