What's enjoyable...

Today, I was listening to the 4 worship songs I'm required to play for the incoming audition for church. I've played twice and I think this third one will be the last leg of the audition.

The criteria for playing for church is to play as close as the CD as possible. No adding 7th or 13th or anything else. One has to follow all the lines as close as possible. That is what it takes to play here in this church.

So while travelling on the bus/mrt for 1hr, I listened intensely to the 4 songs as closely as possible trying to discern the different harmonies the 3 guitars are playing, the keyboard, the bass...etc Some parts are indeed quite tricky!

On my second run though, I found myself having a headache because the guitars were too 'noisy'!

Me? Finding the guitar parts were too noisy? Yes! I think they're over the top! Waitaminute, is that me talking? Me who sleeps listening to death metal in my teens?

Wife says, it's me mellowing. Hahahah.... and you know what? I find that idea very likeable. And I admit, nowadays I find myself relaxing more to some jazz pieces than some of the rockish worship songs. I mean I still like Vai, Greg Howe...the but if I find myself playing for a worship jazz quartet, I'll be quite happy.

So to give myself a break in the bus, I turn on to Michael Battersby and Brad Mehldau. Youtube them, you may just like it too.

Precious to Him

I haven't blogged for ages. It's not because I have nothing to write about. Quite the contary. I can only blame Facebook's status bar for my not blogging :)

However, something happened just awhile ago which needed a little more description.

You see, we gave a precious gift away recently. And just now, I got it back. Someone gave me back the exact same gift! I know... so 'coincidental' right?

Except this person heard from the Lord to get this gift to us during nov/dec. She just didn't know when to give this present to us, until last week.

I feel so loved. Before I even knew, God got the gift ready for us 3 months ago!