my name is Julia, and I love the ukulele…. well it started off as just me playing and singing with the uke…. then things got out of control Julia Nunes has a very successful youtube channel. She has started about two years ago to sing songs with her ukulele and make videos. She has used […]
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During my search of videos with Jim Hall I found the following video with Emily Remler. Emily Remler was a young American guitarist who died in 1990 at the age of only 32. In this instructional video (Hot Licks – Bebop and Swing Guitar) Emily explains her way to use the metronome for practicing. The
Emily Remler – Practicing with a Metronome – Bebop, Swing, Jazz & Latin Improvisation Read More »
Some days ago I listened to a CD with Jim Hall, guitar, that I have bought some years ago. I am not sure if I ever had listened to this CD, I had heard the name Jim Hall now and the, but was not really aware what kind of music he is playing. During the
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In my recent post about Ferenc Sebö the tambura (also known as tamburitza, tamburica, ….) was used in some videos. I wanted to find some more information and videos about this instrument. Today I have found the videos of the Tamburitza Orchestra Dobrec, an orchestra similar to a mandolin orchestra but composed from tamburitza instruments.
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The Japanese mandolin orchestra meets has recently played a concert together with the mixed choir VoxMEA. The videos of this concert are now available at youtube. The program was composed of four pieces for mandolin orchestra, a set of international folk songs for mandolin orchestra and choir and pieces for the choir. The folksongs included
Japanese mandolin orchestra “meets” and choir “VoxMEA” – Sakura and O Sole Mio Read More »
Some days ago I have discovered the videos of a Spanish orchestra: La Orden de la Terraza This orchestra was founded in the region of Logrono / Rioja / Spain in the 70s. In Logrono every year a big festival of plucked instrument music takes place. The performance of Beyond the Rainbow by Yasuo Kuwahara
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The Bundang Mandolin Orchestra from Korea has recently had its 9th subscription concert. This is the only mandolin orchestra from Korea that I know. The orchestra plays a traditional style of mandolin orchestra music with traditional pieces and arrangements of popular tunes. I have selected a piece by Dutch composer Joh. B. Kok – Vita
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Many years ago I bought a record with Hungarian music for my parents – a record with title La Hongrie – Musique a Danser by the Ferenc Sebö Ensemble. I made a copy on a cassette for me, and this cassette became one of my favorites. And I have played many of the tunes on
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40 years sesame street – broken ukulele And now the original movie about the letter U: Sesame Street – Ernie Presents the Letter U Nashville Sessions – Jake Shimabukuro (Amazon partnerlink)
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John Adams is one of the most important composers in the USA today. On the CBC concert on demand site I discovered a new string quartet that has been played in a concert by the St. Lawrence String Quartet I have seen several works by John Adams, and liked all of it. Some years ago
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