Sunday, August 26, 2012

Michigan Renaissance Festival - Got Kilt?

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I'd forgotten how much fun the Michigan Renaissance Festival can be. Stacey and I haven't been in quite a few years (13 or 17 - s...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Ukulele - Intro to Stairway To Heaven - Not Terribly Shabby Strumming Version

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I took the finger-picked version of the intro to Stairway To Heaven I've been working on and added a strumming pattern. I have no idea i...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Ukulele - Intro to Stairway To Heaven, Karate, Philosophy, and BASIC Programming

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There are a plenty of problems with how I play. An immediately obvious one to me is that  I play like I'm programming in BASIC.  I...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Ukulele: Stairway To Heaven Intro - The Really Crappy Version

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Well, here it is. I decided to try recording a video while I'm practicing at lunch. Here's my "best" take out of three for...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

Ukulele: The Noob's Guide to Tuning

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Argh! I am such a music/ukulele n00b. After I restrung my ukulele with Aquila strings, it didn't sound much better. It wasn't the ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Ukulele: My First Chords, Strumming, and a New Tuner

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I've goofed around with the new ukulele off and on for a week retuning it constantly. Tuning with an iPod Touch app isn't easy, but ...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Hai! I Haz Ukulele

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Be afraid. Be very afraid... Yes! I know this is NOT the proper grip Yes, I haz a ukulele. I've never, at any time in my life, and...