http://www.notespell.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kevin Joshua Abella on drums, leading the band to Rihanna's "Umbrella." http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/16/umbrella/ Colby Caillat's Bubbly, as sung by Shem Alterado. Taken during the Notespell Summer Symphony Recital 2008. http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/16/bubbly/ Jordin Sparks' "Tattoo", as sung by Inna Bendigo. Taken during the Notespell Summer Symphony Recital 2008. http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/16/tattoo/ "A Summer Symphony" was a success! Thanks to all the teachers, students, parents, and special guests who made it possible. The Notespell students really rocked the audience; if our music was heard throughout the hotel, we had every reason to be proud of it. More pictures available at the ... http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/09/a-summer-symphony-success/ You can download the Summer Symphony 2008 Recital Program here:  A Summer Symphony 2008 Recital Program (PDF). Program starts at 2PM. http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/06/summer-symphony-recital-program/ Well, here it is: it's the evening before the Big Day -- our Summer Symphony studio recital.  Our students have been practicing hard these past two weeks, and there's a quiver of nervous tension in the air.  Not only for them, but for us, too.  We're keeping our fingers crossed. A ... http://www.notespell.com/2008/06/06/before-the-big-day/ You are cordially invited to "A Summer Symphony", Notespell's recital event for 2008. "A Summer Symphony" takes place on June 7 at the Grand Men Seng Hotel. Tickets available at the Notespell office. http://www.notespell.com/2008/05/26/a-summer-symphony/ A good friend from Iloilo spent a weekend pimping his old guitar. Sandpaper, wood glue, black epoxy, and lots of elbow grease were his ingredients. The above is the result. Read his blog entry to find out more. http://www.notespell.com/2008/05/13/pimpin-a-guitar/ Stumbled upon musicroom.com, a site that's something like an Amazon.com Internet superstore for everything that's music related. Products seem a little pricey (and in British pounds, to boot) but it's worth a visit to see what's available now. http://www.notespell.com/2008/05/12/musicroomcom/ At $6,500, this guitar sounds expensive. But consider that it's also 12-feet long. Perhaps not really playable by any of our Notespell musicians (unless we somehow manage to enroll a giant), but it still looks pretty good. This piece of art was made by Mike Shubic. Oh, and ... http://www.notespell.com/2008/05/10/guitar-for-sale-6500/