Here’s a performance of pages 12 and 13 of my ‘Ukulele transcription of Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony: When most people think of Beethoven’s Sixth symphony being used in a film, they probably think of Disney’s Fantasia, which includes abbreviated versions of all five movements of the work as a soundtrack for animation of magical creatures inspired […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
The ‘Ukulele, The Symphony, a Thought, and One Decision Leading to Another…
Here is my transcription for solo ‘Ukulele of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, First Movement, Pages 11-12: Like any other project you might consider, it started with a thought: In this case, the thought was that it would be possible to create an ‘Ukulele version of the Pastorale symphony. The thought […]
Letting Go of the Impossible: Beethoven, the ‘Ukulele and the Revision Process
The “Pastoralele” project is coming along. Here’s me performing pages 10 and 11: Page 11 had some tricky bits, which meant more revision than usual was necessary to arrive at something that was playable. Here’s one of several examples on the page: In the first draft, I thought I had come up with a very […]
3 Ways Beethoven and the ‘Ukulele are helping me live my purpose
purpose [pur-puhs] noun 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. 2. an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal. 3. determination; resoluteness. (Definition from dictionary.com) I’ve been thinking a lot about my purpose the past few days. Why? For one, it’s the subject of this month’s activities in Self-Coaching […]