Duane McGuire Blog

It is clearly: Ashokan Farewell

Ed Lueders, jazz and Antelope Island!

Yes, I can. More details are here:

As I work to develop my "Jazz vocabulary", I wanted an electronic flashcard tool that would help me

In 1966, Raymond High School Marching Band acquired new uniforms! Santa Claus Parade (1966) This

Sweet pleasure to be singing with the boys! 3 years since the last gig! Looking forward to the next

It was just four notes that did it; my mind skipped a track from Shenandoah to The Ballad of Pearly

Once a barbershopper, always a barbershopper? It could be. A new barbershop chorus formed in Davis

I'm pleased to announce that a new website for my piano business has launched! Please visit

Each year, my quartet delivers singing Valentines. It's always a joy! This year since Valentines Day was Saturday,

Once again my quartet, Sound Accord, will be delivering singing Valentines for the big day. We will schedule our biggest day on Feb 13, so that we can deliver to schools and businesses. We will also be available mid-day on Feb 14.

I play the piano. And have played for 50 years on again and off again. The last couple of years

I can't say how long I've been practicing Marian McPartland's Twilight World. Months and months!

While working at jazz pieces and some Stephen Heller exercises that have sextuplets (six note

I'm sure its written. I'm sure you've heard it. Don't look at the keys! Sure. But when the going

When I got back to the piano a few months ago, after a 15+ year absence, I didn't know what would

Oh darn. I have Piano Performance Anxiety, and no, I'm not going to see a shrink. I'm investing in piano lessons instead. My Christmas present to myself was a 6'2" grand built by the Charles Stieff Company of Baltimore in 1911.