In addition to knowing more about popular music and bands than anyone I’ve ever met, Merrill is always learning new ways to produce music himself… studying classical guitar or, now, delving into the world of digital performance.
Via email and webcam, he has been showing me how he created the mp3 below on his computer. He starts with real sheet music, gets that into the computer with mouse and keyboard, then outputs guitar music. The software is Guitar Pro. To my ear, it sounds very pleasant… nice on such a hot day.
(The volume jumps up unexpectedly in a couple of places, but this is work in progress.)
Morning Has Broken. Cat Stevens version for guitar. Rick Foster’s adaptation for classical guitar
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Thanks Bill for posting, now I have to go over it for the fingering positions on the guitar for sheet music, sometimes the program can add a note that’s in the 3rd fret position & the rest of the notes are up on the 9th position, so I have to find a bass note that close to the 9th fret.
Way over my head, Merrill, but keep up the good work!
Yes, you want the song to be played all in one octave.
I run into a similar breaking apart when playing flute, and the low note needs to be within the reach of that octave.
Question .. If an E8 Lie group is made up of 248 swirling circles.
What would this sound like musically?
aww I can’t get the mp3 to play.
My version of flash on win 7 is acting up again.
I would really enjoy hearing Merritt play.
Wow! That question is so far over my head, I don’t even know what it’s about. Perhaps Merrill understands.
I’ll send you a copy by email, Joni. Maybe it will play for you.
Sorry I don’t know what that is Joni, sounds like physics or science, I just happen to come on here & didn’t know there was a question asked.
> This is wonderful!
> How beautiful!
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> I’m a big fan.
> Thanks for this.
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> Joni
(good guess quantum physics is right)