m.j. murphy

Guitar player, music teacher, writer:

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

Music and Mind Mapping: Chart your course to new musical adventures. #musiced #guitar #psychology #musictheory https://t.co/Lju2fyK6z4

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

A quick note that like many music teachers, I have begun teaching online guitar, bass and ukulele lessons for beginning to advanced students using Zoom software. To my surprise it is fun, convenient, and productive in surprising ways! Hit me up. #guitar #bass #ukulele #musiced

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

I didn’t know Louie was outside. Neither did the buck. #deer #dog #winter

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

We made a scary jack-o-lantern and a silly jack-o-lantern and for some reason the silly one looks scarier

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

Nothing like a good old fashioned Halloween fire.
#halloween

[choosing notes @choosingNotes]

"Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art."

- Claude Debussy

#musictheory
#musiced
#guitarlessons

[choosing notes @choosingNotes]

Question:

What classic guitar riff is this?

#guitarquiz
#guitarlessons
#musictheory
#morecowbell

[Riddles Ahead! @twilightstormm1]

Standby

When it’s stormy out there, I’ll stick by you here. The grid is no match for the lightning. I wax old on this stand but I’m fit and I’m trim and oh, out it goes, now ignite me.

#riddles
#kids
#brainteasers

Answers: https://t.co/f3v2YwTgyS

[Riddles Ahead! @twilightstormm1]

Count on Me

When earth wants to number her days, sunsets are an excellent way. When she needs to count off an hour, a sundial or clock holds that power. But it’s my job you know, to host her shadow, and count months as I circle around her.

Answers: https://t.co/f3v2YwTgyS

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

That devious twitter bot almost had me hoodwinked.

#almost

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

Guardian of the Bath
#beagle

[choosing notes @choosingNotes]

The major and minor blues scales are often thought of separately, but are often combined. This is called the hybrid scale. Chuck Berry was a big fan.

Green dots = root/shared
Blue notes = minor
Red notes = major
Red/Blue = shared

#guitartips
#musictheory

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

And I forgot to list telephone.

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

I was born in ‘61 so: music, newspaper, books, magazines, radio, TV, typewriter, movies, games, calendars, scrapbooks, flashlight, letters, journals, guitar tuner, camera, calculator, watch, alarm clock, maps, stopwatch, tape recorder, video camera, compass #notevendone

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

If your older than forty or so, try making a list of all the day to day things you do on your smartphone, that you previously did with some other technology. There is no end to the list. It kind of freaks me out.

#technology

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

Great article on harmony and chord progressions by ⁦@garyewer⁩

#songwriting
#musictheory
#musiced https://t.co/nwOkZyztZN

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

Some trips to the thrift shop are more poetic than others.

#bookshelfpoetry
#nothingisrandom

[choosing notes @choosingNotes]

Question:

If you're playing this on guitar, what string would be a good choice to start on?

#guitartips
#musictheory
#guitarlessons

[m.j. murphy @mjmurphy61]

The view from my patio into the kitchen door one night. Some people see a bear, others see a knotted up plastic bag.

#opticalillusion
#trickofthelight