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Boy Saving Money for Guitar Donates Cash to Stranger, Gets Surprise of a...
Grab your tissue box because this one’s a tearjerker. A 10-year-old boy from West Memphis, Ark., named Max learned of a tragic car accident in which a local young man he’d never met perished. He felt...
View ArticleWhen Someone Tries to Dull Your Shine, Read This Poem (By Yours Truly)
Many years ago I dated someone for a short period of time. He broke up with me because I was – and I quote – “too affectionate” and “too driven.” At the time I was perplexed, right? I mean, how could...
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Yoga of Guitar in Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Earlier this year I attended a somewhat unconventional type of yoga class, the Yoga of Guitar, and it’s an understatement to say it changed my life. Josh Brill, the instructor, taught me how to use my...
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NEW VIDEO ALERT! Mateo y Paulina Perform Metal Classics on Nylon
Backstage chatter: We got this? We got this! Yeah, that’s right! I’m in a band, our name is Mateo y Paulina, and we had our debut performance in Scottsdale in October and totally crushed it! Hahah. If...
View ArticlePianist Shows us How to Respond Gracefully When Something Goes Wrong on Stage
We’ve all had something go unexpectedly wrong on stage – tripping over a guitar cable, smacking your face with the microphone, etc. But as the saying goes, it’s not what happens to you, but rather how...
View ArticleHilarious Video Shows Bass Players’ Daily Struggles
It’s widely known that, for whatever reason, bass players get picked on the most out of any band member. All that bullying can ultimately take a toll, though, resulting in sudden bursts of anger and...
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“Una Guitarrista Prodigiosa”– Check Out my Interview in Visión Magazine
I had the honor of being interviewed in the March/April 2016 issue of Visión, featuring Ximena Zariñana on the front cover. Visión is a print and online publication delivering global news on the music...
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How I Landed My Dream Job and How You Can Land Yours, Too
By Pauline France One of the first questions people ask upon meeting me is, “How did you land your dream job at Fender?” It’s generally followed by, “Did you know anyone there?” The short answers are...
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Simplicity: the Essence of Elegance
By Pauline France To my father, who by example taught us the art of living simply, and who coined the saying “simplicity is the essence of elegance.” There was a point in my life where, for four...
View ArticleReasons Why You’re Not ‘Too Old’ to Play Guitar
There’s nothing more disheartening for me than hearing an aspiring guitarist say, “I’m too old to play guitar.” So a few years ago, I ventured out to discover and interview late-blooming guitarists who...
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