Here is Steve and me playing Bourreé. The bass part can be downloaded and you can click the second link to play along. This isn’t a performance I would put on a cd but, it should be alright to play along with.
Boureé
June 30th, 2011Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
March 26th, 2011This is posted to give musician’s something to practice with. The sheet music can be download for the bass.
Poem-Open Mic
February 15th, 2011I signed up late for an open mic I couldn't leave early I was stuck for the night I heard each act play Some were good, some were tight I counted them down to my turn in the spotlight I planned my performance to get it just right Three songs to choose to sum up my life I'll impress, I'll touch I'll lighten the mood I knew I was in for a very long night I worked the crowd; had a few beers had an espresso To bring back the edge tuned my guitar plucked parts unsure stifled images of falling off the edge of a ledge The count down upon me. It was my turn Pete leveled the amp So I could be heard Bach to impress But, it was a mess A woman's loud laughing proved my angst was absurd She wasn't malicious; just in her own world The hours I'd invested were too soon undone I didn't screw up I played the notes right Still the question remains Do I do this for fun
Fixing a jack in an F hole
February 5th, 2011My family was bugging me about how I should use my jazz guitar for the jazz standards and wouldn’t you know it; as soon as I got comfortable with it the jack started acting up. Unlike my other electric there’s know little plate to unscrew and give you easy access to the electronics inside. I stared at the thing and resolved to play my other guitar. It felt even worse when Steve expressed disappointment because he liked the sound of the f hole. I finally did a google search and found the answer on ask.com. You have to fish the jack out through the f hole. They did suggest you put a wire through the jack and hole so you can get it back easily. It worked like a charm. Of course, when I got the thing out the solder joints looked pristine. I tried plugging it in with the jack hanging out of the f hole. It worked fine. I snaked it back where it belongs and have no idea why it stopped working.
Patch of Grass midi
December 24th, 2010What Happened Part 2
December 22nd, 2010Though all of the recent comments have been very positive and so complementary I feel that they’ve been a little insincere. Really, a picture of my 2 nieces gets praise for being insightful! I know it will disappoint robot computers all over the world but, I changed my setting to require approval for all comments.
What happened?
December 21st, 2010I have this blog linked to my email to notify me if there are any comments posted. I cleared the mailbox out yesterday and there were almost 500 notifications. I checked the visitor statistics and I discovered that I had more visits on December 15th than I did on the 20th. I’m glad that people are enjoying my blog but, this songster without bonds is starting to feel bound to chains of coming up with more content. It might be a freeing experience if I knew a little more specifically what you find appealing; at least it would save me the trouble of reading through all my posts and trying to figure it out myself. Then again, that would put you in the role of playing critic and if you read the post ‘Subjective’ you know how I feel about them. I guess saying what you want more of doesn’t have to be construed as being a critic though, the orphanage guy took it really personally when Oliver Twist asked,”May I have some more, Sir?”.
A Good Day
December 18th, 2010Yesterday was a good day. I saved $250 on a car repair and got my car back from the shop a lot sooner than I expected to. I figured out why there wasn’t any sound coming out of the left speaker in my PA and fixed it. I finished memorizing Jesu Joy of Man’s desiring. I also finished teaching Dave the last piece he needed to learn for the jazz set. Now, today I have no idea how I could come even close to making this a good day.
California Dreaming-a conspiracy
December 14th, 2010Between John Phillips writing the flute solo using a different chord progression from anything else in the song, thus precluding me from using my Loop Station and an anglophilic orthodondist with an aesthetic appreciation of Terry Thomas’s gap tooth thus, precluding me from whistling the solo, I’m finding it hard to give this song the rendition I want to.
Subjective
November 20th, 2010Recently the word subjective came up in conversation. I think the word is mainly used in describing criticism. I find that I’m extremely critical of critics. I believe they are the lowest level of humanity and make me question the desirability of a species that includes them. Everything bad in our society can be traced fairly directly to their affect: bullying, low self esteem, depression, suicide, murder and every other crime imaginable.