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Arrangement: Light The Fire Again

Good friends Brian Doerksen and Phil Janz recently recreated a worship favorite of Brian’s, Light The Fire Again, in a fresh arrangement. For the Arrangement and Musicality class we run here at the Institute, this is a good entry point to some of the thinking

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How To Arrange A Track

Here’s a little piece from Paul McCartney that illustrates the breakdown of band arranging. He puts a track together in front of an audience; a helpful arranging illustration. Sent in by good friend from Scotland and guitarist Graeme Campbell.

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Emerging Worship Songs: Love Of God Revealed

We’ve just begun a new section of our Institute website that features Emerging Worship Songs. Today, we’ve posted a hymn I’ve written, entitled Love Of God Revealed. I began writing this piece some years ago, but have now finished. The demos are simple and very

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Facebook | Freefall. All Worship. All Evening.

We’re hosting another FreeFall night of worship for the churches (and others) in our area, tomorrow night. We try to embrace all the goodness found in the contemporary worship dynamic, and join it with tastes of liturgy, including invocation, eucharist and more. We also have

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Chordbook.Com – Guitar Chords

For my guitar playing friends… I usually don’t care about these tools, but on occasion I need to know a chord shape quickly, and this little free, online tool can help you grab a chord – or mess with new voicings. Chordbook.Com – Guitar Chords

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