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I am a hobby classical guitarist. While I have had no formal musical theory or arranging training, I did play the trombone in the BYU Marching Band, - akin to staying at the Holiday Inn Express. I began playing the trombone at the age of 10 upon quitting guitar lessons because my mother said I had to play something. I started playing the guitar when I was 8 when I quit piano lessons after only one lesson, because basically I'm a quitter. Sadly, I was not mature enough to fully appreciate classical guitar at the time, so I quit that too and started playing the trombone in the band. I later began dabbling with other guitars, the banjo and even the mandolin. I picked classical back up after our first child was born when my wife told me my other guitars were just too noisy. So I bought a Yamaha Classical guitar at the main Yamaha store in Shibuya, Japan and tried to retrain myself. Recently a young man I worked with on my mission sent me "How Great Thou Art" which he had arranged for classical guitar. I played it back for him and he challenged me to arrange something myself and send it back. That something became "The Lord is My Shepherd"...and I am now slowly arranging some of my other favorite hymns...these are all arranged at my ZPD. I always stay true to the number of verses in the actual hymn, and try to mix things up in different verses so I don't get bored. There are some easier verses and some that I can just play. Feel free to play the whole arrangement, or just the verses you like! Recordings are done on my phone in the living room...often with some funny background noise! These are provided simply to give an idea of what I had in mind...as you can tell I'm still practicing... I have a list of songs I'm going to get to, so in the event anyone had a request I may move it up my list if it is there. If you would like a TABLATURE version of a song, please email me.
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More about David Welker:
I am a hobby classical guitarist. While I have had no formal musical theory or arranging training, I did play the trombone in the BYU Marching Band, - akin to staying at the Holiday Inn Express. I began playing the trombone at the age of 10 upon quitting guitar lessons because my mother said I had to play something. I started playing the guitar when I was 8 when I quit piano lessons after only one lesson, because basically I'm a quitter. Sadly, I was not mature enough to fully appreciate classical guitar at the time, so I quit that too and started playing the trombone in the band. I later began dabbling with other guitars, the banjo and even the mandolin. I picked classical back up after our first child was born when my wife told me my other guitars were just too noisy. So I bought a Yamaha Classical guitar at the main Yamaha store in Shibuya, Japan and tried to retrain myself. Recently a young man I worked with on my mission sent me "How Great Thou Art" which he had arranged for classical guitar. I played it back for him and he challenged me to arrange something myself and send it back. That something became "The Lord is My Shepherd"...and I am now slowly arranging some of my other favorite hymns...these are all arranged at my ZPD. I always stay true to the number of verses in the actual hymn, and try to mix things up in different verses so I don't get bored. There are some easier verses and some that I can just play. Feel free to play the whole arrangement, or just the verses you like! Recordings are done on my phone in the living room...often with some funny background noise! These are provided simply to give an idea of what I had in mind...as you can tell I'm still practicing... I have a list of songs I'm going to get to, so in the event anyone had a request I may move it up my list if it is there. If you would like a TABLATURE version of a song, please email me.
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THE WEXFORD CAROL Traditional, 16th Century [or earlier] arranged for Classical Guitar
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1. Good people all, this Christmas time, Consider well, and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done, In sending his beloved Son.
With Mary holy, we should pray. To God with love this Christmas day;
In Bethlehem upon that morn, There was a blessed Messiah born.
2. The night before that happy tide, The noble Virgin and her guide
Were long time seeking up and down To find lodging in the town.
But mark how all things came to pass: From ev’ry door repelled Alas!
As long foretold their refuge all Was but a humble ox’s stall.
3. Let all your songs and praises be, Unto his Heav’nly Majesty;
And evermore, amongst our mirth, Remember Christ our Saviour’s birth.
That night the Virgin Mary mild, Was safe deliver’d of a child;
According unto Heav’n’s decree, Man’s sweetest salvation for to be.
4. Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep;
To Whom God’s angels did appear, Which put the shepherds in great fear.
“Prepare and go,” the angels said, “To Bethelhem. Be not afraid
For there you’ll find this happy morn A princely babe sweet Jesus born.”
5. With thankful heart and joyful mind, The shepherds went the babe to find,
And as God’s angels had foretold, They did our Saviour Christ behold.
Within a manger he was laid, And by His side the virgin maid
Attending on the Lord of Life Who came to earth to end all strife.
6. See how the Lord of Heav’n and earth, Show’d himself lowly in His birth;
A sweet example for mankind, To learn to bear a humble mind.
If quires of Angels did rejoice, Well may mankind with heart and voice
Sing praises to the God of Heav’n, That unto us His Son has giv’n.
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