Alexis Hudes, of Baltimore, Md., right, improvises a capo, a device that raises the pitch of the guitar by holding the strings tight against a fret, out of a hair tie, pens and sticks as Kate Weins, of Chatham, N.J., left, practices chords for a song the pair was learning at Patchen's Point in Norwich, Vt., Monday, August 7, 2017. They were spending their day off from jobs as counselors at Camp Aloha Hive practicing for a counselors open mic night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Alexis Hudes, of Baltimore, Md., right, improvises a capo, a device that raises the pitch of the guitar by holding the strings tight against a fret, out of a hair tie, pens and sticks as Kate Weins, of Chatham, N.J., left, practices chords for a song the pair was learning at Patchen's Point in Norwich, Vt., Monday, August 7, 2017. They were spending their day off from jobs as counselors at Camp Aloha Hive practicing for a counselors open mic night. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.