New Happenings for 2023. Singing guitarist, acoustic guitarist, live music, wedding musician, guitar lessons, ukulele lessons

With the summer coming to an end, I just want to share some updates and events that are happening. Gigs Gigs are definitely back and in full swing! Not only have I been doing a lot of solo gigs, but more band-friendly venues are starting to return to live music. The fall should be very eventful and the calendar is filling up more each week. Check out the Shows tab for an up-to-date list of shows. Licensing/TV Placements My success with music licensing has slowed down the past

As you may have heard, there are several different types of ukuleles. They are different from each other based on their size and tuning. Below is a chart outlining the ukulele types. Ukulele Type Size Tuning Soprano Smallest, 21" GCEA Concert 23" GCEA Tenor 26" GCEA Baritone Biggest, 30" DGBE Soprano will sound the brightest, concert and tenor will sound less bright, and baritone will sound the deepest. Although the tuning is the same for 3 of them, the bo

When playing songs on ukulele, probably 90% of what you will be playing is chords. So if you are just starting out, these chords will help you play songs in no time! Chords are shown as pictures, and the info below will help you read them. Reading Fretboard Diagrams - Vertical lines indicate strings (from left to right: GCEA) - Horizontal lines indicate frets (3-4 frets are shown in these photos) - ○ indicates an open string - ● indicates fretted note - Numbers below indicate

Here is a look into a week in the life of someone like me. During busy seasons, I will compose/record music, practice, teach lessons and play gigs all within the course of a week. Here is a sample layout of what a typical week might look like. Monday Morning/early afternoon - Write and record production music, finish up previous week's projects Afternoon - Teach lessons Tuesday Morning/early afternoon - Write and record production music Afternoon - Teach lessons Wednesday Mor

As the COVID vaccine becomes more accessible, in-person lessons are starting to come back. I think most students prefer to have lessons in person, as opposed to online. After one semester of virtual lessons I saw about a 50% drop in the amount of lessons I was teaching. Some students liked the video lessons, but others would lose focus, feel less engaged, or have technical difficulties. For new students, I highly recommend in-person lessons if they are available. If I am ther