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Sat Feb 26 18:43:50 UTC 2011

Have you ever recorded any Spirituals? I'm referring to songs like,
"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho," "Swing Low, sweet chariot," etc. I
love the traditional African-American Spirituals. Blessings, Joshua

On 2/26/11, Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen <swellsj at bgsu.edu> wrote:
> Hi, Joshua,
> I confess that the Louis braille tribute was my own.  That's me on
> guitar and Perkins Percussion, too.  Smile.  I'm glad you liked our
> mix... we do a little flat out rock and roll sometimes and our regge
> mixes aren't too too shabby.  We've been working hard on some
> Latin-inspired rhythms for our bilingual stuff although the 2 against
> 3 rhythms are giving us some stress! Smile.
>
> It's all doable. Peace church has maybe 75 people in attendance some
> sundays but we've found an amazing wealth of musicians who can
> seriously play.  Seek and ye shall find and all that!
>
> sheri,
>
> Sheri W-J
>
>
>
>
> At 01:03 PM 2/26/2011, you wrote:
>>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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