A snippet from the Khachaturian ballet suite.

There is always hope.

An Etta Baker (1913-2006) tune.

A cover of The Black Keys' track.

Recorded: December 31, 2008 Guitar: DADGAD (Capo V) (low D dropped to even lower G for bass on one part)

A simple 3-part "round" or canon with variations, showing my children how you can devise a melody that can stack on top of itself like offset puzzle pieces, which will then make its own harmony (with a nod to the master of rounds and fugues, J…

An old hymn given the John Fahey acoustic instrumental treatment.