Wahl met a woman in a nursing home. She had been found living on the street and didn’t even know her own name. The patient was anti-social and hostile toward everyone around her. She never participated in any activities at the facility. In her usual custom, Judi Wahl, Chris’s wife, placed a hand-painted drum attached to a walker in front of the woman and reassured her that she did not have to play if she didn’t want to. Weeks later, the woman finally picked up a drumstick and joined the drum circle.
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David Cassidy: Showbiz Life
For lifelong musician David Cassidy, you might say that music and show business are in his blood. And it all began long before he became a household name on The Partridge Family. “Both my parents were from musical families and in the theater,” Cassidy says. “My father [Jack Cassidy] was a brilliant singer, and my […]
New Horizons Adult Bands
New Horizons provides adults the opportunity to join a band or orchestra and either continue playing an instrument they haven’t picked up since high school, or learn an entirely new instrument.
Close Encounters of the Keyboard Kind
“I had always wanted to play the piano but, for one reason or another, was never able to take lessons when I was a kid,” admits 42-year-old Carol Torresson, a certified health coach and executive assistant from Poughkeepsie, New York. “At 24 years old I just assumed that it was too late to start. But […]
January / February 2013
David Cassidy: A Life in Showbiz New Horizons Adult Bands Oklahoma City Music Scene Keyboard Groups Drumming Tips How to Get the Most out of Your Practice Time Top Websites for Piano Players Music Composition Software How Yoga Helps Musicians Getting Over Stage Fright
Boatmen: Band Interview and Tips
AC/DC once sang, “It’s a long way to the top, if you want to rock and roll,” and singer/songwriter Alex Boatman knows this all too well. Since forming The Boatmen in 2009, in Syracuse, New York, he’s endured his share of obstacles, including odd gigs, departing band members, and simply juggling bandmates’ varied responsibilities. But […]
How to Improvise on Piano with the Blues Scale
On the piano, blues scale is a lifesaver. While it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the blues scale for each key, you can usually fall back on the root blues scale at just about any point in a jazz solo.
Musical Gift Ideas
From sax straps to guitar pick holders, here are some inexpensive stocking-stuffer ideas for any musician. These stocking stuffers are sure to warm the hearts of your musical friends and family. Whether they play guitar, drums, piano, trumpet or violin, we’ve got a stocking stuffer for just about every musician. Except those who’ve been naughty—for […]
Justin Echols: Officer of Jazz
The thing about life is that everything you know and plan can change on a dime. That’s what happened to Justin Echols in January 2003, when the Oklahoma City Police Officer and Army Reservist was involved in a head-on collision.
November/December 2012
Justin Echols: Piano Policeman Musical Gift List Retired Teacher Starts School Musical Side of Ann Arbor Soloing with the Blues Scale