Bobby Mcferrin Improvisation with Richard Bona
Just beautiful... Electric bass and voice improvisation (making it up on the spot)
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The Hang :: A new percussion instrument
Hi Ya'll (channelling my inner Paula Deen just then), Here's a type of metal percussion instrument that you may not have ever seen before. The Hang was developed in Switzerland in 2000. It is a pitched percussion instrument and can play melodies. Check out the sounds in the video below.
Davy Spillane :: Playing the Uilleann Pipes
This is one of my all-time favorites. I remember my dad really loving Riverdance, and I saw this for the first time when I was just a kid starting my musical (instrumental) education. It made me want to be a woodwind musician even more. The musician's name is Davy Spillane, and he is playing the Uilleann Pipes (Irish Bagpipes). He is one of the world's greatest performers on this challenging instrument. I've always had a love for traditional and folk instruments of Europe, and this song in particular ever since. The music is "Caoineadh cu Chulainn" (pronounced "Queen-a Coo Hulling" from what I've been told). The song is about a famous warrior named Chulainn who has never met his son. In a battle, he meets his son named Conlai as an enemy warrior, though he doesn't know it, and kills him. He looks down at Conlai's hand and sees that the young man is wearing the ring that Chulainn had given Conlai's mother long ago when he was born. ...
Recorder Lesson #3 :: Make the Sound of an Ambulance
Hey Kids!!! Here's a great way to annoy your parents play a cool sound on the recorder that gets your pointer finger moving!!! This prepares us for a new note as well.
Recorder Lesson #2 :: Add Low E to BAG
Hey guys and gals, Here's another video lesson showing you how to add one more note to your songs! LOW E is the bomb!