Eine Kleine like you’ve never heard it
Oh dear…
About this video (via YouTube info pane):
my name is gerry (jerry) phillips and i have been playing songs on my hands for 39 years!
Mostfart! i love the classics and dream of playing this song with a sympathy orchestra!
i used a digitech whammy pedal on this song.
Da Vinci Harpsichord Viola
This is super cool:
via Discovery Networks:
Da Vinci’s “Harpsichord Viola” has been assembled for the first time in 500 years in an exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York City. James Williams attended the premiere and took the instrument for a test spin.
Hans Jensen master class
The following video features Northwestern University cello professor Hans Jensen giving a master class to the Midwest Young Artists cellists. Hans is an outstanding cello teacher, and most of what he says applies to all string players.
Check out WMYA.FM, the weekly podcast from Midwest Young Artists, for more great videos like this!
Scrubin’ – my wife’s new life
The more I learn about the University of Chicago–where my wife will be attending medical school next fall–the more I like it. In addition to being one of the top academic institutions in the country, they seem to, in the med school at least, have a great student culture and a very happy student body.
The following video was made by John Paro, currently a fourth year medical student at U of C. He was actually my wife’s tour guide for her interview day! Have fun with this video, featuring the med school students of U of C and starring John, and see more videos like this at medschoolrock.com:
Giant Steps video animation
One of my students recently showed me this really amazing computer animation by Michael Levy set to John Coltrane playing Giant Steps. What a cool way to visualize this music–well worth checking out:











