Here's this carol played a bit faster. A different beat to the way I played it. Don't know why, but I just like the melody. Sung here with gusto! CALYPSO CAROL SEE HIM LYING ON OF STRAW W1UI5Ko34XQ When the advert appears, click the X in the top right hand corner of the rectangle to remove it. Hugh

Sorry folks! This is one I put up in both 2018 and 2020, but I just love the Rhythm! I first heard this done with this rhythm at the school where I worked (many years ago). A music teacher from a secondary school nearby had come to help us put together some Christmas Carols for the children to sing,...

Here's another one of him playing Scottish music.

BRANDON McPHEE - THE BLUEBIRD - Scottish Music

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Hugh

Ron Fraser ( Ron ) has introduced me to a Scottish button accordion player called Brandon Mcphee. Brandon Mcphee is a professional entertainer, and this is what he has to say about Christmas .. posted November 22nd 2022. Ever since I was a young boy I’ve loved Christmas, it’s my favourite time of ye...

Christmas Song Quiz

Christmas song quiz - how well do you know Christmas songs and carols? Can you get all 21?



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Hugh

Ken,

Well, you certainly found plenty of snow! I'm frozen silly now, even with my winter warmers on.

Hugh

Ken,

Bit of 'jazz organ' there. Liked that.

Hugh

Ken,

That was just wonderful! Love your piano sound. And your 'strings and choir' go so well together. Very peaceful.

Hugh

Ken,

What a lovely backing for this piece! Loved the 'soft harmonies'. Very relaxing.

Hugh

Den,

Liked the organ sounds.

Hugh

Den,

This could be the Salvation Army Band playing in Weston High Street. Guaranteed to keep all the customers out of the shops!

Hugh

Den,

Very nice. A real Christmassy sound.

Hugh

This is the website John is referring to. Do a right-click to open this up in a New Tab. http://www.keyboardamerica.co/tyros-5-lessons.html Scroll down a bit and you will see the song John is referring to over on the right. Weekly Songs With Tricks & Tips For Tyros http://www.ar-group.org/Files/...

Thanks for the tip Den A couple more things worth noting. 1. If you want to add a picture or video clip in between two others that are already on that Video Track 1 line, make sure you are in Storyboard mode and then grab the image from the 'bin' and drop it where you want it. In Storyboard mode it ...

Christmas Carols & Festive Songs 2022 We are doing the same as last year. You can post any Christmas Music that you have played (obviously!) .. including a repeat of anything that you have put up in previous years, going back to when this section started in 2013. And .. you can post ANY Christm...

I have now uploaded this video to YouTube so you can take a look at how it has all worked out .. particularly the lead in with the 'zooming' Title. Also note the Cube Spin Transition as the clip of the Manhattan Suspension Bridge comes into view. bFLHqo2hYoQ Any clarification or questions about what...

Saving the Project as an MP4 Click on Export Video . http://www.ar-group.org/Files/KenHall56.jpg In the next box, choose Video File . http://www.ar-group.org/Files/KenHall56A.jpg When the video options come up, choose the ones as shown by the red arrows. http://www.ar-group.org/Files/KenHall56B.jpg...

Dropping in the Audio To do this you have to be in Timeline mode. Look at the left of the VideoPad screen. The Timelines are Video Track 2 ; Video Track 1 ; and Audio Track 1 (this is the track that has the audio bits that were attached to some of the video clips). The place where you drop the MP3 ...

To carry on from this point I need to check out the time of Ken's MP3. In the 'bin' (top left) I have clicked the tab Audio Files and hovered my mouse over Ken's MP3. It tells me it lasts for just over 4mins 10secs, so I need enough video clips to cover this. http://www.ar-group.org/Files/KenHall48....

Did you notice a little 'glitch' towards the end as my video ran through that Pan? That is really annoying me! It's a bit like recording some music and playing a wrong note. It will be there every time I watch the video. I did say that I had done a Save Project File As... as I was going along, so ha...

Continuing with this Project, I will put in the next Transition (and the remainder are all done the same way). I am back in Storyboard mode and will click the X between the clips to set the Transition. But first I want to point something out to you .. and that is the green bar running along the top ...

Thanks Den. I had tried that .. but was confused as it appeared that the first clip I had clipped on was no longer selected and only the last one was active. But you're quite right, when holding and dragging them down to the Storyboard it actually says +10 as I am moving them. Hugh

You can create a Title for your video in several ways. For example, you could put a coloured rectangle at the front of the video ( Add Blank ) and have some scrolling text going up it. But for the Title I want to do I want to 'overlay' the first video clip with some text. Before you start doing the ...

The next thing to consider is how to do the Title of the piece. I shall be putting .. "Manhattan Skyline" played by Ken Hall on Clavinova CVP-809 .. in WHITE lettering so it shows through that first video clip. I shall be ZOOMING the words so they fill the area over a timeframe of about 14...

The first thing Ken pointed out to me was that there were clips with sound attached, and the sound would have to be removed from those clips or it would interfere with the music MP3. You can see which clips have significant sound on them in the screenshot below. The way to remove sound attached to a...

JT,

Yes, we have done that one .. August 2021. We don't have a problem thinking of Challenges with certain 'words' that appear in the song. I think what we are looking for is something a little more obscure and unusual. Like in January 2020 we had a 'FREE PLAY' piece.

Hugh

Ron,

Soon as this started playing I knew I was in for a treat. Some lovely orchestral sounds in there!

Hugh

Ken,

Those pizzicato strings were very effective in creating the atmosphere for this first part of your piece. What a change when you brought in the Chillout1 style! Certainly very different! Not sure how well that would have gone down in 1887!

Hugh

Ken,

Another great piece of classical music to listen to. A nice bit of contrast in sound when the orchestral strings came in at 2:06.

Hugh

Ken,

Why is it that classical pieces always sound so much better when played on a piano? Liked the way your Arpeggio backing slotted in so well with the melody.

Hugh

Before you even start using the VideoPad program it is always a good idea to get everything you need for making your video all together in one place and try to sort out the video clips you are going to use in to some sort of order. Although I have VLC Media Player on my laptop, I prefer to use Photo...

My son and daughter-in-law have just opened a Bowling Alley in Weston-super-Mare. They had a video done for Facebook (where they do all their advertising) but they had nothing up about it on YouTube. So I have pinched their video and put it up on YouTube in my Channel. The video was done using a dro...

When you launch VideoPad there are 'defaults' that it uses every time. So take a look and check out what these 'defaults' are and change any that may suit you better. Once you have set the options that you want they will become the new 'defaults'. Take a look at the top right of the Home screen and ...

VideoPad Project with Ken Hall Ken Hall ( KenH ) has recorded a piece called Manhattan Skyline on his Clavinova CVP-809, and has downloaded VideoPad from NCH Software to make a video to go with his recording. I thought this would be a good opportunity to go through the VideoPad program step by step...

Clarinet

Another Clarinet, played by Torben Goldin.
Baby It's Cold Outside
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