Saturday, June 22, 2024

New guitar: Father's Day message--Secret to life

I bought a guitar, an acoustic carbon fiber travel guitar made by Enya.

I posted 33 seconds of me playing and singing. I am a beginner beginner so could not get clean notes on the frets. I sound okay because the left hand is doing nothing. The capo on 2 is doing all the work.

The song is a variation on a Faith Hill song Secret to Life. I changed the music and message to make it a Father's Day message.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/__fs-PlzChk

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Church Bells in Dublin (penny whistle)

 I uploaded my penny whistle original, Church Bells in Dublin to YouTube.

Susato brand whistle recorded on Iphone SE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SigaZOXjy8


Saturday, June 16, 2018

Into the Meadow Piano World ABF 50th recital

Into the Meadow is in C major. To me, has the feel of spring.

It is my submission for the 50th Adult Beginners Forum Recital link1

The Piano World Adult Beginners forum has had amateur virtual recitals every quarter for over 12 years now.

Direct download is link2

Enjoy.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Natalie's Lullabye Aug 2017 recital

I take the opening from Natalie Merchant's song, Verdi Cries, and develop the theme. The result is Natalie's Lullabye (link1). Key of D, short and sweet.

A live recording of Ms. Merchant singing Verdi Cries and playing piano is at this YouTube link.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Echoes of the Seven, Game of Thrones

Light of the Seven is from the TV show Game of Thrones. Ramin Djawadi wrote the original. 

I took the starting phrases and composed recorded what a peice that I call Echoes of the Seven. The recording is part of the May 2017 Piano World virtual recital (link1). The direct download is at Box (link2).

Enjoy.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Noah and the Raven

I recorded this in November 2016 for the Piano World recital (link1). It has been raining a lot here in Southern California. The song/tune is about Noah and his conversations with a Raven. Noah is famous for building an ark. The Raven is a symbol of his self doubt. Here is the link to the MP3 (link2).

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Gemini August ABF recital

Gemini is my August recital piece. The title comes from the call and response structure to the piece, reminding me of twins. It is in the key of C, recorded on a Casio PX150 digital piano. I use Audacity to boost the volume.

MP3 link. The Adult beginners recital with the many participants is at link2.

Enjoy.