Seat-of-the-Pants-Music-Theory: What are the three chords most commonly used in a key?
Now that you know both how to build a scale and how to build a chord using that scale, let’s ask what are the three chords most commonly used in …
Bluegrass at the Fairborn Eagles Hall on February 17
Join Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass for an evening of lively bluegrass at the Fairborn Eagles Hall on February 17. Appalachian Grass shows always feature Vernon and Kitty‘s inimitable style of …
Chinese Breakdown Dinner
The first Chinese Breakdown dinner was a celebration of Vernon and Kitty’s two favorite things: playing bluegrass music with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass and eating Chinese food. Named after a …
Seat-of-the-Pants-Music-Theory: How do I build a Chord?
Now that you know how to build a scale, we can ask, ‘How do I build a chord?’ First, let’s ask, what is a chord? I’m going to define a …
Bluegrass concert at the Fairborn Eagles Hall
Join us for a January 13, 2018 bluegrass concert at the Fairborn Eagles Hall, 509 Sports St., Fairborn, OH. Featured band, Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass, delivers an energetic performance with …
Seat-of-the-Pants Music Theory: How (and why) to build a scale using flat names
How (and why) do you build a scale using flat names instead of sharp names? In the last lesson, we learned how to build a one octave major scale. Recall …
Seat-of-the-Pants Music Theory: Build a Major Scale
Lesson 4 – How to build a scale OK, after all that talk about note names, sharps & flats, whole steps, and half steps, we’re FINALLY ready to build a …
Newsy News 11-14-2017 Christmas in Mt. Healthy 2017
Well, I have managed to open my mouth once more and gotten myself involved in the December 9th Christmas in Mt. Healthy 2017 project. This free event includes multiple venues …
Newsy News 11-08-2017: showdates with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass
Howdy! Join Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass this Saturday, Nov 11 at the Fairborn Eagles Hall, 509 Sports St in Fairborn, OH. Good food and adult beverages available on site. Also, …
Newsy News 2017-10-31
Howdy! Just a quick reminder about a couple of upcoming showdates with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. This Friday, Nov 3, we’re picking at JC’s Cornbread Palace, 1719 S. University Blvd …