A classical music playlist and how to listen to it
Some friends and I went to a piano and string quartet the other night. I found myself giving hints and tips like “don’t clap between movements”...
Category: Music
Bohemian Rhapsody
Had a crack at playing and singing Bohemian Rhapsody on the ukulele. Man, I really need to get me a new vocalist - the singing is pretty rough. But it was fun p...
Ngā Marama: singing the months
I wrote this little song, Ngā Marama, to help me learn the Māori months. It's kind of dorky, but did the trick.
Suddenly nothing (piano transcript)
I'm very grateful to my younger-self for writing out the piano music to this song that I recorded in 1998. It's actually quite a simple piece when you break it ...
Beethoven with mistakes
I had a brief fantasy that I'm a concert pianist. It turns out I'm not, but this was a fun night. Performed at a staff concert, I had a crack at the third movem...
Bohemian Rhapsody (ukulele)
Mistakes and all, I'm having a crack at Jake Shimabukuro's uke tab for Bohemian Rhapsody. All variations and duff notes are my own, with plenty of each, especia...