small alley

About this blog

The name of this blog is small alley. As in an alley, I hope to post a variety of things that I find interesting and as you walk through the alley, you would find things that you like.

I have posted some songs that I wrote. I am not a great singer. I sing and play the guitar purely for fun and I hope people who thinks they can't sing can be inspired by me. No former singing lessons and no former guitar training. Just pure fun......

The recording is also done at home with a drum machine and one guitar through a small amp. The sound file has been touched up slightly by removing the noise. Otherwise the songs are as original as it gets.

I practise Taiji regularly. For me, it is a great exercise requiring control of mind and body to perform well and for it to be enjoyable. You can get more videos of Taiji from YouTube.

Other posts include places and events that I think are interesting and more important, which I have time to upload.

Enjoy your walk through this small alley.....

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

"Blue Moon" written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

I had so much fun playing to the backing track from King of Spades Backing Tracks.

The backing track is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNMESIIVF0

Sunday, November 2, 2025

I Got Music

I got the melody from this book: Piano Adventure by Nancy and Randall Faber

Used the tune to learn some stride piano on the keyboard.

The score I played to can be downloaded here.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

我只在乎你 - 鄧丽君

Practising for an event.

Fly Me To The Moon - Ben Howard

This song was recorded by Kay Ballard under the title "In Other Words" and later by Frank Sinatra under the title "Fly Me To The Moon".

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Sketches

Sketched 2 pics. One is Alex from the comic Xventure.

The other is a samurai ready to to strike. For this pix, the challenge for me is how to show that the right leg is stepping forward.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

燈籠走一走 - Mark Leong

An original composition for the Autumn Festival.

Monday, September 1, 2025

冇問題 - Mark Leong

An original canto-blues.

The emphasis is on family, friends and carrying on with life despite life's many challenges.

You can download the score for the guitar solo here.

The score for the keyboard solo is here.

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