On the Importance of Taking Music Lessons
September 21, 2019
In today’s crowded field of online music lessons, YouTube tutorials and mobile device teaching apps, it is not so easy to spot the right one that will make you a musician or at least improve your musical skills Chances are, you will be looking at 20 tutorials and haven’t touched your guitar the whole time! That’s a...
Too old to learn an instrument? Think again
August 31, 2017
From Tom Waite, Banjo Student at Penny Lane Emporium
To all pre-retirees and actual retirees
The largest and scariest thing we have as retirees is staying challenged and active Being a former educator, I was prepared to write a quite lengthy dissertation on how the arts, particularly music has saved my life I
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The Importance of Choosing the Right Guitar
March 9, 2017
Choosing the right guitar when you are an absolute beginner can be a difficult task, simply because you don’t know which one would be best for you given the large variety of guitars available on the market
Let’s begin with size
Not all guitar are created equal and not all guitar players are created
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The NAMM Show 2016 – New products and ideas straight from the largest music event of the year
January 30, 2016
New products and ideas straight from the largest music event of the year
I’m always thrilled to go to NAMM It’s definitely a unique experience that always inspires me and at the same time overwhelms me but ultimately enriches my knowledge
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A Few Thoughts about Setting Up an Instrument and What It Means
February 9, 2015
What does instrument set up mean?
Here at Penny Lane Emporium we often hear this question from many of our online shoppers: “do you set up the instrument before you ship?”
The answer to that question is yes, but what does “set up” mean exactly?
Set up is very personal and varies from musician to musician depending on skill level and personal
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