| Volume 3 11 July 2002 |
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| America, the Beautiful | Over the Rainbow |
| God Bless America | Tiny Bubbles |
| My Way | When You Wish Upon a Star |
Look in Richard's MIDI Index below to Download Additional MIDI files.
"The Great Gumball Music Machine"
Richard's Jukebox
(Jul, 2002) - I'm a native Californian and I worked there until I retired from Pacific Bell in 1986. My wife has tolerated my presence for the past 42 years during which time we managed to raise two children who are now busy raising their own families. Besides music, I've enjoyed a variety of hobbies including motorcycling, flying, sailing, scuba diving, ham radio, and traveling. My wife and I lived in our motor home for eight years before buying a home in Tucson Arizona.
Musical Background - At present, much of my time is devoted to the keyboard and computer. My son gave me my first keyboard. It was a small Yamaha, so small that my fingers wouldn't fit on the keys. That meant I had to have a larger board, (it was a good excuse anyway). After several more upgrades, I ended up with the 9000-PRO and the PSR-2000. The board I kept longest was a Technics KN2000, which I dearly loved.
My love for music comes naturally from my father who was a musician. Although not a professional during most of his life, he was always close to music in his work in the movie industry. Prior to getting hooked on the keyboard, I sang in a number of different barbershop quartets for a period of 23 years. It was exposure to barbershop harmony that accounts for the kind of songs I play, music with a melody.
I'm devoted to the idea that music is a gift from God that doesn't become music until it is passed through the heart and soul of the performer. I play by ear, which I consider a blessing and a curse. It's great for improvisation but makes it hard to play in an organized group. Somehow, I don't have the necessary discipline to filter the music spots through my head to my hands. Wherever I play, I try to encourage others to experience the joy of music.
I feel strongly that it doesn't matter how well you play, as long as you're having fun. To promote this idea, the songs I'm presenting are simple to play and easy to listen to. They are based on the styles I shared for Joe's tutorial.
While traveling around the country, I billed my music as "Music to Go." When considering the population that likes my old fashioned kind of music, I got to thinking. "Music to Go" sounded more like an unpopular dietary supplement so I changed my billing to "The Great Gumball Music Machine" with a slogan "more variety than a gumball machine," I've had a lot of fun with the "Gumball Machine."
Songs are listed alphabetically in the table below. Click on any song to hear the song (right-click to download). You can click on the column titles to resort the table on that column in ascending (or descending) order. Column abbreviations: V (volume number), T (tempo), TS (time signature), L (includes lyrics), C (includes chords), K (keyboard). Click on this link to download Richard's complete MIDI library: RPeck-30.zip.
| V | Title | T | TS | L | C | Style | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {V} | {Title} | {T} | {TS} | {L} | {C} | {Style} | {K} |
| Song Title | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Blue Moon | PSR-2000 |
| Coney Island Washboard | Tyros1 |
| Easter Parade | PSR-2000 |
| Georgia On My Mind | Tyros1 |
| Give My Regards To Broadway | PSR-2000 |
| God Bless America | PSR-2000 |
| Margie and Harrigan | Tyros1 |
| Oh Danny Boy | PSR-2000 |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | PSR-2000 |
| Polka Medley | PSR-2000 |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | PSR-2000 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi 1 | PSR-2000 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi 2 | Tyros1 |
| That Old Gang Of Mine | PSR-2000 |
| Theater Organ Originals | Tyros1 |
| Tiny Bubbles | PSR-2000 |
| White Cliffs Of Dover | Tyros1 |
| You Wore A Tulip | PSR-2000 |
| Zippity Do Dah | Tyros1 |
| Title | T | TS | L | C | Style | Artist | V | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen Medley | 125 | 4/4 | N | Y | Showtune | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Easter Parade | 160 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Golden Earrings | 105 | 4/4 | N | Y | Beguine | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Merry Go Round | 105 | 4/4 | N | Y | GermanMarch1 | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Red Roses For A Blue Lady | 115 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandFast1 | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Roll Out The Barrell | 124 | 4/4 | N | Y | OberPolka | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Sing Along | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k | |
| Small World | 105 | 4/4 | N | Y | GermanMarch1 | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | 192 | 4/4 | N | Y | SwingFox | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| White Cliffs Of Dover | 105 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | Richard Peck | 01 | 2k |
| Danny Boy | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | LoveSong | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Georgia On My Mind | 95 | 4/4 | N | Y | MoonlightBallad | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Grandfather's Clock | 139 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Heart Of My Heart | 145 | 4/4 | N | Y | SwingFox | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Hymns | 75 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| I Don't Know Why | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | Swing2 | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| March Medley | 116 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Violin Cello | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | LoveSong | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| Zip A Dee Doo Dah | 116 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 02 | 2k |
| America The Beautiful | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| Blue Moon | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| God Bless America | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| My Way | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | MoonlightBallad | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | 145 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| Over The Rainbow | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | SwingFox | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| R Hammerstein Medley | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | USMarch | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| Tiny Bubbles | 135 | 4/4 | N | Y | Hawaiian | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| When You Wish Upon A Star | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
| Yellow Bird | 115 | 4/4 | N | Y | Beguine | Richard Peck | 03 | 2k |
