Irene Jackson
Singer/Songwriter
Welcome To Irene's Website
IT'S A NEW LOOK FOR A NEW DECADE
Every now and then, you've gotta freshen things up a little! Since we are entering a new decade, I thought I'd give the site a new look and hopefully make it a little easier to navigate, while giving you a more complete picture of what the site has to offer. My songwriting tips page is still thriving, although I'm now adding the newer articles to the Song Blog where you can be a little more interactive. There, you can also access all of the older tips...just go to the "Index of Articles" page on the blog. But the original songwriting tips page is still there if you prefer it!
IRENE THE BLOGGER
Since my own songwriting has petered out somewhat, I'm now spending more time on my own personal blog along with the songwriting blog and IJ's Music Wire where you can find music news and opinions (well I've gotta say my piece!) on all aspects of the music world.
GUITAR LESSONS
I've been a guitar teacher in the Victoria, BC area for over 20 years now, and as part of my desire to further develop this website, I'm going to be offering some guitar playing tips for those of you who are new or relatively new to the instrument. These will come in the form of videos, which I started to record in the summer of 2009. Depending on how many people use them, I'll add more as time allows. You can help me out by donating to the site via Paypal, or by buying one of my CD's. I'll probably add more advertising as the situation progresses, but my motto has always been "content first", so you'll never see a clutter of advertising with the slightest bit of content hidden on the page somewhere! Don't you hate that??
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Your feedback and interaction with this website will help keep it alive. Leave your comments on any of the blogs, vote on a poll or join the songwriting forum and let me know what you think. I will continue to update this main page as I make changes, but otherwise, here's to a wonderful new decade and many more things to come!
... IJ
IRENE'S BLOG
Everybody's doing it...so why not me? I've got a personal blog where you will find all kinds of opinions, experiences, thoughts and...well, what else is there? IJ's Blog...
guitar lessons AND MORE!
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New Guitar Classes for January:
- Guitar Lessons
- Signing To a Major Label Ain't What It's Cracked Up To Be
- Songs That Break The Rules
- How Do Songs Get On The Radio?
- Out With The Old, In With The New
- The Real Joy of Christmas
- The Dirty Business of Climate Change
- Sing Out! Magazine Needs Your Help
- Drugs 'N Rock 'n Roll
- Spears 'Upset' By Aussie Claims of Lip-Synching
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