Relax…
Worry cascades
Down and out… To the Earth…
Where it transforms into the Light
Of peace.
Category Archives: BJL Lyre
Forest Improv
Companion improv to
#LyrePoem Triolet #4 Flying Time
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
So seize the day; give it your best!
Don’t worry if it doesn’t rhyme.
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
You might have to stop on the dime,
Or fail when you’re facing a test…
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
So seize the day; give it your best!
Forest Mystery
Forest Mystery is a piece I wrote last year to try out the G minor melodic scale. From C tuning, tune all B strings to Bb and all F strings to F#. Enjoy it played on Lynda Lyre with nylon strings, as originally written.
19-string acoustic lyre. I really prefer this piece with steel strings.
16-string solid body lyre. Notice the modified left hand without the F#3.
And my double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. To me this is the most beautiful and mysterious of all.
#LyrePoem Haiku #4
I was once a tree
Now I am your instrument
Beauty scene and heard
When the Saints Come Marching In
16-string solid body lyre
And a fun double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
#LyrePoem Rondelet #3 Blessed Mother Earth
Blessed Mother Earth,
I hear you crying out in pain.
Blessed Mother Earth,
You are my home, and since my birth
Your steadfast love is not in vain.
You keep me; may I do the same,
Blessed Mother Earth!
Stephen Foster Meets Lyres + Bow
Enjoy Oh! Susanna played on 7-string pentatonic BJL lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
Camptown Races played on the same lyre, but without bow.
Since the bow is pretty unusual, I thought I would add double strung arrangements as well. So, here they are on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
#LyrePoem Limerick #4 Moderation
It’s a good thing I don’t have a desk!
If I did, it would be a big mess!
Should be glad for the stuff,
‘Cause there’s more than enough
Overflowing to leave a bequest!
Lyre: 16-string solid body
Tuning: A melodic minor (when tuned in A minor, tune all F strings to F# and all G strings to G#)
Whispers of Beauty
This is another lovely piece by Catherine Guilbeau. I am playing a 19-string acoustic lyre, but this can be played on a 16-string as well. To learn this piece or purchase the sheet music, check out Catherine’s YouTube video below.
Lynda Lyre with nylon strings. Notice that there is less resonance and sustain on this instrument with these strings.
And a bonus arrangement… Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres with wire strings.
Catherine’s video:
Mystical Strings 
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