Yesterday it started snowing here in Denver. It’s not that unusual to have heavy snow here at the end of October, but it still feels strange every time it happens. This morning my commute that normally takes thirty minutes turned into a treacherous hour-long trek across snow-covered freeways. My kid’s school and the colleges where […]
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Beethoven’s “Pastorale” and the ‘Ukulele: Bravely Tip-toeing into the Brook!
On October 8, my video series of the first movement of Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony for solo ‘Ukulele concluded and I took the entire movement out for its first official performance on October 9. Due to my traveling to a conference last week, I skipped creating a blog post, but faithfully pressed on with the project […]
Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony on ‘Ukulele: The Finished First Movement, and the Results So Far!
Yesterday (Monday, October 7, 2019), the final video for the first movement of the Beethoven Pastorale ‘Ukulele solo transcription was filmed. You can see a performance of the final two pages of Movement 1 in the latest episode of Beethoven of the ‘Ukulele. In the video you can also see some rehearsal footage from last […]
The Most Important Life Lesson Learned from Beethoven and the ‘Ukulele
The first movement is almost done! In this episode of “Beethoven of the ‘Ukulele” you can see and hear pages 17 and 18 of the transcription performed: Last week I discussed some of the ways this project has made me a better ‘Uke player. A big project like this is not just good for sharpening […]