Karaoke with your iPhone

With iTunes on your phone, you can show the lyrics to sing along.

And if you’re feeling daring - you can actually turn down the vocal on the recording (amazing) as you sing aong

Apple's instructions

Ever heard of Josh White ?

He played before they had the little skinny strings we have now (developed about the time the Beatles started). Players bend the string to move the note higher.

Many years ago, he was on the Dateline Boston TV show with Chebeaguer Ted Wood. He broke a string (next to impossible). Live TV so - he replaced the string, while singing and occasionally turning to hit a note on a nearby piano.

Josh on Wikipedia

Automation - Part 2

Now this is really good !

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Every once in awhile, you have to listen to this

Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow. Did you ever stay up on a Sunday night to see watch The Wizard of Oz ?

You may want to remove these apps from your iPhone

These apps have been reporting as causing problems.

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Aretha Franklin sings to Carole King

On their feet, they were.

iPhone - quick tip for typing in numbers

You don’t have to change keyboards to add a number.

Sting - how he does what he does

If you missed Sting in Bangor last summer, let’s hope he returns. In this interview he tells how he writes music. Dominic James Miller has created incredible guitar work with Sting for 30 years.

iPhone - how to share a photo Album

Shared Albums let you share photos and videos with just the people you choose — and they can add their own photos, videos, and comments.

Here’s some information from Apple

Ever heard a Bandura?

The Bandura is the national instrument of Ukraine.

What is Virtual Reality travel ?

Skip the lines and the passport. Have a look at the future and what you can do from the comfort of your living room (and good internet) !

And meeting a friend in the metaverse

How to Update your iPhone

It’s a good idea to keep your phone updated.

Apple is continuously updating security and other bug fixes

Here’s some information from Apple

Another way to enjoy music

Here’s an interesting interview by Billie Jean King with a person figured out how to enjoy music - with other people.

Burt Bacharach's favorite song

We lost Burt this week. Few people have ever written a song like this. Very complex music - key and tempo changes - and beautiful words by Hal David

This story is in three parts

Here’s Burt explaining why Alfie is his favorite.

Here’s the recording session at Abbey Road’s famous Studio One (cameo by George Martin)

Here’s Cilla Black, from Liverpool - (before Autotune)…take 28

Others have sung it…… Cilla owns it.

Burt Bacharach - What the World Needs Now is Love

Here’s Burt playing one of his best songs.

What does he start in the middle ?

Gene Krupa wakes up Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall

You’ve heard about musicians “talking” to each other.

Well, Benny Goodman’s orchestra was very nervous at their Carnegie Hall debut and the audience response was “tepid”

During the first number “Don’t Be that Way”, Gene Krupa was trying to wake them up, using rimshots and high hat and bass drum. Finally, he used his brief break (3:25) to “hit every drum in kit” (thanks Ken Burns) and then the orchestra loosened up.

For extra credit - see if you can not tap your feet to Sing,Sing,Sing - the beginning sets up the end but, don’t miss the last couple minutes.

Celinde Schoenmaker duets with busker Stephen Barry in Covent Garden London 10 Nov 2016

In 2016, Irish singer, Stephen Barry, was stood on the end of James Street in Covent Garden London busking to an audience with a microphone and sound system.

He had just finished performing a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Phantom of the Opera when he was approached by a woman who asked if he would sing ‘All I Ask of You’, another song from the hit musical.

Barry, who would go on to become a finalist in Ireland’s Got Talent, replied that he couldn’t sing two songs in a row from the same musical.

The woman responded, “If you sing it, I’ll sing with you”. Barry looked sceptical and asked the young woman if she was any good.

To which the woman, Celinde Schoenmaker, responded, “I’m currently playing Christine in the West End production”.

Then in 2017

2017 Duet

iPhone - Magnifier

Ever need a magnifying glass?

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David Crosby - Guinnevere

He probably sang some of the songs to your soundtrack. Here’s one he wrote, performed with Graham Nash

Here’s another of his songs.

JT - Caroline I See You

These playlists that know what you listen to are pretty good. This just showed up.

When his special guitar work is interpreted by an orchestra it’s even better.

And the harmonica at the end. The player knew all they needed to play was the same simple line twice !

Sounds like summer.