I started having too much fun writing this
free arrangement of Star Spangled Banner.
What I mean by that is....it's hard for me
to keep things simple. I want to dress it up
some.
This is not written to be done as strictly as a
piano solo but as accompaniment for the
church congregation.
You'll notice on page two of the arrangment
that I deleted some melody notes on purpose
starting on the third line.
Why? During repetitive melody note passages
it helps to hold through repeated notes to avoid
a choppy or mechanical sound.
See link below on repeated notes:
Link to page one of The Star Spangled Banner:
http://thechurchpianist.blogspot.com/2009/05/church-pianist-star-spangled-banner-in.html
Here's an audio of the entire arrangement
of The Star Spangled Banner...
Hope you enjoy this free piano arrangement!
1 comment:
I played your version of SSB on 7/4, and the congregation was very complimentary. They did not know it had been transposed down, but I suspect this had an effect on them. Thanks so much for this helpful site, and sharing your talents. Betsy Stocksdale
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