Tuesday, June 30, 2009

TootsDay - Trumpet & More

American Band Nerds bag
American Band Nerds by MarchingBand
Design Personalized Bags at zazzle

Look, see, there is something to toot - the farmer is holding a trumpet. Looks like a rather nice trumpet, too. (If that picture looks rather familiar it is a parody of the painting "American Gothic" by Grant Wood, in the Art Institute in Chicago.) The farmer's wife is holding drum sticks, wonder if she's any good? (Picturing in my mind this lady surrounded by a drum kit... ) Hey, why not? You go, "Girl"!

Music Monday "We Shall Overcome"

The Joan Baez Web Pages -See and hear the video: Joan Baez singing "We Shall Overcome" in support of the Iranian people.

(I've always thought Joan a wonderful singer, such a lovely voice.)

Friday, June 26, 2009

Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke of the Week


In memory of Michael Jackson's fedora...

Da Capo Al Fine: Nice hat

Hope this works, it does for me, but wait for it: michael jackson "billie jean" ♫ http://twt.fm/178195 #twtfm

Find piano keyboard caps and hats Please visit Music Stuff & More
@ CafePress
@ Zazzle

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Windsday - Tubas of a different color

Find tubas in bright blue (royal blue as pictured here), in red, and in purple at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress (shirt pictured here) and @ Zazzle (no red or purple tubas yet, look for them soon) Find "Wind Instruments" at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known

Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known - Yahoo! News (from AP)

Just very interesting music news.

Don't forget the music-and-science show on PBS (KCET, for one) on at 9 pm Pacific Time (shortly).

And, please visit Music Stuff & More @ CafePress and @ Zazzle

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

(Tweets?) Toots Day - Bird Song

Okay, this is quite a stretch, but that's okay. It's TweetsDay TootsDay?

You might consider this Part 2 to "Music Monday." I found the website for this PBS show "The Music Instinct" about music and science I mentioned on "Music Monday." I thought there might be some good online content, and I was right. Lots of good online content - check it out @ www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct

And, what about Toots and Tweets? This TV program and its website linked in the above paragraph discuss bird song. Do birds toot? Um, again, kinda of a stretch, but you could argue so. A voice, whether bird, or humans, for that matter, have similar construction to a wind instrument. Think about it - a very flexible and fleshy wind instrument, but...sure... I'm an alto wind instrument - or actually tenor (I have a low vocal range for a woman.). How about you? And, think about this the next you hear a bird song.

Please visit Music Stuff & More @ CafePress and @ Zazzle

Music Monday

From PBS - the Los Angeles KCET schedule to be specific... (Check your local PBS schedule.)

"The Music Instinct: Science and Song


Wednesday, June 24, 9:00pm
[Pacific Time] An exploration of the music-mind interaction that delves into the neuroscience of how melodies and rhythms affect and influence the brain, featuring jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin, classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie."

This looks like something to be sure to catch - "appointment" TV viewing, as some say. No doubt there will be some good online content on the PBS website as well.

Please visit Music Stuff & More @ CafePress and Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Friday, June 19, 2009

Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke of the Week


ALLEGRO: Leg Fertilizer


And may you have an allegro weekend! (as in happy, not as in leg fertilizer...) Especially for you dads - Happy Father's Day!

I'm distracted, etc. this week, so you're just getting links to my stores today, not featuring any specific music graphics with this Music TGIF:

Music Stuff & More @ CafePress
Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

It's "Toot" Tuesday! The Clarinet

Clarinet Top 10 shirt
Clarinet Top 10 by MarchingBand
View other Band T-Shirts
(Visit the store this shirt came from to better read the Clarinet Top 10 List)

And, of course, my own Clarinet merchandise at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

Please visit also Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Friday, June 12, 2009

Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke of the Week



The Fermata: A chance for the conductor to catch his breath while attempting to make his wind players pass out.


For the All-Black "Hold Me" : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More - find all kinds of "Fermata (Hold) Me" Wears and Wares for all genders and ages.

And, this graphic is coming soon to Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

It's WindsDay! - Blowing in the Wind [Instrument]

It's WindsDay - this graphic shows a bunch of old-timey musicians trying (succeeding? who knows?) to play a giant, strange, tuba-like big brass wind instrument. Looks as if they have their work cut out for them here. I wonder what that big brass thing would sound like? {{((BBWWWAAAAHH!!!))}} No, more bass... More sub-woofer like. More earthquake, sonic boom, shuttle-landing, explosion, thunder like...? Hmmm... Major rumbling.

Anyway, lots of this graphic on Zazzle at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle and @ CafePress (with an additional variation of this graphic at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress )

Monday, June 08, 2009

Take Note - it's Music Monday

Music Stuff & More: Music Notes, Notation: Zazzle.com Store

Find lots of noteworthy music merchandise at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle



Find still more noteworthy music merchandise at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

Friday, June 05, 2009

Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke of the Week


Fun Friday - Music...

"If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum."


Find more percussion graphics on merchandise in the Percussion section of Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

For still more music graphics merchandise, please vist Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle


Wednesday, June 03, 2009

It's "WindsDay" - Bassoons, King of Woodwinds

It's WindsDay - this week, featuring The King of the Woodwinds - The Bassoon

From my Music Stuff & More @ CafePress, as well as from a fellow Zazzle store or two.

First...

Also...

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

"Toot" Tuesday - French Horns

French Horn : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More

This French Horn graphic is on a jillion different kinds of merchandise - for all ages, men, women, big kids, little kids, babies, Plus Sizes, pregnant women. Even dogs. Find it on merchandise for the Office and Home. Also find this graphic in hot-pink and in aqua-blue.

And, find nice white T-shirts (the Value Tees) @ only $9.99

Find this French Horn merchandise at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

For still more music graphics on still more merchandise, please visit Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Monday, June 01, 2009

It's Music Monday!

Shown: Pink Circle of Fifths graphic from Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle
This graphic may be found on other merchandise at Zazzle, also on merchandise at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

Sure you know what a musical Circle of Fifths is... If not, read this - Musical Circle of Fifths - from my Zazzle store


Please visit Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle
also Music Stuff & More @ CafePress