Bieber

Justin Bieber. What a crazy phenomenon he has become. I have to say, I am always skeptical of these teen sensations that get launched to stardom. Usually, their fame is not fueled by talent.

But I have to hand it to Justin Bieber. I'm not a huge Bieber fan, by any means. But I've listened to his music and I've listened to him on live recordings, and the kid's got talent.

There's a chord progression that has been used FOREVER and it never fails: G-Em-C-D

Songs that use this chord progression include:

"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King

"This Magic Moment" - The Drifters

"Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler

"Earth Angel" - The Penguins

"Teenager In Love" - The Hit Crew

"Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston

"Canon in D" - Pachelbel

AND

"Baby" - Justin Bieber

Millions of dollars and girls have been won through these four simple chords. So I decided to do my own acoustic version of Justin Bieber's "Baby". Here it is, hope you enjoy it:

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The Irish Tin Whistle

From a very young age, I have had a fascination with the Irish tin whistle. If you're wondering what that is, think Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On". That song is immediately recognized by almost anyone at the very beginning when the whistle comes in.

Why do I like this instrument so much? I honestly don't really know. I love the simplicity of it, I suppose. The tin whistle takes the melody of many Celtic classics and has a pure sound that I love. I was telling my friend, Nicole, about my love for the tin whistle as I showed her some of my favorite songs by Kate Rusby (a fantastic Celtic singer, if you're interested in finding some good stuff) and I said, "I've always wanted to learn to play that instrument."

That's when it occurred to me...what's stopping me??

"I'm going to order one online tonight," I said. And I did order one. And after a very short amount of practicing, I am proud to say that I have a few little songs in my repertoire. I have recorded two short videos of me playing "Concerning Hobbits", from Lord Of The Rings, and "Amazing Grace".

Hope you enjoy it!