Years ago when I was in college I came across a book in the school library by Leonard Bernstein titled “The Joy Of Music” in which Bernstein has a conversation between himself and several imaginary people about various aspects of … Continue reading →
Several years ago my wife and I went on a trip to Israel with our pastor, Jon Courson, and one of the highlights of the trip was to sit out in the field outside of Bethlehem and watch shepherds herd … Continue reading →
Here’s an easy way to play “Silver Bells” using intervals of 3rds under the melody, and echos to fill in the gaps. Watch: Also available on PlayPiano.com at https://www.playpiano.com/SilverBells You can also watch this video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7zlGzbTwC0 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–
Continue reading →One of the most beautiful Christmas tunes to be created during the last part of the 20th century is “Christmas Time Is Here”, used every year in the Charlie Brown Christmas special. Our family never failed to watch this great … Continue reading →
You can learn a lot about music theory just by paying close attention to a song – how many measures it has, how they are organized, how sections repeat, and so on, as well as analyzing the chords to see … Continue reading →
