[musictlk] Hello list

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Sat Feb 26 18:03:26 UTC 2011


Who wrote that tribute song to Louis Braille? That was kind of funny.
I like the Bluegrass mixed with Rock N Roll, and Western Swing. That's
a great arrangement. The church band was great, as well. I hope we can
have that array of musicians at Grace and Truth Apostolic Church.
Blessings, joshua

On 2/26/11, Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen <swellsj at bgsu.edu> wrote:
> Hi, Marion,
>
> We have recordings... some boot legs of rehearsals and some bootlegs
> of Sunday morning.  every once in a while, we actually record
> something on purpose, but nobody is ever quite satisfied with the
> recording quality.  why is it you can get a great basist, a  sax and
> even a string quartet when you want it but never anybody who wants to
> stand by the sound board and twist knobs?
> All that fussing notwithstanding, here are a couple things I can
> share publicly without bringing the copyright police down on our
> heads! Smile. (My spouse is the music director, so I'm always being
> reminded about making sure copyrights are honored!
>
>
> 1. Here's a setting of the Magnificat we like done a couple years ago
> by a quartet we had.  I think we still  have the sheet
> music.  This  is one of mine: no, I'm not the pretty voice who starts
> the piece: I'm the one with the bad cold singing the verses. Smile.
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2244397/10%2010%20Lift%20Me.mp3
>
>
> 2. We sort of have a love affair with hand drums these days.  the
> Pastor went  to Tanzania a few years back and we were never the
> same.  I think this one is public domain, but I am not so sure....
> it's rather long... we don't seem to know when to stop. There is a
> basket of hand percussion at the door of the church, so people take
> what they want and  join right in.  I do think it's merry.
> smile.
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2244397/02%20Track%202.mp3
>
> 3. We joke that this is our classical piece. apologies for the  wash
> board player who is way too close to his mic!  But you can still hear
> the banjo and it gives you the idea of what we often do with traditional
> hymns.
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2244397/14joyfuljoyful.mp3
>
> 4.  We do sometimes have a choir and do things with classical guitar
> and choir.  This is a psalm  we were using a lot a while back.  Once
> again, not public domain, but we can get permission for this one, and
> I think I still have the choir parts notated for the paper trained
> musicians..  Not me singing either solo line. It is my guitar, though.
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2244397/18%20keep%20me%20on%20the%20path.wav
>
> 5. And finally I couldn't resist adding our tribute to Louis
> braille.  I'm especially pleased with the percussion track here.
> http://fridaynightlinguistics.org/braille-song-nov9-2009.mp3
>
> there's more recordings I could share off-list that have penny
> whistle and more audible banjo, but that oughta give the sense of the
> range of things we do.
>
> Peace,
> Sheri
>
>
>
> At 08:39 AM 2/26/2011, you wrote:
>>Sheri,
>>     Well, with a banjo and a penny whistle, I can only imagine the energy
>>you create with your music. Do you have any recordings? We are starting to
>>record our music team during services in order to help us improve our
>>delivery. If you - or anyone else - have anything, let's trade!
>>
>>Fraternally yours,
>>Marion
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen" <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
>>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 5:27 PM
>>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Hello list
>>
>>
>> > Hi there, Brian,
>> > My spouse is the music director at the church we attend. I am only the
>> > banjo player/guitarist/penny whistler/whatever is needed, but  I pretty
>> > much know what he does and where he gets his resources.  He uses lots of
>> > on-line databases and lots of notes from previous years and lists of
>> > songs
>> > the band and the congregation know and like.  I'd be happy to chat
>> > off-list if  you have other questions.
>> >
>> > Peace,
>> > Sheri w-J
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 05:12 PM 2/25/2011, you wrote:
>> >>Are there any on this list who are music directors for churches, and if
>> >>so,
>> >>what technology/resources do you use to get your job done?  Thanks,
>> >>Brian
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> >>To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>> >>Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 5:07 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: [musictlk] Hello list
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Brian, Welcome to the list. Blessings, Joshua Lester
>> >> >
>> >> > On 2/25/11, Brian Howerton <bshowerton1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>     Hello all,
>> >> >> I just wanted to introduce myself to the list.  I am a blind user of
>> >> >> Sonar
>> >> >> who just released my first worship project all recorded in sonar.  I
>> >> >> look
>> >> >> forward to joining in on some of the discussions.  Thanks,
>> >> >> Brian
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