Born from the Gospel

Born from eight years of teaching songwriting for the Academy of Gospel Music Arts Robert Sterling's The Craft Of Christian Songwriting deftly tackles the much-overlooked subject of craft in the Christian songwriter's creative process.The book challenges its readers to aspire to the highest level of excellence providing chapter after chapter of practical insights into the Christian songwriting experience.All the way from 'Getting Started' to 'Building a Demo' The Craft Of Christian Songwriting shows beginning writers how to make their next song their 'best song ever' all from the unique perspective of the Christian songwriter. Practical andrealistic The Craft Of Christian Songwriting is a smart read for anyone with aspirations of becoming a Christian songwriter.Highlights includehundreds of examples from hit songsconcise and practical instruction on all the essential elements of the songwriting processwriting exercises to help you improve your craftlearn the ins and outs of collaborationexamine 10 full lyric reprints complete with the author's analysisdiscover how to produce a proper demo recording.

Piano/vocal selections from the new Disney movie complete with lyrics and guitar chord boxes. Nine songs including 'A Star Is Born' 'Go The Distance' and 'The Gospel Truth!'.

Menken, Alan / Zippel, David : 9 vocal selections. P/V/G and Easy Piano editions include beautiful full-color art from the movie.

And Novelty Instrumentals Of Rev. Gary Davis-Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He is a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopaedic memory driving passion deep faith araunchy and gracious sense of humour. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of Guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day.Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black indeep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking style that was deep economical and adaptable enough to easily cover all these genres. Supporting all his creativity was anunshakable faith that pulled him through the obscurity the bitter hard times and crushing poverty he would endure until the folk music awakening of the fifties and sixties caught up to him.In this book and accompanyingaudio Ernie Hawkins has transcribed 9 of Rev. Davis' best known rags minstrel shows tunes and novelty instrumentals. These are challenging and very rewarding to master. Included are: Buck Dance Devil's Dream Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From Fast Foxtrot St. Louis Tickle Darktown Strutter's Ball and his tour de forces Twelve Sticks and SoldiersMarch. The unique bottleneck/slide tune Whistlin' Blues is also presented played in an open D6 tuning.The playing of Rev. Davis has influenced generations of guitar players from Blind Boy Fuller to

Doc Watson was a legendary performer who blended his traditional Appalachian musical roots with bluegrass country gospel and blues to create a unique style and an expansive repertoire. His flatpicking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists.Doc was born in Deep Gap North Carolina on March 3 1923 into a family already rich in musical tradition. His mother Annie Watson sang traditional secular and religious songs and his father General Watson played the banjo which was Doc's first instrument as well.In 1953 Doc met Jack Williams a local piano player and played rockabilly/swing music for seven years a period and a style that he later revisited in the album Docabilly. But he also continued to play acoustic traditional music with his family and with his banjo playing neighbor Clarence Tom Ashley. In 1960 spurred by the growing folk revival folklorists Ralph Rinzler and Eugene Earle came south to record Ashley and heard Doc Watson in the process. These sessions resulted in Doc's first recordings Old-Time Music at Clarence Ashley's.In 1961 the Friends of Old-Time Music invited Doc Ashley Clint Howard and Fred Price to perform at a now-legendary concert in New York City and one year later Doc gave his first solo performance at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village. From then on he was a full-time professional playing a wide range of concerts clubs colleges and festivals including the Newport Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall.In the late 1960s Doc was joined on the road by his son Merle who provided both musical and emotional companionship; with Merle playing guitar and banjo and serving as partner and driver the father-son team expanded their audience nationwide. Sadly Merle died in 1985 from a tractor accident.A series of over 50 remarkable recordings including collaborations with Flatt & Scruggs Chet Atkins and

French composer and conductor Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Fanfares Liturgiques in 1952. As with his other wind compositions  Fanfares Liturgiques was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured into musical studies by his parents Tomasi dreamed of becoming a sailor and during the summer he stayed with his Grandmother in Corsica where he learnt traditional Corsican songs. However in 1921 he began his studies at the Paris Conservatoire and went on to become ahigh profile composer and conductor. Tomasi did not forget his Corsican routes often incorporating themes of the songs he had learnt during the summers with his Grandmother into his compositions. Composed for an unusual instrumentation of Brass Ensemble Timpani and Drums  Fanfares Liturgiques comprises four movements; 1) Annunciation 2) Gospel 3) Apocalypse and 4) Good Friday Procession. This Tomasi piece is suitable to advanced players and provides an exciting alternative addition to the ensemble repertoire.

A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass Old Time Country and Gospel standards. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe The Stanley Brothers Flatt & Scruggs Ralph Stanley The Osborne Brothers Jimmy Martin Doc Watson and many more! Melodies are presented with a bass line lyrics and chords. Includes access to online audio that includes recordings of every song in the book! Also included: Valuable information on how to play bass plus step-by- step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! We now have versions of The Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for every instrument in a typicalbluegrass band --- guitar mandolin banjo fiddle dobro and bass --- so every member no matter what instrument they play can work from the same collection of songs!