Ukulele Strum For the Iz Medley

by | Jul 25, 2010 | Lessons, Video

My Ukulele students have been asking for this. It is a video of how to do the strum for the Iz medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Wonderful World. Email me if you want my chord chart....

I went to hear the Blue Note Big Band

by | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized

I made my family go with me and they were glad they did. My son is into Slipknot and he was impressed. They are a 16 piece big band format from a college in Ca. They will be at the Hyatt until July 17th.

Sand on Hawaiian Steel Guitar

by | Jun 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

I’m Feeling like I have finally arrived by being able to play one of the challenging “required ” Hawaiian Steel Guitar songs. The song is Sand and it’s sure to put a smile on your face. I have a regular solo opportunity with one of the cruise...

Over the Rainbow on Hawaiian Steel Guitar

by | Jun 22, 2010 | Uncategorized

I’ve been wanting to tackle this song on Lap steel for a while. The beautiful melody lends itself to this style. I’ve approached it with some contemporary smooth Jazz chords while keeping instrumentation simple. Here’s a sampleRainbow Demo