Away in a Manger (PDF) has a different melody and can be a nice change from the more traditional version. This particular arrangement uses quartal harmony. Quartal harmony uses stacked 4th intervals. It provides an ambiguous chord that is a great substitute for more traditional chords. Read more »
Equalizing (EQing) Instruments & Voices
Charles Brown has written a neat layman’s explanation of EQ / frequencies. Read more »
Open Guitar Chords: Fret Hand Tips
The best exercise to strengthen hands and fingers is actually just spending more time with the guitar; stretching the fingers as much as possible to their limit, to improve their dexterity. I’ve found a lot of different voicing just stretching out the pinky. Read more »
Away in a Manger for piano
Here is a keyboard arrangement of the traditional version of Away In A Manger with a slight variation on the last verse. Download Chart (PDF)
Ableton Live setup for worship
Diagram of an Ableton Live setup.
The Dominant 7th chord
The dominant 7th is a chord that tells the ear a change is coming in the music. It sets us up with a leading tone, in this case the flatted 7th of the scale, that indicates the music is moving in most cases back to the I. Read more »