Punk Music Lessons is a multimedia production company that creates alternative music education programming. We are behind the massively successful public access/online show, The Joy of Songwriting, currently airing on Mad River Valley TV as well as Youtube.

Our producer, writer and host (and camera-person and editor) Zac Markey, has a BA in Journalism/Media Production and over 15 years of experience in broadcast television as an editor for the award winning Arizona Highways TV.

Find new episodes here, as well as supplementary info and behind the scenes glimpses, wild bloopers, and hilarious outtakes!

You can take private online guitar or bass lessons from the entire staff of PML here.

Download this episode’s song!

“A Skateboard in the Woods”

what the heck actually IS stereo? find out in this brief segment from our pilot episode! watch the whole thing to learn how to write and record your first song! #musiceducation #recording #musicknowledge #bobross #80s #vhs
The Joy of Songwriting has been syndicated! Airing on five additional stations to MRVTV in Vermont (and counting 🤞). Including the People’s Channel in North Carolina, NPTV in Nashua, BCTV in Pennsylvania (@bctvberks) and MCTV in California (@m
The Joy of Songwriting has been syndicated! Airing on five additional stations to MRVTV in Vermont (and counting 🤞). Including the People’s Channel in North Carolina, NPTV in Nashua, BCTV in Pennsylvania (@bctvberks) and MCTV in California (@mctv.communitymedia)! Proud moment! #publicaccess #thejoyofpainting #musiceducation
The Joy of Songwriting is a monthly show airing on Mad River Valley TV. Every episode, we dive into the world of songwriting! In the series pilot, we write a pop-punk song using just a few instruments and a Tascam 4-track cassette tape recorder. Insp
The Joy of Songwriting is a monthly show airing on Mad River Valley TV. Every episode, we dive into the world of songwriting! In the series pilot, we write a pop-punk song using just a few instruments and a Tascam 4-track cassette tape recorder. Inspired by the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. Links in bio! #musiceducation #songwriting #publicaccess #vhs #vhsedits
Pilot episode available tomorrow! #thejoyofpainting #publicaccess #musiceducation
some really fun behind the scenes photos of filming our pilot episode! finalizing the edit now, will be up by the weekend! #publicaccess #musiceducation #bobross
some really fun behind the scenes photos of filming our pilot episode! finalizing the edit now, will be up by the weekend! #publicaccess #musiceducation #bobross
what the heck actually IS stereo? find out in this brief segment from our pilot episode! watch the whole thing to learn how to write and record your first song! #musiceducation #recording #musicknowledge #bobross #80s #vhs
The Joy of Songwriting has been syndicated! Airing on five additional stations to MRVTV in Vermont (and counting 🤞). Including the People’s Channel in North Carolina, NPTV in Nashua, BCTV in Pennsylvania (@bctvberks) and MCTV in California (@m The Joy of Songwriting is a monthly show airing on Mad River Valley TV. Every episode, we dive into the world of songwriting! In the series pilot, we write a pop-punk song using just a few instruments and a Tascam 4-track cassette tape recorder. Insp
Pilot episode available tomorrow! #thejoyofpainting #publicaccess #musiceducation
some really fun behind the scenes photos of filming our pilot episode! finalizing the edit now, will be up by the weekend! #publicaccess #musiceducation #bobross