Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on 16-string solid body lyre.
The same lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Grimes
#LyrePoem Limerick #3 Afoot
In the wind there is something afoot.
Could be omen, or maybe for good.
It can go either way
And reminds me each day
To treat others the way that I should!
Lyre: 16-string solid body
Tuning: A minor pentatonic (tune all B strings up to C and all F strings down to E)
3 Children’s Songs on Lyre + Bow
Tunes:
Old MacDonald had a Farm
This Old Man
Are You Sleeping?
Lyre: 7-string pentatonic with Pickaso Guitar Bow
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
#LyrePoem Nonet #2 Potatoes
Thank you, Idaho, for all you give:
Potatoes keeping tummies full.
So versatile and tasty,
And they last a long time.
Boiled, baked, fried or grilled…
Fruit of the Earth,
Potatoes,
I love
You!
Lullaby of the Ages on BJL Lyres
This is a piece I wrote several years ago. It sounds especially beautiful played on Brandon John Luthiery lyres with steel strings.
19-string acoustic lyre, played as originally composed
16-string solid body lyre, slight modifications because you don’t have the F3. Also, I forgot the intro. Oops!
Double strung is my favorite way to play this piece! Here I play 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres.
And because I wrote it on this instrument, here it is on Lynda Lyre
#LyrePoemTanka #3 Unicorns
Magic unicorns
Are they real or fantasy?
Better to believe.
Let the children imagine,
And follow your dreaming heart!
Lyre: 16-string solid body
Tuning: C Major pentatonic (tune in C, then lower all F strings to E, and raise all B strings to C)
Fingerstyle Aeolian Improv
I call this a fingerstyle improv because it’s based on a ukulele fingerpicking pattern. I play this on 16-string solid body BJL lyre
#LyrePoem Cinquain #2 Dreams
Moonlight
Dances softly
Inviting me to play
And so I ask the Moon if dreams
Come true…
2 River Songs
Peace like a River and Michael, Row the Boat Ashore played on BJL lyres, starting with 16-string solid body.
7-string pentatonic, plucked and with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5.
Now double strung, on 2 19-string acoustic lyres, which I think sound beautiful.
#LyrePoem Triolet #2 Boat Ride
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
Relax and leave the land behind.
Your mind and body gently float;
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
And in this moment, make a note,
While savoring the peace you find.
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
Relax and leave the land behind.
Mystical Strings 
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