university of otago Archives

14/07/2021

Deep Thinking: Heavy Weather Hombre

This issue’s piece is a bit of a tough hombre. (See that, I used Spanish, not bad for a bassist!) I have transcribed one ...

05/02/2021

Fresh Talent: Vikae

“I want to be a voice for the voiceless,” proclaims Veronika Bell, known professionally and to her friends as Vikae. ...

09/10/2020

Deep Thinking: Alex And His Ragtime Bass

Hi everyone, for this lesson, I have taken the liberty of using a piece that I wrote as a study for my UK students before ...

15/09/2020

Deep Thinking: Cross Hand Exercises

Hi everyone! Many movies have a prequel delivered after the main feature has been released, but this article is the other ...

07/09/2020

Rubita: Take It From Here

Armed with a Bachelor degree in electric guitar and experience in several university bands, vocalist Rachel Kibblewhite branched ...

08/05/2020

NewTracks New Artist: Madeleine Howard

Following up on a stunning acoustic rendition of Ladyhawke's My Delirium, Christchurch-based songwriter Madeleine Howard ...

10/05/2019

Music Industry Figurehead Malcolm Black Has Died

Few people have contributed to or intersected with the New Zealand music industry in as many ways as Malcolm Black. It is ...

11/04/2019

Deep Thinking: Purple Haze

Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as ...

14/09/2017