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#397112 - 12/15/14 10:14 PM
Re: a post for Christian musicians
[Re: Mark79100]
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Registered: 12/14/99
Posts: 521
Loc: University, MS 38677 USA
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I’ll bite on this one. I grew up across the street from a protestant church that we attended. From the earliest age, I was exposed to a lot of music, especially choral music---but, also, many soloists, duets, trios, and quartets. Early on, I keyed-in on the harmony parts. I always liked that more than the melody. I’d listen to each part and try to figure out what was going on. And, while taking piano instruction in elementary school, oftentimes, I’d sneak over to the church and turn on the organ and play away. The harmonies in the hymns were a great preparation for later application to country, pop, and all the rest. If I have any musical talent or skill, I credit church music as getting me started in a life-long love of music.
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#397119 - 12/16/14 12:24 AM
Re: a post for Christian musicians
[Re: Mark79100]
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Senior Member
Registered: 01/28/05
Posts: 1162
Loc: Oradea, RO
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I am a self-taught piano and guitar player. I started when I was 12 or 13 with a small Casio, playing in the church in my parents village. I was doing that then for the next 10 years when I joined a new church in the city where I live. I lead praise and worship team in the same church for the last 15 years and in between I grew from that Casio to having a personal home studio. I also work for a Christian charity and I am about done with the recordings of an album for promotion. This would be I think the seventh or eighth album with Christian music I've benn part of.
So, yes, Christ and faith is pretty much at the very root of my music!
Actually, in all honesty, I don't think I would've got that far ahead in music if it wasn't for the same desire to honor God through the talent he gave me. Not to say I am such a great music guy, but I just find it full-filling when I can express myself this way too.
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Yamaha S770, Studio One 3, EMU 0404USB, ESI, ATH, Dell. And others.
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#397128 - 12/16/14 07:28 AM
Re: a post for Christian musicians
[Re: Mark79100]
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Registered: 08/24/04
Posts: 782
Loc: N Fort Myers, FL, USA
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I learned to play piano when I was young, and over the years I purchased Hammond and Lowrey organs, eventually building my own Wersi which was fabulous. When I came to the US 19 years ago I realized the power and potential of arranger keyboards and purchased a Roland G800.
When I took early retirement from Xerox in 2003, God called me to support a small church near our new Florida home, and I served there as music director for 6 years. Out of that church, and at the encouragement of some of the congregation, I started a small gospel music ministry that I took to local nursing homes. As this ministry grew, so did my desire to serve, and I obtained my Masters Degree in Biblical Studies (incidentally my graduation in Shreveport, LA was the opportunity I had to meet and listen to the wonderful Don Mason) and credential qualifications to become a minister in the Assemblies of God.
I now use the arranger keyboard to accompany the singing during church services that I run in nursing homes.
What is amazing is that it was through the arranger keyboard that my walk with the Lord really took off, and conversely it is use of the arranger keyboard that supports the spread of this last chance hope for so many wonderful souls who I have the privilege to serve!
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Graham, Korg Pa1000, Korg G1 Air, Countryman E6, Roland BA330, 2 x Roland CM-30, , Mackie SRM150
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#397131 - 12/16/14 08:35 AM
Re: a post for Christian musicians
[Re: Mark79100]
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Senior Member
Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
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The impact or influence of Christianity on my music, during my very brief brush with former when I was quite young, was the opportunity to play the Hammond organ (in this case, a C3) and discover (and learn how to operate) the instrument that was making that awesome sound on the records I listened to in my room back in the day...much of which was ironically considered the "Devil's music", R&B and Jazz for example. Due to that early exposure to that iconic instrument and sound, I bought a Hammond of my very own at the earliest opportunity, and, although Christianity (or any religion for that matter) hasn't played a part in my life for many, many years, that Hammond sound still influences the way I arrange/perform my music today. Ian
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Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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