ClassicalCode » audio http://blog.classicalcode.com Music, Software, Finds Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:34:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Electric ukulele ring-tone for Chelsea http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/09/electric-ukulele-ring-tone-for-chelsea/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/09/electric-ukulele-ring-tone-for-chelsea/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:07:55 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=862 While visiting my parents at their cabin just North of Ukiah California, I wrote and recorded a ring-tone for Chelsea. The electric ukulele plugs directly into my battery operated Zoom H4 four track recorder, so the whole thing could be made in the middle of the woods.


Photo credit: Lisa Eldredge

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Please excuse the synthesized drum and bass, they are the best I can do. For now…

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/04/jazz-ukuele-video-whats-new/feed/ 137 Jazz Ukulele “Love Is a Song” from Bambi http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/02/jazz-ukulele-love-is-a-song-from-bambi/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/02/jazz-ukulele-love-is-a-song-from-bambi/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:39:14 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=793 I head an old NPR interview with Lyle Ritz about his album “No Frills” where he recorded several jazz standards in Garage Band over synthesized bass lines he entered himself. It was so clean, approachable, and free of pretension that it inspired me to fire up Garage Band and record this song I have been playing with for a while now.

“Love Is a Song” from: Walt Disney’s Bambi:

Words by: Larry Morey
Music by: Frank Churchill
Ukulele: Kala Curly Mango Soprano (Christmas present)
Drum loop: Garage Band
Bass: Recorded in Garage Band using a midi keyboard

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/02/jazz-ukulele-love-is-a-song-from-bambi/feed/ 33 [Multitrack Video] “In My Room” http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/01/multitrack-video-in-my-room/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2010/01/multitrack-video-in-my-room/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:01:49 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=763 On New Years Day my brother, Nate, and I spent the day relaxing with my girlfriend, Chelsea, and her room mate Joel. It was a lovely day and in the evening we decided to record a song. We decided to record (and film) The Beach Boys’ song “In My Room” by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher. We were quite lucky to find a transcription of the voice parts here.

The results:

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Cast:

  • Ukulele – Jordan Eldredge
  • “Fat Congas” Cajón – Chelsea Hollow
  • Tenor – Chelsea Hollow
  • Tenor II – Joel Klein
  • Baritone – Jordan Eldredge
  • Electric Bass Guitar – Nate Eldredge
  • Videographer – Nate Eldredge
  • Millinery Supplier – Alison Sheehan

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/12/mary-had-a-little-lamb-parallel-fifths/feed/ 87 Original Song: “Driving” http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/original-song-driving/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/original-song-driving/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:04:03 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=712 9622_166802582176_739287176_4016994_1081156_nAs of this week, Chelsea and I have been going out for three years and after countless barbershop tags, covers and miniature songs I have finally been able to write her an honest-to-goodness song song. I’ll admit it’s cheesy and trite and doesn’t properly rhyme, but it’s a song. A real song. Finally.

For Chelsea, after three years: “Driving”
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Lyrics:

I had to get to UPS to pick up a pair of boots.
You offered to give me a lift if I’d buy you a beer.
So we went driving in your car, though it wasn’t very far,
We got lost and laughed at all the things we would become.

You had to wake up before dawn to help your friend catch a flight.
I tagged along just to be with you in the early morning light.
So we went driving in your car, underneath the stars.
Then we went up the hill and watched the sunrise though the fog.

Now you’ve sold your car and bought  a bike though the pedals made you sacred.
And my parents gave me their old car which I share with you.
Now we go driving in my car, which we never could before.
And it isn’t much but it’s an excuse to be close to you.

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/original-song-driving/feed/ 20 Colors of The Wind (Alice n’ The Irving Street Kidz) http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/colors-of-the-wind-alice-n-the-irving-street-kidz/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/colors-of-the-wind-alice-n-the-irving-street-kidz/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:41:07 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=690 Alice n’ The Irving Street Kidz are back with another hit single. This time it’s ‘Colors of The Wind’ from the major motion picture Pocahontas. We believe that our rendition is a vast improvement on the original.

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  • Vocals – Alison
  • Ukulele, chimes, backup vocals, egg shaker – Jordan
  • Epic Howl – Noah

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When It’s Sleepy Time Down South:

  • Baritone and Lead: Jordan Eldredge
  • Bass and Tenor: Josh Beld

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/multitrack-barbershop-tag-with-josh-beld/feed/ 2 Eight-Part Barbershop Tag In Parallel Fifths http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/eight-part-barbershop-tag-in-parallel-fifths/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/eight-part-barbershop-tag-in-parallel-fifths/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:10:46 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=649 I have recently observed, on Youtube, a very interesting method of turning any barbershop tag into a jazzy eight part tag: simply double each part a perfect fifth higher. Or, said another way, have a second quartet simultaneously sing the same tag a fifth above.

Despite everything I was taught in college, I have been curious to try this myself. However, due to sound bleed-through from my upstairs neighbors, I can’t really record in my apartment these days. So I multitracked this one tonight in my car on my Zoom H4. Although I am sure I looked quite suspicious, I think it was worth it.

You can hear the original four part arrangement here.

I present to you “In Dixie Land Where I Was Born” from David Wright’s collection: Classic Tags for Men’s Voices in parallel fifths:
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Update: I have typeset the complete octet in the key of “C” as a pdf file and also generated a midi file.

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]]> http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/11/eight-part-barbershop-tag-in-parallel-fifths/feed/ 2 [Multitrack] Gilbert + Lisa 30th Anniversary http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/07/multitrack-gilbert-lisa-30th-anniversary/ http://blog.classicalcode.com/2009/07/multitrack-gilbert-lisa-30th-anniversary/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:15:15 +0000 Jordan Eldredge http://blog.classicalcode.com/?p=599 For my parents 30th wedding anniversary on Tuesday I recorded them a little audio drama featuring characters and musical excerpts from the hilarious musical Forever Plaid.

Congratulations:
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