So there you are, lost and confused. Your voice part is supposed to start at a measure that follows the accompaniment doing something goofy and you can’t figure what your starting note is supposed to be. Horrors! Fear not, this too can be defeated (99% of the time, sometimes you just have to hear and […]

The centerpiece of the “Frozen Friday” concert, “Hodie”, spent very little time in straight old 4/4 time. Nope, it drifted all over the place. It took quite a while to get the rhythms all straight (practice, practice, practice) and Joanne should get a medal and a martini for how she played (maybe not in that […]

In honor of April Fool’s Day and because sometimes you just need to smile… I hate it when I’m singing along with the radio and the artist gets the words wrong. My neighbors listen to some excellent music…whether they like it or not. I can’t understand how people get eaten by sharks…can’t they hear the […]

(Blogmeister note: a couple of posts went off into the ether so I’m reposting them in case somebody missed ’em.) Fair warning…this is all a little weird BUT very fun. Stay with me. Let us consider the bagpipe (but not too much, there is a limit). This particular instrument has drones that give a constant […]

(Blogmeister note: this appears to have fallen into the black hole of the internet where things go to die so I’m reposting it. Weird.) I stumbled upon this stuff looking for other stuff (which is what the internet is about; you start by trying to find a recipe for chocolate chip cookies and find yourself […]

A JOM entry earlier in the month than usual for a message from Briggs and the JOM Steering Committee: Aloha all, the Joy of Music is starting…well…now. The Steering Committee has been meeting already and things are gathering steam as the plan comes together and the list of tasks takes shape. Although this is all flowing […]

Costco had fresh strawberries this week and, as with all things, they came in a box that required a forklift to get into the back seat of the car. Assuming that 1) they’d already done a fair bit of travelling and 2) once one berry goes bad all the rest follow like lemmings over a […]

The Blogmeister wanted to let you in on a bash being held at Ward Warehouse in the second floor conference rooms. “Celebrate Life” is a gathering for anyone and everyone affected by cancer to get together and share their stories of battles won and lost and just have a party. I know the gal who’s […]

Today your trusty Blogmeister has a gift for you. Short and sweet blog entry but hours of fun for you elsewhere! If you’re not too deep into the realm of nerd/geek, you may not know about what a “wiki” is. Sure, you’ve probably seen Wikipedia but that’s only one little corner of a larger collaborative […]

I just wanted to share the talent of one our musicians who played a huge part in the success of the 2014 Joy of Music International Style. Kauai’s Kyle Chew is a master of the Shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flute who volunteered to play on the foyer of the Ko’olau ballroom as one of a series […]