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DECEMBER 2016
 
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DECEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Today we put the Christmas bells out on the porch, the greenery throughout the store and the ginger snaps and hot cider on the front counter. Come by for some seasonal cheer.

On December 2nd, the Half Moon Cafe at Clay on Main will have the Hannah Violet Trio in concert from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Also, the Half Moon will host its monthly open mic from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Monday, December 5th.

On Saturday, the 3rd, the Reading Symphony Orchestra will perform with guitarist, Jason Vieaux from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm at Santander Performing Arts Center, 136 N 6th St, Reading. Also on the 3rd, the Reading Choral Society performs Handel's Messiah at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Pottstown at 7:00 pm. On Friday, December 9th, Dave Fry will be in concert at the Kutztown Folk Music Society from 8pm to 10pm at St Johns UCC, Whiteoak and Walnut Streets, Kutztown PA. On Saturday, the 10th, the Reading Choral Society performs Holiday Happenings with the Ringgold Band at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 7:00 pm.

National Violin Day is December 13. Chanukah begins on December 24th. Meadowood will be closing at 3:00 pm on the 24th. Christmas is December 25th. Kwanzaa begins December 26th.

On December 31st, right after we close the store, be awarding a $150 Meadowood Gift Certificate. Learn how to enter the drawing in below.

As always, Meadowood hosts Bluegrass Jams every Tuesday evening from 6-9 pm, slow Bluegrass Jams on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of the month from 7-8 pm and a Classical String Jam on the 2nd Thursday evenings of the month from 6:30-9 pm. Musicians may join any/all of these jams for free.

For a continuously updated calendar, click on the static image of the calendar below to view the interactive version on our website.

EXTRA DISCOUNTS

ON EVERYTHING

IN THE STORE

SAVE MONEY ON GIFTS NOVEMBER 8 THROUGH DECEMBER 31

Take advantage of additional discounts on everything in the store from November 8th to December 31...
violins, mandolins, guitars, banjos, dulcimers, amplifiers, books, accessories... everything!
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Violins, Violas, Cellos &
String Basses
- 10% 
savings of $50 to $500

Eastman Mandolins - 10% 
savings of $50 to $80
Breedlove & Weber Mandos - 5% 
savings of $50 to $250

Breedlove, Cordoba, Furch, G&L, Godin, La Patrie, Reverend & Seagull Guitars - 10% 
savings of $30 to $400
Martin Guitars - 5% 
savings of $15 to $500
 
Banjos - 10% 
savings of $40 to $500

Appalachian & Hammered Dulcimers - 5% 
savings of $10 to $75

Amplifiers - 10% 
savings of $30 to $120

Books & Sheet Music - 15% 
savings of $1 to $8

Accessories - 10% 
savings of $1 to $10

WIN A $150 GIFT CERTIFICATE


For every $50.00 you spend with us between November 8 and December 31, 2016 you'll receive an entry into our drawing for a $150.00 Gift Certificate! We'll hold the drawing on December 31 right after we close. We'll announce the winner the following week. What a great way to begin the New Year!
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus And Lucy
A TUNE FOR YOU
ONE OF MIKE'S FAVORITE TUNES

LINUS & LUCY - GUARLDI
click on Linus' picture to hear
ARRANGED FOR TWO MANDOLINS 
BY OUR OWN STACY BECHTEL
If you need a piece of music written, Stacy can do it!

This arrangement is actually nine pages long, but, the heart of the tune is in the first 24 measures shown here. If you would like the whole piece, let us know.

TEACHER FEATURE: PAULA TAYLOR

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PAULA TAYLOR
PLUCKED UPRIGHT BASS,
BEGINNING BASS GUITAR AND
BEGINNING VIOLIN & FIDDLE

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Teaches at Meadowood: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat

One of Meadowood's proprietors, Paula teaches beginning plucked upright bass (not bowed), beginning bass guitar and beginning violin/fiddle.

