modern music
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Some songs are just special; I think this is one of them. (You might recognize it from the British version of The Office.) It is titled Handbags and Glad Rags. It can be found with the other songs here.
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Here are some more Beatles remakes. They can be found with the other Platinum releases here.
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When this album came out, I couldn’t believe how good it was. And when I learned it was just one person making all of this music it was even more mind-blowing. Here is my version of the first section of Foreplay/Long Time by Boston. Here is the sheet music:
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See if you can name that tune: Warm and Fuzzy version:
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This song is a bit wilder than most. And here are a couple of songs from this week that needed new instruments.
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However, it is not MY original song. I transcribed the sheet music and chose which instruments to use. I also chose the drum loops, of which there are no less than five. So outside of writing the actual music this is all me, baby. It is is called “Computer Blue” from Prince’s Purple Rain album.
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Right? Am I right? This song was written way back in 1903 by Hans Engelman. It is titled “Melody of Love.” We don’t hear much about Hans these days, but during his time he was quite popular. And he had great piano hands. So sit down with that someone special, and listen closely…….. (Artwork by
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I have always heard that campfire stories should always be accompanied by music. To that end, here is a song from the songbook “Original Piano Duets for American Composers.” It is titled Around the Campfire. You may have heard another version if you were here yesterday. And here is another song from the same book,
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This was one of the first songs I learned in the music program at school. It is titled “Gymnopedie No. 1” by Eric Satie. Most versions are slower than this, but since we all have busy schedules I gave it a quicker tempo. Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (May 17, 1866 – July 1, 1925), who
