The Best of PartTimeMusician.com: June 2009

June was a busy month here at PTM, and we appreciate everyone’s participation. For those who have commented, emailed, subscribed, advertised, or contributed in any way, thank you! You are the reason for this site’s existence and its success. Give yourselves a round of applause!

Here are a few highlights from last month’s articles:

June 1: Handing over the baton
June 2: Music: Mega-vitamin for the brain
June 5: Music and stroke recovery: a first-hand account (part 1 of 2)
June 6: Music and stroke recovery: a first-hand account (part 2 of 2)
June 9: How to make a marimba
June 10: Review: Hercules BS100B portable music stand
June 11: Media praise for the part-time musician
June 15: Review: BiNaK instrument oils and slide grease
June 16: Workshopping vs. Woodshedding
June 22: Music IS an addiction?
June 23: Music and Intelligence/Mental Health
June 24: Playing Music Sharpens Your Brain
June 27: Review: Manhasset Stand-Outs and Floor Protectors

There were other articles, of course, but these are just a few highlights. Please feel free to browse the archives for more!

If you have any thoughts, questions, or requests for particular topics, please leave a comment (below) or send us an email. We’d love to hear from you!

For US-based PTMs, we wish you a happy, and deeply meaningful, Independence Day on the 4th. For all PTMs everywhere, we wish you all the best, always, on your musical journey!

Keep playing,
Mark

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