takedowns

in music school (worship school more specifically) you get to (have to) take four semesters of a class called aural skills - which is basically ear training. it teaches you about rhythm and pitch - how to hear it and how to interpret it in written form. it's the one credit class that becomes just as much work as every other major class...and that everyone hates.

it is also probably the class (aside from voice and piano lessons) that i have used the most since finishing school. one thing this class taught us to do was to listen to a piece of music and be able to take down the chords and/or melody/rhythm so that other musicians can play it.

so when you see this:

Intro – Cm Abm/B Eb/Bb Cm6(no5)/A Ab Eb/G G7(b13) G7
1x – piano
2x – add pad, EG alt lead
3-4x – all

Cm Eb Bb
What child is this who laid to rest
Ab Cm G7
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Cm Eb Bb
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
Cm G7 Cm
While shepherds watch are keeping

you play this:

call me nerdy...but i think it's so cool that every note has a name and a meaning relative to the others. and how they all fit together in a crazy puzzle to make something beautiful.

so thankful i had the opportunity to learn the mechanics and inner workings of this unique language that God created :)