The Playground

There have been many professional and semi-professional musicians on the Simply Music team. Gretta Dunn is one of them, forging a growing career as an alt-country singer-songwriter (as Gretta Ziller) around her work for us. We asked her some questions to gain some insight into…

• Written by Stephanie Iadanza on Sep 19, 2017
• Album, Country, gretta dunn, gretta ziller, interview, music, musician, professional, simply music, Singer, Songwriter

I once attended a workshop with the British singer Sheila Chandra in which she sang a whole bunch of songs from various world cultures over a two-note drone. It was amazing the rich variety of sounds that flowed from such a simple source. It made…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on May 10, 2017
• chords, gordon harvey, gretta dunn, music, music education, musicians, One Chord Songs, piano, Play Music, self expression, simply music, the playground

Who doesn’t love a good viral animal video? (Me, I have a particular soft spot for horse tricks and dog antics!) I think all pet owners have been in the situation where we are merrily practicing our instruments and our pet decides that their need…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Jul 24, 2015
• animal music videos, animals playing instruments, gretta dunn, instruments, music practice, smithsonian national zoo

  “Music is the only language that has no barriers”.   Singer-songwriter, two-time Golden Guitar winner and music educator Lyn Bowtell is passionate about sharing music. Here she talks with Gretta Dunn about her career, the joy of performing, and her work with the wonderful Songroom…

• Written by SM Admin on Mar 27, 2013
• golden guitar, gretta dunn, gretta ziller, lyn bowtell, music educator, simply music, sing along, singer-songwriter, songroom