• Breathe Deep…..

    This morning there was a story online that talked about millions of dollars missing from a crypto fund. Perhaps someone accidently clicked on the “Clear Cash” button. If so, they are going to need some quality meditation time. With that in mind, here is today’s song which is titled Meditation, written by Louis Victor Saar.…

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  • Campfire Stories

    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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  • See if you can name that tune. I will give you a hint: The composer was named Ethelbert Nevin. His birthday was on Friday, the same day I posted the first versions of this song. But I didn’t know it at the time. Spooky! I just love learning about music and composers from the late…

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  • It’s That Time Again

    It’s time for you to name that tune. Or just listen to it. It’s entirely up to you.

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  • Twelve Variations

    Here is a song that we all know. Can you Name That Tune?

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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…

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  • It is Finished

    I have finished transcribing all 18 songs from the music book Piano Literature, Volume One. All of the songs were written in the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary eras. The eight composers are as follows: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fritz Spindler (1817-1905) Bela Bartok…

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  • Piano Music

    Here are some songs from a piano music book titled Piano Literature Volume One. Its $5.50 price has to be one of the best deals around. That’s around 30 cents per song. I posted some of the songs yesterday using an organ, but I think they sound better on a piano. Hence the title. There…

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  • Bach is Back

    These songs were all written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Minuet in G (BWV 116): Minuet in G (BWV 114): Minuet in G Minor (BWV 115): March in D (BWV 122): Sonatina by Spindler: One of the readers asked what the letters “BWV” represented. The answer is as follows: The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) Bach works catalogue is…

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  • Name That Tune

    Here is another Renaissance classic, called “Munchkins vive nobis,” written by my new favorite artist.

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  • This song was written by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and is titled “Hodie Christus.”

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  • Today eight Pelicans were released to the seashore from an animal rehab center. How do I know this, you ask? I know this because I was there. It was my first pelican related event.

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  • Tres Mas

    Here are three more songsThey aren’t very longCorrect me if I’m wrongBut the last one needs a gong They were added on to the previous post, if they sound familiar. This song has been downloaded more times than any other from this site:

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  • Name That Film

    This song is from an Academy Award winning film. I’m pretty sure. In any event, I have been working on it all day and it’s time to get it out into the world. It was written over 100 years ago by Scott Joplin. He was born on November 24, 1868 and he passed away on…

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  • The Hits Are Back

    And here are some thoughts I thought worth sharing:– Did you know that before I became a vegetarian I was in “Burgers and Acquisitions?” – Do you like ambience? Take an ambien.– I am a guitar player, which means I often fret.– Even thugs sometimes need hugs. – Nipples always come in pairs. You can’t…

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  • One More Time

    Continuing along with our study of early 70’s music, here is one I’m sure you’ve heard before. This took a long time for me to transcribe into mp3 format because the sheet music was wrong in a few sections. It turned out to be a great learning experience because I was able to figure out…

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  • Name That Tune

    If you were around in the 1970’s you might remember that this song was played non-stop on the radio. Back in those days we had four ways to listen to music: A Turntable, an AM/FM Radio, an 8-track player, or a cassette player. This song got lots of airplay back then. Like so many songs…

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  • First, good morning: And then, good night.

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  • Bach is Back

    Coming in at number 49 in our countdown of The “Hits of the 60’s” (1760’s, that is) is Air on the G String from Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). For more on that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_on_the_G_String

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