THIS IS THE TIME – A Christmas Reflection – Music & Lyrics by Michael Lynch – Vocal Solo by Collene Lynch
For many years we, as a family, had a tradition of doing a small musical recording each and every Christmas which became our yearly Christmas Card. When our daughters were little, I asked them if they could write down some of their most poignant Christmas memories. . . What things stood out
for them each Christmas. My wife and I contributed as well and soon I had a large enough list that
gave me the elements that ended up being the lyrics for this song.
We did a simple recording at home and sent it out. . A few years ago, we decided to go into a
professional studio and REALLY record it. We enlisted an elegant string section from the celebrate Seattle Symphony Orchestra, a wonderful group of my students from Christ The King School and word renowned trumpeter and composer Allen Vizzutti.
As we were laying down the tracks, whenever I came to the “instrumental bridge” section, the engineer would ask me. .. “what do you want here?” I would say. . . hmmmmm, not sure. . . I’ll have to think about that. Then one day after numerous sessions I said . . I think I know what I want. I hear a baroque piccolo trumpet playing here. . . Mike Strickland, the engineer, swung around in his chair with a big smile on his face and said. . “You mean like Penny Lane?” I said, yep. . . exactly. Mike said I know just the guy to do that and in a few minutes we had Allen Vizzutti on the phone and set up time for him to record the next morning. It was JUST the right element for the song and I’m so happy we went in that direction.
Below is a YouTube video of THIS IS THE TIME for your enjoyment.
Announcing!! Brand New 37 Song Ukulele Chord/Melody Collection – BOOK TWO – from Ukulele Mike Lynch
Continuing the series of UKULELE CHORD MELODY eBOoks. . . many pieces are perfect for entry level players.
Employing the Chord/Melody format, Ukulele Mike Lynch has released yet another collection of
classic best loved songs and hymns. . . See below for the full table of contents
I’ve also taken this opportunity to revisit some of my most popular fingerpicking pieces and rendered them as chord/melody arrangements. . . Making them even more accessible to so many more players throughout the ukulele playing community. . . .more Happy Strumming for all
The collection sells for $23.95 and can be purchased by paying through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Once purchased it will be personally emailed to you within the day.
A discount is available for purchasing both Chord/Melody Collection BOOK ONE and this new BOOK TWO collection . . . $42.90 for both. The collections are not hard copies as they are delivered as PDF files through email.
Here is the Ukulele Chord/Melody…
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“SING-A-LONG CHRISTMAS CLASSICS COLLECTION” from Ukulele Mike Lynch . . . Happy strumming & Happy Holidays
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
For those primarily wanting to strum-a-long with festive holiday carols then this collection fits the bill. This is the 2nd half of the CHRISTMAS UKULELE collection that was released several years ago – 2011 . . . This has no solo instrumental tablatures. . . only classic and well loved Christmas songs and carols. I have arranged them all in ukulele friendly keys and each song indicates the chord fingerings to be used.
The collection can be purchased for $12.95 by paying through the paypal DONATE button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Once purchased, it will be emailed to you within the day as a pdf file.
Happy strumming and Happy Holidays . . . Mike Lynch
“SING-A-LONG CHRISTMAS CLASSICS COLLECTION” from Ukulele Mike Lynch . . . Happy strumming & Happy Holidays
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
For those primarily wanting to strum-a-long with festive holiday carols then this collection fits the bill. This is the 2nd half of the CHRISTMAS UKULELE collection that was released several years ago – 2011 . . . This has no solo instrumental tablatures. . . only classic and well loved Christmas songs and carols. I have arranged them all in ukulele friendly keys and each song indicates the chord fingerings to be used.
The collection can be purchased for $12.95 by paying through the paypal DONATE button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com
Once purchased, it will be emailed to you within the day as a pdf file.
Happy strumming and Happy Holidays . . . Mike Lynch
Down Under with Chord/Melody Ukulele – “WALTZING MATILDA” – Arranged by Ukulele Mike Lynch
Waltzing Matilda” is Australia’s most widely known bush ballad. A folk song, the song has been referred to as “the unofficial national anthem of Australia”.
The title is Australian slang for travelling on foot with one’s belongings (waltzing, derived from the German auf der Walz) in a “Matilda” (swag) slung over one’s back. The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or “swagman”, making a drink of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep’s owner arrives with three police officers to arrest the worker for the theft, the worker commits suicide by drowning himself in the nearby watering hole, after which his ghost haunts the site.
The original lyrics were written in 1895 by poet and nationalist Banjo Paterson. It was first published as sheet music in 1903. Extensive folklore surrounds the song and the process of its creation, to the extent…
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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM – Ukulele Chord/Melody arrangement from the 33 Song Christmas Chord/Melody eBook from Ukulele Mike Lynch
Little Town of Bethlehem is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his church and his organist, Lewis Redner, added the music.
