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A note from composer/arranger Don Chapman:
Hi, I'm Don Chapman, the arranger for the
HymnCharts family of websites. I'm absolutely
thrilled about what's going on here and want
to tell you about it! Please read on... |
If your church has a praise band, I'm sure you're struggling with hymns. Every church where I've worked struggles
with them. The contemporary praise group
usually avoids them and the traditional group
constantly asks for them. Worship leaders,
I'm sure you know what I'm talking about
(and I bet you can think right now of names
and faces from each group!)
I decided to do something about it. I like
to solve problems and this one is a whopper.
I've discovered the key problem is that hymns
are written for pipe organs, not guitars!
Hymns don't groove, and therefore don't really
blend with today's praise and worship sets. The chords change on nearly every beat
and guitarists don't like that. They want
to strum a while and build momentum (and
groove.)
And here's my secret to HymnCharts: I smooth out the chord structure of hymns
(generally no more than 2 chords per measure)
and give them a little contemporary twist.
Your problems with combining hymns with choruses
don't stop with guitarists, either. Most
pianists pound the keys. They're used to
carrying the congregation, aren't they? HymnCharts
tones the keyboardists down, teaching them
to play rhythmically and appropriately. These
arrangements will blend your guitarists and keyboardists into
a tight group.
 HymnCharts are all about making hymns flow
with contemporary worship. You really won't believe your ears. These
hymns take on a new life and you'll discover
that they're really praise songs in disguise!
I'm very pleased with these arrangements.
During our test phase, the churches that
worshipped with HymnCharts found them to
be wildly successful. And I mean wildly. In fact, incorporating
these charts into worship has been the most
successful thing I've done in my 15 years
working in the music ministry.
Why? A big reason is everyone's happy! These charts are contemporary enough for
the praise band and yet still have appeal
for a traditionalist. I've found that people want to sing hymns,
but they don't necessarily want to sing them
the "old fashioned" way.
I've had a mid-twenties rocker and a 60+
woman tell me they love this stuff. When was the last time you've had two extreme
age groups love the same music?
from one of our customers: [read more]
"When I found
your site and saw
the
arrangements, I knew
this was absolutely
what we'd been looking
for. The sound is
wonderful; it somehow
spans the generational
preferences, gets
the younger ones
moving
and praising, but
comforts the older
ears
with familiar words
and melody."
Nancy Ramsden
Blissfield, MI |
I guarantee that subscribing to HymnChartsBAND
will be the best thing you can do to bring
your church together in worship. And any church can benefit from HymnCharts,
no matter how large or small your music program.
The arrangements sound great with just a
piano and guitar as well as with a full band!
We're so sure you'll love
HymnCharts that
we'll completely refund your money if you're
not completely delighted. Subscribe today and experience worship like you've never
experienced it before!
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