How to Choose a Musical Instrument as a Gift

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Musical instruments are a classic gift. Instruments come in all shapes and sizes. You can go from large and expensive like a piano all the way down to a simple stocking stuffer. You don’t have to give a full sized instrument. There are many other options including that can be fun or even whimsical.

Musical Christmas Gift Ideas

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

If you are like me, you have already started your Christmas shopping. If you aren’t shopping, you may already be thinking about it. Musical items are classic Christmas gifts.  You can find something for people at all ages and musical levels.
Don’t worry if you don’t know much about music, you can get some advice from [...]

A Road Trip, A Harmonica, and Cracker Barrel

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

A few months ago I was in Alabama visiting my family. I was sitting in the house my family has lived in since I was 4 years old. It’s changed a lot over the years. My son, who is 4 now, sat in the same kitchen floor that I played on at his age playing his [...]

Noisemakers vs. Instruments

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

A few years ago, my sister got my son what seemed like a cool Christmas present. It was a drum full of various rhythm instruments in cool colors and shapes. There was one major problem. They really weren’t instruments, they were noisemakers.
What’s the difference?
Well, noisemakers make noise. They thud and clink, but the sound doesn’t really [...]

Play and the Institution

Friday, June 20th, 2008

When I was a kid in the 70’s, I lived in a small town, we didn’t have cable, and the internet was unimaginable.  My sister and I spent our time playing with toys (the kind without batteries), making crafts and playing outside.  In the summer we had Vacation Bible School, at school we had 4-H, and [...]