I have to climb on a soapbox for a second and say I am tired of hearing
about how bad things are. Facebook is depressing. If you read Facebook,
you get the idea that the end of the world as we know it is imminent for
any number of reasons ranging from gun control to postmodernism to
super viruses.
Three concepts discussed in just 2 bars.
Recently, James Koerts self-published a book of arrangements called Be Still.
If you click on that link, you can buy and download it instantly for
$15. Some might not like the fact that you cannot buy a printed book,
but going forward, you are going to see this more and more. (Think
Kindle!)
I would guess most of you are taking the summer off from your piano lessons and if you are parents, are giving your children the summer off. I think that is a healthy thing. I let my children take the summer off except for Kelsey on violin.
In church, there has to be a balance between doing things well and giving new musicians a chance to develop their skills. Both are important and unlike baseball, church does not the luxury of minor leagues to develop those musicians.
I probably hear more comments about this song from Looking Up than any other because it is so far off the beaten path in a lot of ways. Watch it first and then we will talk about it.
In the last two posts, I have pointed out some weaknesses in the way music is usually taught in our culture. Today I want to give you some thoughts on how to overcome those weaknesses.
There has been a lot of feedback over on Facebook in regards to my last post, and it made me decide to write one more post about what I see as the problem before I get to the solution. While I appreciate those that have given their opinions and love their passion, a few statements have been made over there that I strongly disagree with.
My wife and I spend $4,000/year on music lessons for my four children. That may sound like a lot but my guess is many of you parents are right there with us. At $80-$120/month for 10 months a year, you can expect to spend $1000/child per year.
Yes, this is a somewhat random topic for a blog about music but I wanted to write about MLM (multi-level marketing) for a few reasons.
Today, I want to get into the voice leading in this arrangement of Hiding in Thee. To do that, we are going to examine just 6 bars of the song.