So I bought a Lap Steel Guitar. I am loving playing it. If anybody else is new this information can be useful. The most common tuning is C6 tuning which is lowest to highest:
C E G A C E
These pitches are not of course the standard guitar tuning of E A D G B E so it is recommended to use strings that are of different gauges. Here was what I was told would work
C .036
E .029 or .030
G .023 or .024
A .022
C .017 or .018
E .014 or .015
If you are playing 8 string you can add a G .048 below and a G above .012
Hope this helps any other new Lap Steel players!! Keep on pickin.
The Rainbow Songs Foundation is celebrating its first year of running Rainbow Songs music programs for families with your children staying in woman’s shelters across Toronto.
So it’s time to have a party!! It is on November 16th 1:00 (come earlier for brunch) at Lula Lounge featuring my band Rock’n'Rainbow.
Also we produced this video that shows the work we do:
Tickets are only $25 per person and can be purchased through the Rainbow Songs Shop. All the proceeds go the Rainbow Songs Foundation.
Earlier this year an not-for profit off-shoot of Rainbow Songs was founded. The purpose of this organization is to bring the same high quality music programs that Rainbow Songs is famous for to people that do not have the means to experience them. So the Rainbow Songs Foundation runs Rainbow Songs programs for families staying in shelters in the GTA. Earlier this year we applied for charitable status so we could issue tax receipts for donations. This week Read the rest of this entry »
First thing to remember is to expose you kids to all kinds of music, just make it good music.
Listen to Jazz, Classical, Rock and Roll, music from other cultures, Country, Blues, Funk, Soul, Traditional music or anything else you can think of. This will really help them open up their ears and minds (as well as yours). Read the rest of this entry »
I have been thinking a lot lately about the Rainbow Songs approach to teaching and learning music. I have come to realize that there is interconnectedness between music, movement and language that support each other though the learning process. Read the rest of this entry »
