When we feel a stirring within ourselves towards our better self, that is a good thing! And when we articulate that desire as a resolution, that’s good, too!  But do resolutions “work”? Yes and no. Pointing yourself in a direction is always more effective than being aimless, so y

Last summer, my friend Yancey discovered her son’s forgotten bass guitar in the basement. For years it had been exposed to classic Hudson Valley weather: humid summers in the damp cellar followed by dry winters near the furnace. The bass’s electronics survived the mistreat

By day Alex Genadinik is one of the internet’s top online instructors teaching marketing, entrepreneurship, professional skills, and personal development to clients around the globe. In his spare time however, Alex has recently begun pursuing his true artistic passion—becoming a guita

I founded NYC’s largest rock-and-roll summer camp back in 2008, when my own kids were small. (They are now 15, 19 and 21.) Since then, some of our students have signed with major labels, or have become professional musicians or music teachers. But most simply enjoyed playing in bands,

In Spider Man: No Way Home, teenager Peter Parker and his friends have a big problem–and it isn’t a supervillain or a rift in the space time continuum.  It’s worse: they don’t get into their dream college. In fact, it is a desperate attempt to reverse fate and get into that

I founded NYC’s largest rock and roll summer camp. While some of our students have gone on to get signed to major labels, tour with cool bands, and become professional musicians, most just had fun playing in bands, made music and friends, and went on non-musical endeavors while contin

I Tried To Get Out Of My Kids’ Way For 15 Years. Then I Asked Them “How Did That Go?” I’m excited that Lenore Skenazy, the enthusiastic and entertaining founder of Free Range Kids and a co-founder of Let Grow, will be soon be speaking to the NYCGS team and community

You Can Do It! But Don’t Wait! (For best results PRINT THE “BULLETPROOF YOUR RESOLUTION” PDF OUT NOW and use it as you read the blog post.) *** *** *** Every January we get lots of calls from students who are making a New Year’s resolution to play guitar. That’s awes

I’m passionate about guitar–and I’m super passionate about self-improvement, practice routines and being an effective parent to my three kids. To my surprise, when I started writing blogs about those topics, they received way more engagement (and student signups) than the previo

Get Started Now.                               Make Music New York is a colassal festival of hundreds of imprumtu outdoor concerts, celebrating the first day of summer and the joy of music! Glockenspielers, bag

Mass Appeal 2012 was a huge success! ?More than 100 guitarists came out on a hot summer day to bring music and guitar love to the crowds at Union Square. ?Big Props to everyone who came out! Check out all our pics of Mass Appeal 2012?on our Flickr page here! To see the rest of our Mas