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Sassy shows us how to play drums

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Our drummer sassy (Andrew Massey) has put up a short video to show you what he's doing in 'Fairest Lord Jesus'.
Enjoy!

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Video: Different keyboard sounds

Thursday, March 08, 2012

I love playing keyboards - and one of the reasons is that it gives you so many options for different sounds. From the classic acoustic grand to the comforting grit of a WurliTzer to the retro strings of a Mellotron, the possibilities are endless.

Each sound, however, does require a different playing style to go with it. This can be a bit intimidating. Here's a video of me quickly going through the sounds on a typical electric piano:

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Playing piano - using tension and release

Sunday, February 26, 2012
Another video about how to move through chord changes using tension and release.
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Small Churches: How to play Fairest Lord Jesus on solo piano (video)

Sunday, February 19, 2012

At my church sometimes we only have piano to lead the crowd. Here's how to lead the congregation in singing Fairest Lord without a whole band - including chord voicings, melodic elements, rhythm, cues for when to come in, and pacing yourself over the whole song to create momentum.

I've made a quick piano arrangement for this song as if I were playing without any other instruments:

Solo piano arrangement (pdf)

Solo piano arrangement (transposable)

 

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