For part 1, click here. Mid Section. We will never know how the song can have a different effect if the mid section is different. Tha’ts a weird philosophical statement to make; it’s like saying if B, which is wholly dependent on A, is questionable but then A is also…
I stared at it for a good few seconds, my mind working out why I would deserve it. When the taxi stopped, I paid the driver and said there’s a pound coin just there. Looking back, I think we surprised each other: he didn’t want the 4p and rounded down…
Understanding yourself is an easy task, much easier than understanding another person, or other beings – animals, artificial intelligent entities etc. Not so, there are times you cannot control your emotion. As your physical self relates to the physical world around you, as you process information internal and external to…
Is gentleness a sign of weakness? Surely not. In fact it’s a fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:23. Here, Paul contrasts the sinful actions that we have left behind (or try to), with a life in the Spirit where the Spirit develops our gentleness. Gentleness is something we should have,…
For part 1, click here. I think most people haven’t noticed this aspect in the music. The rhythmic structure is not too different from the syncopation in the rest of the music, but the subtlety here is so unobvious I think musicians need to take stock so we have the…
This café is famous for its breakfast. It’s the only food place that opens 8am every weekday. Some years back, after changing jobs, I had to spend hours driving to and from work. I decided that for some days I would stay in budget hotels or hostels so to save…
Incapacity or unwilling, he can’t make it out. It’s not that she is not around. He recalled she was rarely not at home when he was at home. When she retired he noticed that sometimes when went out on her own, it could be hours before she returned. At that…
For part 1, click here. What is disappointing is that the bass part in the piano part is crotchet notes being the harmonic bass. See MUS 004. Pianist will find playing the music much more of a relief than a bass line that is more complicated. This is because the…
The musical style of Hope Is Here is similar to Blessed Be Your Name (Matt Redman version). Similar in the sense that the music is best sung syncopated, and there is not that much gap between phrases to take breath. I feel Hope is Here has a kind of ‘strong moving pace’; although Blessed Be Your Name also…
I grew up learning to be and show confidence, it’s a survival skill. However, being confidence is tough. How you project confidence can have negative and positive affect on other persons you are interaction. Ove time I have made a deliberate decision in my speech and my demeanor not to…
The song in discussion is Hope is Here. Which one? We need a bit more information since the words in the title are a combination of very popular words. It is by Tim Hughes & Nick Herbert. It has a secondary title in bracket (Jesus Saves). Key is B major. It is…
A bit more thoughts on music discipleship. Let’s make use of the song / hymn Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart. For the one who plays on the keyboard, piano or organ, they might take this opportunity to learn the basic harmony of F major. It gives them more than…
