International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day which means it is a particularly great week for finding women and girls making music in your community. Check with your local libraries, museums and colleges for interesting and inspiring events for you or your favorite female music maker. A listing of national events can be found here:

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/search.asp?page=6&country=223&town=

Other ideas for inspiration:

Pull together some of your favorite music by a female artist and share it with your favorite female guitar player or make a special mix cd filled with inspirational female players to give as a gift or to have on hand when the motivation to practice is at an all time low.

Have some friends over for a selection of female rocker inspired movies and/or concerts.

Go out and see/support a local female artist at a local venue.

Go to the library and check out music from a player you may have never heard of before.

Make a wish list of songs that you would love to be able to play in a year — choose two and get about learning ’em. Take it even one step further and find a local open mic to try out those live performance skills.

Get a few of your female musician friends over for a night of jamming.

Get a sparkly new set of strings and put them on the guitar. Don’t know how? Give yourself (or daughter) the gift of being a self-sufficient player and learn how. Great instructional vid here:  http://www.elixirstrings.com/products/howtostring_acoustic.html

Check out listings for the next Girls Rock Camp or Ladies Rock Camp in your area and get signed up for a week of rocking in the summer. List can be found here:  http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/supporters/grca

Get yourself a set of colorful picks or whatever sort of picks you like.

and remember to support your favorite female player by encouraging her to practice, learn and create on the instrument. Let her know the world is in need of her unique musical voice. Now more than ever.

Viva la ladies making music!

(We still have a few spots still open for March 13 and March 27 sessions, empower your favorite girl today!)

March 8, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: baxter northup music, group guitar class los angeles; guitar lessons girls; guitar lessons women; girls guitar school, guitar classes for girls, International Women's Day, sherman oaks, Sonic Youth Aimee Mann Liz Phair Sarah Harmer Concerts Female Aritsts | Leave a comment