SynthKid 2 - A Halloween Song

The Sprite has started taking piano lessons. His homework is to practice some of the excercises they do in class. I pulled out my old Yamaha CS1x synth and set the voice to Grand Piano and let him go through his DoReMi's. After the homework is done it's time to play. The boy has a natural apptitude I think you'll agree, when it comes to tinkling out a tune. Here he finds a spooky synth voice to fit the ghoulish Halloween theme.

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Semanal08 : Week13 - Fun With Water & Leaves

Click to Play On a chill but pleasent spring morning, our little Sprite finds many an amusement in the back garden wonderland of fallen leaves, puddles, dirt and all manner of things to get himself filthy dirty and soaking wet. Oh well, boys will be boys. Anyhow, it keeps him busy and occupied for a time. Even if it means we have to rake up the leaves again after the G-Express ploughed through them for the umpteenth time.

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