Paula began playing guitar when she was in 7th grade, inspired to play by Keith Brintzenhoff's Folk Music Club at Brandywine Middle School. However, Paula's path to becoming a music store owner, musical performer and music teacher was not directly from those first days with a guitar. She studied Fine Art (Drawing) at Kutztown University. Several years later, she returned to University to study Engineering Science & Mechanics (Failure of Solids) at Penn State where she also minored in Technical Writing. While working as a Forensic Engineer for an electric power company, she pursued graduate studies in Materials Science and Engineering (Fracture Mechanics) at Lehigh University She later moved to Maryland to work as an Analyst and then Program Director for a consulting group. It was while she lived in Maryland that she began to again deeply involve herself in music.

Almost 20 years after she got her first guitar, she began to attend jams in and around Baltimore where she sang, played guitar and mandolin and began to play upright bass. When she lived in Maryland, Paula performed with Meg Robinson and Nancy Bell in the folk trio "Imaginary Friends." She studied upright bass with Josh Bayer in Greenbelt MD, guitar and music theory with Grammy-award-winning Robin Bullock and music theory with Peabody Institute's Gretchen Benchoff (both in Baltimore). She met her now husband and business partner, Mike Andrews, at one of the Baltimore jams. The two perform in an acoustic two-piece band, "Mike & Paula."

After Mike and Paula started Meadowood in March 2000, She played bass on the Druckenmillers CD, Morning Star. After moving the store to its current location, Paula studied with several of Meadowood's own wonderful teachers. She studied violin and fiddle with Ted Fenstermacher and Judy Terwilliger and bass guitar and music theory with Gene Cullison.

Paula teaches plucked styles of upright bass and bass guitar, using reading (notation or tablature) as a tool to explore accompaniment for traditional music styles. Paula does not teach bowed styles on double bass. She emphasizes relationships between scales, chords and chord progressions and encourages students to learn to play by ear early in their development. Paula teaches beginning violin and fiddle: reading, theory and playing by ear. 

Paula helps students gain the proficiency they need to play music with others. Achieving this goal allows students to experience the joy of camaraderie in creating music and the opportunity to support community through music. Paula is grateful to be listed among Meadowood's fine teachers.

AT MEADOWOOD IN 2017 - WADDYA THINK?

We're thinking it might be fun to have a silent auction here at Meadowood. Do you like the idea? You can tell us that you like the idea of a silent auction by simply clicking HERE.

We could format a silent auction in any of three ways. You can vote for the format that you like by clicking ONE of the three options listed below (when you click an option, you'll open a page on our website - we've set up a counter to see how many people visit each page).

  • CLICK to have all of the auction items out in one big event
  • CLICK to have one item at a time in a series of many auctions
  • CLICK to have half of the auction items in two separate events

 

SHAMELESS COMMERCE SECTION

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA EDITION

These are a few of the things in the store that we think are especially cool.

Kala 
Waterman
Soprano Uke
$46.99
More Info
G&L Tribute
Fallout
Electric Guitar
$429.00
More Info
Seagull
Performer Concert Hall
Acoustic Guitar
$799.00
More Info
Deering
Goodtime
Open Back Banjo
$399.00
More Info
Godin
5th Avenue P-90
Electric Guitar
$799
More Info
Makala
Dolphin
Soprano Uke
$46.99
More Info

Eastman
MD615
F-Style Mandolin
$1339.00
More Info

NS Designs
WAV4
Electric Violin
$649.00
More Info

C. F. Martin
LXM (Little Martin)
Acoustic Guitar
$329.00
More Info



BOSS
TU-3
Chromatic Tuner
$99.00
More Info






Singular Sound
Beat Buddy
Mini Drum Machine
$99.00
More Info








Hohner
Special 20, 10-Hole
Diatonic Harmonica
$41.99
More Info



Makala
Ukedelic USA
Soprano Uke
$61.99
More Info
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Bowser
Banjo Mute
Maple - Walnut - Cedar
Buy one at $27.00
Get $5 off of 2nd mute
More Info







Meadowood
T-shirt
Short Sleeve
$12.00
More Info
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