hobby – Sanderson

What Child Is This?

Our Christmas recording for 2022. Merry Christmas!

Johann’s Notes This song is a cover of the song, “Gethsemane,” by Melanie Hoffman (sheet music). This song is also a 2021 update of a cover I had already made on the song 5 years ago. When I made my 2016 cover, I used no metronome, no auto tuning software, no music sheet, and no […]

Alan, Podcast, Scerinda

Episode 4: Much Ado About Nothing

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Episode 3: The Platonic Filter

Applying Plato’s Theory of Forms to hobby home recording, and a discussion of master studies.

Alan, Podcast, Tom

Episode 1: The Origin Story

Tom and Alan talk about their motivations for home recording and give a travelogue of sorts for how they got into the hobby.

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Song for Evelyn

Here is my latest track for the Lost and Found album, an instrumental piece which I wrote for my baby girl Evelyn who died in March 2019. (Download: mp3 | tablature)

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What I Did Wrong

Here is the latest track from my album-in-progress, called “If You Remember (What I Did Wrong).” (Download: mp3 | lyrics & chords | tablature)

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U-Turn

Here is another track for the Lost and Found album.

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Silent Night

We recorded Silent Night this year. My kids did the instrumental tracks: piano, guitar, and bass. I did the vocals with one of my sons and a daughter. (Download mp3)

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O Little Town of Bethlehem

Here is our musical Christmas greeting this year, a recording of “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. (Download mp3)