Tab Versus Notation
I’d like to share my thoughts on tab and notation through my own musical journey. I had my first guitar lesson at the age of 9. My parents arranged and […]
I’d like to share my thoughts on tab and notation through my own musical journey. I had my first guitar lesson at the age of 9. My parents arranged and […]
Below is the unabridged Conclusion of my PhD thesis called A Celebration of the Underdog. After all, in the world of classical music the ukulele remains greatly underrated, undervalued and […]
This is the transcript for the YouTube video tutorial. The video includes practical examples and a couple of bloopers 🤯. In this tutorial we’re going to explore how to play […]
As summer draws to a close and the leaves are starting to fall from the trees it seems like a good time to pause and draw breath. The year 2020 […]
Alternate tunings occur when the open strings of the guitar are tuned to notes different from the standard tuning. Guitarists use alternate tunings all the time so why not use […]
Classical ukulele experts Paul Mansell and Tony Mizen have teamed up to release a book of ukulele duets called 2Kulele. This is an exciting, and much needed, addition to the […]
An Interpretation… Today I’m going to show you how to turn the chords for Hallelujah into an elegant arpeggio accompaniment. Before we do that, however, I’d like to take a […]
Samba Ole is a Brazilian tune with a twist of Spanish. The upbeat, syncopated rhythm and combination of a melody part and chord part, or accompaniment part, has made it […]
A super fun piece that will get you playing up the dusty end. Cape Cod Girls is a rip, roaring sea shanty. I first came across this piece in the […]
The last couple of days have been surprisingly busy. Coming to grips with this brave new world and the likelihood that I will be working from home for several months […]