Below is an original hand manuscript of the poem
By Phillips Brooks
Watch my video tutorial of O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
This seemed so natural as a Chord/Melody arrangement. . . For those of us who might not
wish to sing but allow the ukulele to “sing” the melody for us, then Chord/Melody playing is
just the ticket. Only the thumb is used . . No fingerpicking involved. Look at the short
clip below. Notice that in the third measure we have a series of chords that are all built…
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According to Wikipedia we find that We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a popular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition wherein wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve, such as figgy puddings that were very much like modern-day Christmas puddings. It is one of the few English traditional carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration and is often the last song carolers sing, wishing all good tidings and happy spirits at Christmastime.
This arrangement which I have done in a Chord/Melody format was done in large part for myself.
You see, I am “digitally challenged” . . . Meaning, I have very short stubby fingers. How I’ve ever been able to play the piano and all of the stringed instruments as well as I do is…
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Down Under with Chord/Melody Ukulele – “WALTZING MATILDA”. . . Arranged by Ukulele Mike Lynch . . . contained in the Chord/Melody eBook TWO
Waltzing Matilda” is Australia’s most widely known bush ballad. A folk song, the song has been referred to as “the unofficial national anthem of Australia”.
The title is Australian slang for travelling on foot with one’s belongings (waltzing, derived from the German auf der Walz) in a “Matilda” (swag) slung over one’s back. The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or “swagman”, making a drink of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep’s owner arrives with three police officers to arrest the worker for the theft, the worker commits suicide by drowning himself in the nearby watering hole, after which his ghost haunts the site.
The original lyrics were written in 1895 by poet and nationalist Banjo Paterson. It was first published as sheet music in 1903. Extensive folklore surrounds the song and the process of its creation, to the extent that the song has its own museum, the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, Queensland. In 2012, to remind Australians of the song’s significance, Winton organised the inaugural Waltzing Matilda Day to be held on 6 April, the anniversary of its first performance.
The song was first recorded in 1926 as performed by John Collinson and Russell Callow. In 2008, this recording of “Waltzing Matilda” was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive which says that there are more recordings of “Waltzing Matilda” than any other Australian song.
Here is a video tutorial I did of Waltzing Matilda
I arranged Waltzing Matilda in a chord/melody format. It’s a great chord/melody piece and stays for the most part up in the first 3 frets of the fingerboard. Let’s take a little peek at some of the tablature below . . .
WALTZING MATILDA is included in the UKULELE CHORD/MELODY eBook BOOK TWO -$23.95 and can be purchased by making a payment through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com Once purchased it will be emailed to you within the day.
Table of contents of Chord/Melody eBook TWO
Each of the 3 Chord/Melody eBooks can be purchased individually or all together at a combined discount . . .
Announcing the release of the NEW Chord melody ebook FOUR $25.95
All four Chord melody ebooks available at a combo discount if just $70
Questions regarding any ukulele resource, please email: TheUkuleleMan2012@hotmail.com
Two takes on the Classic Christmas Carol – “Angels We Have Heard On High” – Fingerpicking vs Chord/Melody
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We find in Wikipedia that “Angels We Have Heard on High” is a Christmas carol in the public domain. The song commemorates the story of the birth of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of Luke, in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.
The words of the song are based on a traditional French carol known as Les Anges dans nos campagnes (literally, “Angels in our countryside”) composed by an unknown author in Languedoc, France. That song has received many adjustments or alignments including its most common English version that was translated in 1862 by James Chadwick, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, northeast England. The carol quickly became popular in the West Country, where it was described as ‘Cornish’ by R.R. Chope, and featured in Pickard-Cambridge’s Collection of Dorset Carols.
There is also a Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)…
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CHORD/MELODY “TRI-PAK” available at a discount. . . Time to get into solo instrumental performance
Now purchase both Chord/Melody Books ONE & TWO along with the new CHRISTMAS CHORD MELODY BOOK
for a combined discount. . . . Now all three books for $60.00
Chord/Melody playing is the thing . . . With this style of performance you let the ukulele do the singing. . . It plays both the melody and the chordal accompaniment as well. . . You get the best of both worlds. . . .
Pieces in all 3 books are graded from beginning to advanced.
The “TRI-PAK” can be purchased by making a payment of $60.00 through the paypal donate button on the Ukulele Mike website: http://www.ukulelemikelynch.com Once payment is made, I will personally email the collections to you within the day. Please be sure that the email address associated with your paypal account is good and current. . .
HAPPY STRUMMING!!!
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