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The Aging Musician – How to musically stay in shape as we age
“Aging : ADJECTIVE Someone or something that is aging is becoming older and less healthy or efficient.” Yes, I have some news for ya: musicians age too and our music […]
Let’s Talk About Strings!
ow often should I change strings on my instrument? I get this question quite a bit and the answer is different depending on which instrument we are talking about. On […]
About Jamming and Playing With Other People.
I feel like I have been playing music all my life but when it came to the Banjo, I realized I needed to put a lot of work into it, […]
On the Importance of Taking Music Lessons
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 […]
Too old to learn an instrument? Think again
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 […]
The Importance of Choosing the Right Guitar
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 […]
The NAMM Show 2016 – New products and ideas straight from the largest music event of the year
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 […]
A Few Thoughts about Setting Up an Instrument and What It Means
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 […]
Notes from the 2015 NAMM Show
I have been attending the NAMM show for five years now, I’m talking about the big one in Anaheim, CA and not the much smaller one in Nashville. For those […]
