Community

Music is about making connections. In addition to connecting the notes, we’re connecting with ourselves as well as connecting with others. Music helps us express our joy and our loss. By sharing the gift of music, we help others learn to express themselves in a way previously unimaginable.

I’ve lived and worked in the Washington, DC metro area for 20 years. There’s always plenty to do and people to connect with. Music is meant to be shared. Make a connection of your own.

NEW: The Northern Virginia Musicians’ Workshop – Daniel Magnolia hosts this monthly event which can be best described as Toastmasters for musicians. It is open to EVERYONE.

Music Community / Non-Profit Organizations

• Girls Rock! DC
• Guitars Not Guns
• Hungry for Music
• Save the Music

Kid Friendly Bands (that won’t drive parents crazy)

• Lunch Money – Columbia, SC
• Brady Rymer & the Little Band That Could – NY/NJ
• Dan Zanes & Friends – New York

Local Musician Gatherings / Groups

• Crooked Road – Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail
• DC Area Folk SOJO (Sing Out Jam Out)
• Levine Guitar Nights
• Meridian Park (DC) Guitar Circle
• Washington Singers & Songwriters Circle

Online Forums

• Acoustic Guitar Forum
• Acoustic Guitar Magazine Forum
• Bluegrass Emerging Artists Support Group
• Fender Telecaster Guitar Central
• Larrivee Guitar Forum
• Mandolin Cafe
• Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum

And if you want to be inspired to make a difference, meet my hero, Andy Mackie, the Harmonica Man:

“Music is a gift and if you give it away, you get to keep it forever.” – Andy Mackie