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More Ukulele Lessons From Riggs' Dad (Also Named Riggs) [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:20:54 +0000

Well, I just got back from my second set of ukulele lessons from my dad. We briefly covered a few things we learned last week, which I quickly picked up again and learned a few new chords. The beautiful thing is now I have my own tenor ukulele so I can practice until my next lesson.

Want To Learn A New Musical Instrument? Consider The Ukulele

John Riggs — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:34:10 +0000

For no reason what-so-ever the other day, something clicked in my head which said "It's time to learn to play a new musical instrument." No rhyme or reason to it, not for profit or anything, just the ability to play something new. My wife is calling it a 'Mid-life Musical Crisis' and she may be right. So, where do I go when I want to learn to play a new musical instrument? To the guy who knows more about music and musical theory than anyone else I know; my dad.

Noisy Jelly Turns Your Gelatin Into Musical Instruments

K. Thor Jensen — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:30:27 +0000

In today’s “totally weird invention” file (we have an actual file but it’s very thin), we present “La Gelee Musicale” or Noisy Jelly, a project by Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard that transforms ordinary household gelatin desserts into electronic musical instruments.