by wmboyd | May 21, 2019 | Sheet Music
BackgroundLyricsInfo The best part of this arrangement starts in the second verse. I’ve always thought the music to this hymn does not match the lyrics. With a title like the “Master the Tempest is Raging”, the melody sounds too cheerful, not very raging-like. I added...
by wmboyd | May 19, 2019 | Sheet Music
BackgroundLyricsInfo This arrangement is not as hard as it may look. The rhythm goes back and forth between the right hand and the left. Think of playing this like a drum where the right hand has the rhythm most of the time and the left hand adds a beat here and...
by wmboyd | May 18, 2019 | Sheet Music
I Need Thee Every Hour BackgroundLyricsInfo This was a fun arrangement to do. I added an intro that came about by playing around with the right hand in the middle section. The middle section will sound better if you can keep a consistent tempo in the left hand, the...
by wmboyd | May 17, 2019 | Sheet Music
BackgroundLyricsInfo This was the first song I worked on when I started this project. I didn’t want to variate from the original melody and chord structure because of how well the song is laid out in the hymn book. I did add some runs that I thought enhanced it,...
by wmboyd | May 17, 2019 | Sheet Music
BackgroundLyricsInfo This is such a classic hymn. I didn’t try to add too much when coming up with an arrangement. I added a simple intro because the melody line itself is simple. I tried to repeat the intro in a couple spots but not too much as to take away from the...
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