Author Archives: dololly

Mandolin Instruction

Posted on August 13, 2015 by dololly

James Martin of Paris teaches Mandolin.  If you are interested in learning, call James at 903-784-3949.

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Fiddle Teacher

Posted on August 13, 2015 by dololly

I understand that Wayne Head of Hugo Oklahoma gives fiddle lessons.  I was also told that his phone number is 580-743-3380. I have not met him, but if you are interested in Fiddle, give him a call!

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New Subscribers

Posted on July 25, 2015 by dololly

Some of my new students (and/or parents) have been added to Stringbender Music’s user list.  This post is just to inform them. If you ever want to be removed from the list, give me a call at the phone number … Continue reading →

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My Retirement Plan

Posted on July 25, 2015 by dololly
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R.J. Vandygriff at Hot Summer Nights – Sherman

Posted on July 18, 2015 by dololly

Click a picture to enlarge it!

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Need a New Operating System For Your Computer?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by dololly

Alternate Operating Systems for your Computer – Are you still running WinXP (which isn’t supported by Microsoft anymore), or did you upgrade to Windows7 and now you need to upgrade again but don’t like Windows 8?  We can set your computer … Continue reading →

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Paradiddle

Posted on May 23, 2015 by dololly

I first learned about paradiddles from Buddy Emmons.  He had a small board with ten short strings attached that he would use for warm up before a show. With this “Speed PiK”, by EZELL & HAWKINS, one could sit anywhere … Continue reading →

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Bradley's Music Rule

Posted on April 13, 2015 by dololly
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Excerpt from "Guitar Zero"

Posted on March 11, 2015 by dololly

Hello parents of music students!  Gary Marcus writes in his book “Guitar Zero” (The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age): “In studies of musical achievement, the one factor besides amount of practice that consistently predicts achievement is not whether … Continue reading →

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Playing Parts in a Band (additional video link)

Posted on March 5, 2015 by dololly

In case you had trouble with the first link… Playing Parts

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