#3 Taking apart music...

When I listen to music, I tend to listen to it over and over until I know every beat, every bass note, the amount of counts before the next verse comes in. I don't mean to do this but it is just the way I am inclined. In fact recently I got quite excited when I listened to a Misty Edwards song where she sings " I can hear the rhythm of the lion of the tribe of judah.." and could hear the drum beats playing like a rhythm of a heart beat...

I am open to changing existing songs, but I have to say it depends. I love Sara groves take on O Holy Night... But generally I struggle when I hear the one key is not like the original when replaying and existing song. Other people don't seem to notice but I do.

I once helped a friend playing guitar, she plays really well but cannot hear the chords, I can hear by ear, but can't play by ear, just yet:) So we made music me telling her the keys to the songs, and her strumming beautiful...

Another song I fell in love with because of the background music is Sara Groves Rewrite this Tragedy. God of Wonders Thirday on the City on a Hill cd, the African Children's choir in the background on Jars of Clay - Light gives heat...The way the guys played kumama on camp it needs to sound Congolese! The Youth band of N1, playing their instruments with all the different layers, Its amazing... Carpenters, ask me to hit the beat, sing the song, sing the bass of the songs can do that for you :)

I think I should become a music producer!