My Interview With the BigRedneck Review I was recently interrogated by Big Red, for his BigRedneck Review. Big Red found me through my old band 'Ryan Chrys and the Roughcuts.' This is probably the most in-depth interview I've ever done, so enjoy. Here's how it…Read more
Is My Child Old Enough to Learn Guitar? How to know if they are ready to play. This will probably be the shortest blog I've ever written, but I want to address a question I am asked quite often. When parents learn that I am a guitar instructor,…Read more
Tweets about Parenting Tweets About Parenting (Hank's 2nd Year) Judging by my number of likes and retweets, I guessing that most of you don't know about my Twitter account. Yes, I do have one. It is under my blog name, ‘Dad Writes…Read more
If They're Bored, It's Your Fault Here is a link to a guest post I wrote for BeingDads.com. In it, I discuss the common thread between performing for drunks, performing for children, and parenting a toddler. I hope you like it.
Never Take the Stairs And 7 other hacks for living a long, American life Photo by Allison Heine on Unsplash 'Every person is born with a pre-determined number of heartbeats available to them. Once you reach that number, you die.’ This is actually a…Read more
Want To Stick To Your Exercise Routine? Don't Work Out. Play! Photo by Sven Brandsma on Unsplash My Dirty Little Secret I'm well aware that most of you don't know who I am. The few of you, that have heard of me, know me as a musician. …Read more
7 Absolutely FREE Toddler-Friendly Activities In (Insert Your City Here) I think Social Media is keeping track of my interests, life events, and social activities! I'm joking, of course. This is exactly what Social Media does. It is what we signed up for. I only mention it, to mention…Read more
Serve the Song (Lessons in Music. Lessons in Life) image credit: Bweav This photo is the back of my business card. 'Serve the Song' is a term/mantra/philosophy I constantly stress to my students. Whether it's guitar, voice, songwriting or any musical endeavor. 'Serve the Song!' This means that if…Read more
Just Be Dad Just be dad. Just be there. When they need someone to hold them. When they need someone to care. Just be dad. Be a star in your child's eyes. Be the superman they already think you are. Just be dad.…Read more
Dance With Your Child Dance with your child. Dance with your child every day. "Dancing is the most fun you can have. That is a scientific fact! I'm not sure if y'all knew that, so I'm telling ya now." This is the line with…Read more