Playing Music – Church Music
Yes I Like Church Music
As an organ lover and someone who enjoys singing, I do love Church Music, You know hymns and carols. It is very easy to shut your eyes and imagine singing the hymn as you play (And yes, I often play with my eyes shut. I will cover that in the near future).
The organ with its wealth of Flutes or Tibias, is the one instrument that can add much variance to the melodies of the music of the church. Use of Reverb, Chorus/ Chorale/ Lesle Speaker/ Tremelo, with fast or slow speeds can bring life to the music as you play. Sustain, and a really deep Bass Pedal sound also fills it out nicely.
The dynamics of expression pedal use can change a quite opening to a crescendo by the finish or lower the volume of a verse for example in, Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem, where we sing “How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given”.
If you need to add a little bit of, Church Singers, Folk Singer or Gospel, style to it, then it is so much easier on your modern compact instrument, than trying to do that from the original huge, Church Pipe organ.
My own favourite hymn, is “The Lord’s My Shepherd.” The current video is a straight Camera Recording, and not directly through the computer, but I am sure that you will make allowances for the lower sound quality as The Canon Video Camera struggles with the 300 watt Multi Speakered Technics GX5 Organ.
Do not be afraid of playing church music in your own way, as that is how you develop style. Never forget that “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory” is also “John Browns Body”, and I”I Vow To Thee My Country” is also “Jupiter” from the “Planet Suite” by Gustav Holtz.
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Bye for now,
Robin
Robin Melling loves to help people and by using his knowledge of family life, teaching, design, sales, writing, entertainment, music, disaster management and voluntary work. For his personal music performances and further help, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/2009RobinC where he also welcomes requests for pieces of music you would like him to play.
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