In a musical rut (was Re: Apostolic Assembly)

"Robert J. Brown" (rj@ELI.WARIAT.ORG)
Sat, 20 Apr 1996 23:17:34 -0500


>>>>> "LGSONG" == LGSONG  <LGSONG@AOL.COM> writes:
    LGSONG> I've worked with
    LGSONG> Bro. Abel Aguilar's kids in the music area "many" times!
    LGSONG> Jason his son is mult-talented! He comes to our church in
    LGSONG> Bellflower often and helps us out with our choir (about 2
    LGSONG> or 3 times a month). We love to *Jam*!  He's taught me
    LGSONG> some beautiful chords and I'm thankful for that!
    LGSONG> Sometimes it gets rough to get in a rut and not learn
    LGSONG> anything new for a long time and then someone like Jason
    LGSONG> comes along to be a great blessing!  

I can certainly relate to musical rut syndrome!  I would *LOVE* to get
together with some of the musicians in our ranks and exchange ideas.

Over the last 2 weeks I have been slowly developing a new song that
just finally came together this afternoon.  The music was half baked
until last Saturday, when I played peices of it for Bro. Al Alcina (a
"lurker" of Higher Fire who is not subscribed, but frequently reads
the archives).  He is a very talented trumpet player from Puerto Rico.
His input helped me finish developing the chords and melody for this
song.  

Thursday night after service, I was playing a snatch of it for Bro. Al
and my daughter and a friend of hers asked what song that was.  They
said it was awsome.  My daughter had not heard it before because I
practice with headphones.

This afternoon, I bit the bullet and worked several hours in the Bible
and at the organ and wrote the lyrics for first verse.  I wrote the
second verse this evening.  I do not think I ever would have taken the
song past the half-baked stage without Bro. Al's encouragement.

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