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Post by andy on Oct 22, 2007 18:12:56 GMT -5
My musical experience so far can be concentrated into two simple, but powerful rules:
1. Play the right note.
2. Play it in EXACTLY the right place.
Outside of that it is all luck and personal preference.
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Post by spitfire23bc on Oct 23, 2007 10:00:37 GMT -5
All the discussion about music in church got me thinking. I play every now and again at my churches at home and university, and in our Christian Union here, and its very different to playing a gig to entertain.
In church, the music is (should be?) geared towards helping people praise God. So the screaming guitar solos that make people think "What a great guitarist" probably aren't particularly helpful.
However, I do find a balance helpful. It seems that 90% of modern Christian songs only use bog standard open chords. On the plus side, this makes it very easy for the novice to play them. But, being (as I like to think) a little more musically experienced, I can get frustrated with them for being boring and samey (musically, if not lyrically).
I have no idea if this will make sense to anyone who isn't inside my head (and, let's face it, that's not many of you); just some thoughts I had.
Dan
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Post by sumgai on Oct 23, 2007 16:00:53 GMT -5
andy, And Rule #3 is what you'll learn next - Sometimes the exact right place demands that you not play a note!
Miles Davis said it best, "It's not the notes you play, it's the spaces in them between that make the music."
sumgai
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Post by andy on Oct 23, 2007 18:22:40 GMT -5
Indeed, the right place is not always the one you are in at the time!
I'm not sure I'd go with Mr Davis on that one though- music without notes is hard to find! But as with speech, its far easier to make a point if you just say the bits you mean, and leave out the provarication! Though I'm sure it is sacriledge to many to differ with so hallowed a fellow as he...
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