Music Launch!

I'm very excited because something that has always been an important part of my life is finally becoming something useful!  Ever since I was forced to take a band class in seventh grade, music has been extremely important, whether it was singing hymns in church, listening to my favorite movie soundtracks, or playing jazz with an ensemble, I've recognized the magnificent gift God has given mankind through music.

We don't know much about Jubal in the book of Genesis, only that "he was the father of all who play the harp and flute" (Genesis 4:21).  Whether he discovered music on his own, he was inspired by God, or God put it directly into his head, I know not, but I am grateful that God created a universe in which harmony and musical relationships exist.  I realize music can be - and often is - twisted and perverted and used for great evil.  But when we recognize the Source, and when we worship the Source for such a good gift - when we're grateful that He has given us the ability to convey thoughts and emotions through music - we return to something real, pure, and wonderful.

Playing and writing music has been a part of my life for quite some time, I just don't typically share it with everyone.  Mostly because I've been afraid.  But - and I think this is just good advice for life - even if I fail, not trying is a greater failure.  So I will post things from time to time, whether it's my thoughts about music, a song video I particularly like, or something else music-related.  However, for now, I'm excited to share with you my first two projects!

Several years ago, I wrote a piano reduction of Randy Edelman's theme to Gettysburg as a gift for my mother-in-law.  She absolutely loves this soundtrack, and, as of a few years ago, there were no piano arrangements available.  So I listened to the CD (over and over and over!), played the piano, and transcribed the score note by note.  A few weeks back, however, I discovered the Sheet Music Plus had acquired the publication rights to the piece, and so it is with a great deal of excitement that I present my arrangement of this piece!  The cool part:  it's already sold!  :-)

Okay, so it's only sold one copy so far, but one copy is more than none, so I'm happy.  :-)

Here's a link to the piece:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/gettysburg-main-titles-digital-sheet-music/21186778

Lastly, I'd like to introduce an original composition.  This was written for a contest (which I ended up not entering), and was inspired by the music of "dramadies" (dramatic comedies - think Arrested Development, or even The Great British Baking Show).  It's whimsical, and features pizzicato strings and a lilting flute line.  It is a really fun piece!  I enjoyed writing it, and I hope people enjoy performing it.  Oh, and for the foreseeable future, all purchasers of my original music retain performance rights, royalty free.

Here's a link to the full score (links to individual parts are in the description):  https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/shenanigans-full-score-digital-sheet-music/21187097

An Update

Hello!  It's been over a month since I last posted anything, so I wanted to give you all a quick update. Things have been super, super busy. I'm editing a lot, ghostwriting several projects, and trying to get an official website set up!  However, I'm also working on a few new posts, so those should be coming soon.  I hope.

Maybe. . . .

I guess we'll see.

In any event, thank you all for existing, and for those of you who follow Jesus, keep it up! For those of you who don't, you should. It's completely and totally worth it.  :-)