I first became aware of Hector Otto, also known as Hectory, while I was looking at the website of Chapman Stick Enterprises. I had been fooling around with a Chapman Stick that I got off Ebay but I was feeling…
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“Stick With It” . . . : Hector Otto and the Chapman Stick Guitar (SG-12)
Tagged with: Beatles, Bohemian Rhapsody, Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, Hector Otto, Hectory
Posted in Chapman Stick, Classic Rock
Posted in Chapman Stick, Classic Rock
Stick Theory: Norwegian Wood (Beatles cover) on the Chapman Stick Guitar
I’m continuing my series of Chapman Stick Guitar videos with my cover of the classic Beatles tune Norwegian Wood. Their is a long history of jazz versions of Beatles songs. That’s the subject for a future post. I’m just adding…
Tagged with: Beatles, Beatles Jazz Cover, Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, Norwegian Wood, SG-12
Posted in Chapman Stick, Improvisation, Jazz
Posted in Chapman Stick, Improvisation, Jazz
Stick Theory – Summertime (Jazz Standard) on the Chapman Stick Guitar SG12
Summer is finally making itself known to us here in NYC so it seems like an appropriate time to post my cover of the jazz standard Summertime to Stick Theory, the playlist of my solo Chapman Stick Guitar videos (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLogHrynqXOvSmeQXOw_SAW0etIHHKV8mX).…
Tagged with: Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, George Gershwin, Summertime
Posted in Chapman Stick
Posted in Chapman Stick
“It’s a Stick Thing” . . : Complaints and Coincidences
Recently, two separate Chapman Stick related events occurred to me in the course of two days. Given that the Chapman Stick related things are not exactly common everyday occurrences, it gave me pause. The first was a comment I received…
A Haiku For The Holidays 2016
Here We Go Again Another Year To Give Thanks Happy Holidays Silver Bells on the Chapman Stick Guitar
Another Haiku For The Holidays
Another Haiku As we seek a state of grace Happy Holidays Amazing Grace performed on the Chapman Stick Guitar (SG-12)
The Dreidel Song On Chapman Stick Guitar
Tonight’s the last night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday celebrating the re-dedication of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt. I always felt that Christmas songs were generally better that the songs associated with Hanukkah. However there…
Stick Theory Continued: Another Chapman Stick Guitar Video
I thought I would post a new video of me performing on the Chapman Stick Guitar. Here I’m doing a couple of choruses of the blues standard “Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out”. It’s a fun song to…
Tagged with: Blues, Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Posted in Blues, Chapman Stick
Posted in Blues, Chapman Stick
Stick Theory: The Continuing Adventure Of The Chapman Stick Guitar & Me
My wife suggested that I move the material I have on my Chapman Stick Guitar page to a post on my Home page so it gets seen by more people. I agreed but felt this was a good opportunity to…
Tagged with: "Stormy Monday", Chapman Stick, Chapman Stick Guitar, Emmett Chapman
Posted in Chapman Stick, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Chapman Stick, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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