Thought I would create a group for those that desire to use their talents to glorify God. Please feel free to join!
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Moncho says:
12/3/2014 6:51:44 PM
Started awhile back playing my oldtime bluegrass style along with the pianist for church services. Any of the others of you do that? I never before tried those old familiar hyms that I already knew from years ago but having the tunes in my head I can play them by ear - without all the bluesy licks of course. It's been a real education getting up in high positions for some of the oddball keys they're in but I'm loving it. All to the glory of God, through His Son my savior the Lord Jesus Christ!
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 | strings4theking says:
12/3/2014 7:29:50 PM
That is super cool!! I actually used to play Irish folk harp along with the pianist, flutist and the violinist at church. I have done a little fiddlin' for various church events, and am scheduled to play some Christmas fiddlin' for a Christmas party.
I do love the old hymns and their oddball keys :) At a jam, I once requested that we play Are You Washed in the Blood in the key of A flat. Everybody looked at me like I was nuts, but, hey, that's the key we play it in at church! :) It was entertaining watching the banjo players retune.
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Moncho says:
12/4/2014 4:38:14 PM
Well glad to hear I'm not the only one! No complaints you understand, I mean playing in those strange keys up there in 2nd and 3rd position has really helped my oldtime bluegrass fiddling. Another hitch I didn't mention before is that it's just the piano player and me, and he's of the opinion that our hymnbook puts keys too high for many folks to sing in - so he uses some device built into that high-tech piano to lower the pitch of its keyboard by a step & a half. That means a hymn published in Aflat for example comes out sounding like it's in F. Even better (for me) are the ones written in Bflat that I can play in the old familiar fiddle key of G! Boy, that's a good mental exercise converting everything downward by a minor third. Good training. The only drawback is learning a new hymn from the hymnbook, in two stages.
I hope your Christmas fiddling goes well. Awhile back I started a thread here on the subject of Christmas tunes and got a few good replies. So what are some of the ones you're counting on playing?
By the way thanks a million for starting this Group. It reminds us all of the true Source of our abilities whether great or small, and Who our real audience should be.
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| strings4theking says:
12/4/2014 6:08:03 PM
I love the good ol key of G! People laugh at me, I'm usually the only 20 year old in a group of folks that could be my grandparents, and here I'm the one requesting that we play all the old timey tunes. It's so much fun, anyways.
I'll probably do a lot of the old fashioned Christmas carols, hopefully bluegrass style. :) I'm really looking forward to it. It will actually be my first paid gig. I'll probably bring a few friends and split the proceeds :P We'll have fun, anyways, and that's all that counts.
You're super welcome :) I try to keep my focus where it should be, on the author and finisher of my faith, and I try to focus my music there as well. I owe any talent I might have to Him, every moment that He gives me breath.
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