Mother Goose Guitar! Classes for grownups

   For those of you who missed it, I will be offering another round of Mother Goose Guitar. This four-week class is designed specifically for adults who want to sing with young children. The course includes a notebook of all class materials, and CD of the 33 songs covered in the class, so you can practice along! I also have some loaner guitars, so don’t worry if you don’t have a guitar. No previous musical experience is necessary. Call or e-mail me for more details.

Mother Goose Guitar
FALL CLASSES:

Wednesdays at 7 PM:
September 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1
October 8, 15, 22, 29

Thursdays at 7 PM:
September 18, 25, Oct 2, 9

Saturdays at 10AM:
September 27, October 4, 11, 18.

All classes will be held at Country Village, on Mercer Island. You can register at: www.MotherGooseGuitar.com

Advanced Mother Goose Guitar!

Because you asked for it, I’ll be offering an “advanced” guitar class.
You just need to know the basic chords. The 3 week class will include the following:

• Fun Fingerpicking Styles

• Super strumming patterns

• More fun songs

• Fancy (but simple) fingerwork to
  impress and dazzle your friends!
  
  Dates:
  Tuesdays at 7 PM   Sept. 16, 23, 30
  Register online, or call me for more details. 206-232-1078
  
  Note: If you would like to hold a 4-week session at your preschool or daycare,
  and have 4-8 participants, I would be happy to come to you.
   

Story Collectors

     In the process of teaching Mother Goose Guitar, and gathering loaner guitars for the students, I dug out my old first guitar, which I bought with babysitting money when I was about ten (I had started with a rented one). One of the tuning pegs broke years ago, and it’s been patiently waiting in a closet for a reason to come out. After I’d repaired and restrung it, and played the first chords, all the memories it carried came pouring out. I realized that this guitar had been all over the country with me– numerous times, had been on small and large stages, airplanes, buses, ferries, and of course, my green VW bus! How fun it is to have this old friend back, being given a new life and a the chance for a whole new set of stories! That’s how well-used instruments are– they hold the stories of all the people whose music they play.

   In keeping with the summer reading theme for King County Libraries, “Read Around the World,” I will be performing songs from my Rhythm of the Rocks CD. These songs will take children on a musical journey around the world. My big blue backdrop will lead us on our journey, as we sing and dance our way across the continents! You can also, of course, check out the CD from the library .
I hope your travels this summer bring you to at least one of my concerts.
Bon Voyage!

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A complete recording of the 2001-2002 Songs of the Month is now for sale. Although these songs are  free to download, I have received many requests to make them available to those of you who don’t have the time or technology to download and save them to a CD. You can still print out the activities, sheet music, and guitar chords to go with them.
The recording includes the full two years, all twenty-four songs. The cost is $15.
You can order by phone, or here on the website. And of course, you can still download them yourself for free!
 

Read 'n Sing Library Program
Click to read my memories of wonderful moments
at the 24 Seattle Public Libraries