Comments on: The Making of Psalm 29 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/ Notes. And Notes on Notes. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rev. B http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-88 Rev. B Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:36 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-88 I liked them all! Even the middle one was better than a lot of stuff in the hymnbook.... I liked them all! Even the middle one was better than a lot of stuff in the hymnbook….

]]> By: Dianne Shapiro http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-87 Dianne Shapiro Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:30:55 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-87 #1 I like the least because of its shifting keys and around measure 16 it goes into F Major then quickly back to G Major which I think is weird. #2 is better musically, but vocally I didn't like holding the dotted half notes. I wanted to breathe at the end of measure 18 which might be okay in verses 2-5 but not so okay in verse 1. I liked the tag at the end which is better in version 3. #3 I like the musical tension in measures 15-19 but not in measures 20-24 because, while the tension goes with the words in verses 2-4 it doesn't so much go with the words in verses 1 and 5. Also I think coming in on the third beat in measuer 20 might be confusing but I like that there is only one dotted half note to hold. I suggest measure 20 start on beat 1 on the D, then E, F#, G, A for 1.5 beats, B for .5 beats, C, B, G, A for 2 beats then continue with the rest. I think that makes the fourth line more singable and there is still tension and emphasis on the last line when the dotted half note is held. #1 I like the least because of its shifting keys and around measure 16 it goes into F Major then quickly back to G Major which I think is weird.

#2 is better musically, but vocally I didn’t like holding the dotted half notes. I wanted to breathe at the end of measure 18 which might be okay in verses 2-5 but not so okay in verse 1. I liked the tag at the end which is better in version 3.

#3 I like the musical tension in measures 15-19 but not in measures 20-24 because, while the tension goes with the words in verses 2-4 it doesn’t so much go with the words in verses 1 and 5. Also I think coming in on the third beat in measuer 20 might be confusing but I like that there is only one dotted half note to hold. I suggest measure 20 start on beat 1 on the D, then E, F#, G, A for 1.5 beats, B for .5 beats, C, B, G, A for 2 beats then continue with the rest. I think that makes the fourth line more singable and there is still tension and emphasis on the last line when the dotted half note is held.

]]> By: S. Wynia http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-86 S. Wynia Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:58:58 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-86 I think that version 2 is the most sing-able in terms of having less wandering through odd lands of flats and sharps. However, the end came a little abruptly. Not being near any musical instruments (only scientific instruments right here in the lab), I can't play around with it on the keys to see what I think would improve it. I think you have a really good start to a song here though. I've watched this video in between doing experiments over the past 30 mins and the tune definitely gets stuck in my head-the sign of a good hook. By the way, did I ever tell you about FAWM? February Album Writing Month? FAWM.org is the website. If anything, you should at least check it out and see what other people are posting in terms of new songs. I think you'd really dig the site, even if you don't get to the 14 songs in 28 days. I think that version 2 is the most sing-able in terms of having less wandering through odd lands of flats and sharps. However, the end came a little abruptly. Not being near any musical instruments (only scientific instruments right here in the lab), I can’t play around with it on the keys to see what I think would improve it. I think you have a really good start to a song here though. I’ve watched this video in between doing experiments over the past 30 mins and the tune definitely gets stuck in my head-the sign of a good hook.

By the way, did I ever tell you about FAWM? February Album Writing Month? FAWM.org is the website. If anything, you should at least check it out and see what other people are posting in terms of new songs. I think you’d really dig the site, even if you don’t get to the 14 songs in 28 days.

]]> By: greg http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-85 greg Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:11:58 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-85 <p>My wife's comment may lead some of you to believe that she is mean. But the reality is that she just gets a kick out of writing inappropriate comments on my blog and then giving me a hard time if I delete them. Plus, I bore her...</p> My wife’s comment may lead some of you to believe that she is mean. But the reality is that she just gets a kick out of writing inappropriate comments on my blog and then giving me a hard time if I delete them.

Plus, I bore her…

]]> By: Amy http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-84 Amy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:40:09 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-84 You bored the crap out of me. You bored the crap out of me.

]]> By: Amy http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-83 Amy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:46:16 +0000 http://musicblog.gregscheer.com/2010/01/09/the-making-of-psalm-29/#comment-83 <p>I liked the one we sang today. [ed: "<a href="http://www.hymnary.org/text/the_god_of_heaven_thunders" rel="nofollow">The God of Heaven Thunders</a>"]</p> I liked the one we sang today. [ed: "The God of Heaven Thunders"]

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