Articles by Mark
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• A Beginner Learns Guitar, a series of short essays for those who are new to the guitar and for those who haven’t started yet.
• Song Notes, (54 pages) accompanying notes to 108 songs in the Old Town School of Folk Music songbook. mp3 files available.
• Tuning
Good books
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Web links
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• Carl Sandburg: Teaching America Its Songs Interesting article on Carl Sandburg as a song collector and folk singer.
• Clawhammer Banjo Tablature and Instruction by Mike Iverson Interesting site with lots of tabs and information.
• Fleming Brown Interview Studs Terkel interviews banjo great and Old Town School of Folk Music instructor.
• Folklife, Meet Community Arts Interesting article written by Bau Graves, Executive Director of the Old Town School of Folk Music.
• How to Listen to Music with Your Whole Body Inspiring workshop give by Evelyn Glennie who is profoundly deaf.
• Legitimate Peripheral Participation Interesting article on learning based on concepts developed by Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger.
• Old Town School of Folk Music Hall of Honor Meet members of the founding family and important instructors & performers.
• The Performing Art Interesting article on Livingston Taylor and his performance workshop at Berklee School of Music.
• Remembering the Old Songs Excellent site with information, lyrics and notation about traditional songs.
• Selma to Montgomery Excellent site tells the story of Bloody Sunday and the Civil Rights Movement.
