Adding to our once in a blue moon repertoire, my friend Anthony and I scratched and strummed the theme to a favorite stop motion kid’s program, Paddington. Instruments include ukelele, violin, mini bongos, and pepper shaker.

You can even check out all three cover tunes by the Pajamajamas, a group earnestly dedicated to cobbling together tunes late at night in the most comfortable of clothing.

I bought an electric violin a number of years ago out of impulse and in hopes of applying my public school orchestra education. The brain and fingers are slower and the sound remains squeaky, but playing is still just as fun as it was back in the day.