E. S. P. – those three little letters are like magic to some people. And they stand for “ExtraSensory Perception.” Normally, if someone (without pants) said to me, “Hi, my name is Tim … and I have ESP,” I’d say they were crazy. That’s because, in a nutshell, people “with ESP” make some far-out claims about

Musicians are artists … and artists like color. For example, color shows up all the time on album covers. And what would a live concert be without colorful stage designs and light shows. Color is a big part of the whole “musical experience.” What can I say? Color just makes music (and life) more interesting. Which

Say it with me, people: “Chords are totally easy to play.” That’s right … chords are really simple. Like everything else in music, they’re made of the same, old notes and intervals we already know and love. So there isn’t much to them. But let’s pause for a moment to think about one thing. And that is, what’s

I think my power bill has doubled in the past couple of weeks. “Why?” you ask … well, because I’ve been listening to Queen’s greatest hits for days on end. If someone could live on music, then this band offers a very good diet. To be totally honest, I’m kind of embarrassed to say that

Dyslexia is cool. And although I’m not dyslexic myself, sometimes I wish I were. If you’ve never heard of this condition, then here’s a little background. Dyslexia is fairly common, but it’s usually considered some sort of problem. The word “dys-lexia” literally means “bad-words” in Greek. And if you have it, then it means your

You’ve got to admit … music just sounds better with chords. And in our last song, it was pretty fun to move between two different chords. But things would have been a lot easier to play if our left hand didn’t have to move so much. I mean, when we go from playing a C major

If I’m calling some company and they put me on hold, it’s usually not the highlight of my day. Honestly, who wants to sit for 15 minutes … listening to smooth jazz? No offense to you smooth jazz fans, of course. Maybe the “On-Hold Music Corporation” just doesn’t have a good record collection. But the

After you’ve had a little practice, it’s easy to add chords to any melody. You just have to play the melody with your right … and hit the chords with your left hand. It’s as simple as that. And this combination of notes makes our music sound a lot more interesting. But things get even more

The nice thing about chords is that they use the same 12 notes we all know and love. Sure … we have to play those notes together in a chord … instead of only one at a time. But there’s nothing too special about that. In fact, you might even say that chords are easier to play

Has anybody noticed how cheap black-and-white TVs are these days? It’s crazy. A new color TV can cost thousands of dollars (USD). But you can get an excellent black-and-white set for … well, for nothing, actually. Because nobody sells that stuff anymore. I mean, who would by a black-and-white television? Unless they were living in the 1950s.