A neurological disorder called dystonia is estimated to have ended the careers of at least one member of every major American metropolitan orchestra. Dystonia has claimed the livelihoods of musicians across genres including the acclaimed pianist Leon Fleisher of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, former first oboist of the Chicago Symphony Alex Klein, acoustic guitarist Billy McLaughlin, classical guitarist Liona Boyd, keyboard player Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and others.
Radim Zenkl, the Czech-born, California-based magician of the mandolin has been on the road and onstage since he arrived in the USA more than twenty years ago. He recently swung through my hometown of Portland, Oregon and performed his eclectic solo show to a packed house of enthusiastic fans.
Rio Con Brio started out to make one CD. As they recorded tracks, they realized they had two albums on their hands. One is their third choro album, the other is the debut of fado singer Alexandra Coutinho.
The NAMM Show, one of the largest music products trade shows in the world hosted by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), opened today at the Anaheim Convention Center, welcoming an expected crowd of 90,000 musical instrument manufacturers, retailers, associates and their invited guests from all over the world to the industry's annual gathering.
If you were there, you’ll agree that the Baltimore host team put on an excellent convention for our quarter-century landmark. With so many people attending, the energy level was high. If you weren’t there, you want to know what you missed. Here are some highlights.
Links - Education
- AcuTab Publications
AcuTab publishes authorized tab transcription books and instructional DVDs for bluegrass musicians - and students of the banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle and dobro. - Autoplayer Music Education Software
Music Education Software Chords Scales Tunes and now Lessons - Brian's huge chordlist collection
It's what it says and it's huge. Most fingered combinations are here. - ChordWizard
The ChordWizard range of music software gives you the tools you need to explore, understand and compose great music. - Classical Music Resources
We've searched the Internet for the best classical music resources and compiled them right before your eyes. - Homespuntapes.com
Homespuntapes.com features the largest catalog of music lessons on DVD and CD available anywhere. Our lessons are designed for students at all levels, from absolute beginners (including kids) to experienced professionals -- and everyone in between. - Instrument Jokes
Instrument Jokes - JazzMando.com
I started playing the mandolin in 1998. Though I had a pretty thorough background in music, including a trombone major, teaching undergraduate music theory, and several years of freelance studio and commercial music production, the fretboard of the mando. - mandonotes · Mandolin Notation
Basic instruction for learning to read standard notation for the mandolin. - Mel Bay
Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has been a driving force in music education and instruction since 1947. We offer methods, solos, study material, sheet music, and music books for guitar and other instruments such as banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle and... - Nashville Pattern
The Nashville Pattern is the ONLY fingering pattern that creates hundreds of scales using ONE scale pattern! No more flipping through huge books to figure out how to play the scale you need, no matter what finger you start on. - Petimar Press
At Petimar Press, you will find instruction books and CD's for fiddle and mandolin by Pete Martin, award-winning mandolinist and fiddler. - Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the premier institutions in the United Kingdom for the study of music. Study mandolin full time with Alison Stephens.