October 2023 Guitar Newsletter : The Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival: Embracing Opportunities For All To Play

Every year our neighborhood puts on the Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival.  It’s a communal effort to share live music at any level and makes for a wonderful family friendly event.  The whole point is to enjoy a Sunday afternoon of live music while strolling through the neighborhood, meeting people of all sorts and soaking up the various sound waves bristling through the fall leaves.  This year a few things stood out both in terms of performing and providing a performance space.  People passionate about playing music, be it trained musicians, students, lay people, or aspiring musicians, all should jump at opportunities like these.  I’m glad I did and would like to offer some practical insights, especially towards novices because the truth of the matter is that playing live music in front of an audience is what it is all about.