Cyberfolk Article No.4 from Common Times 1996
So we were wrong. The last "Cyberfolk" was bilied as the third installment of a three part series. Here's the forth...
Standard equipment for the guitar player: instrument, capo, tuning gadget, picks, song books, internet... Internet? Yep, it's true. The newest addition to the well equipped folk musician's bag of tricks is access to the increasingly popular internet. Whether you're looking to buy a guitar, building one, learning how to play it, wondering how to care for it, searching for songs, or wanting to learn music theory, you'll find it on the Net. This installment of Cyberfolk is dedicated to the Guitar.
* BACK PORCH MUSIC, INC.
URL: http://www.BackPorchMusic.com/
Back Porch Music describes itself as a cyberspace store offering quality advice, and instruction. It has an extensive listing of its stock of instruments, complete pictures, which you can order on-line with a credit card. If you're wanting to sell a used instrument, you can post an ad here and include a picture and sound bite! Beginning guitarists shouldn't miss the excellent information in the "Just Starting Out" section. It talks about choosing a guitar, how to tune it, finger exercises, practice habits, and changing strings. Intermediate to advanced players will be interested in the "Chord Theory" section and the extensive archive of on-line Guitar Lessons. If you or your organization are planning a musical get together, you can post information about it here, or find information about jam sessions around the country
* The Official Guitar Chord-Of-The-Week!
URL: http://www.guitar.net/cotw/thisweek/
Just like it says, it's a detailed description of a featured chord, complete with pictures, sound, and information on technique and usage. Also check out the archive of previous chords of the week.
* Chord of the Month
URL: http://www.efn.org/~snr/malgato/chord/chordmonth.html
More cool chords and how to play them.
* AXE-TO-GRIND
URL: http://www.axetogrind.com/ This site describes itself as an attempt to ease the search for guitar resources on the Internet. And it is, so check it out!
If you have any favorite Net sites to share, let us know. Write to me care of Common Times, or e-mail me at chrismac@wwa.com.
See you in cyberspace.