When I was in college, one of the things I learned in my music history classes was how the keys of F and G major were considered "outdoor" keys in the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras. G major I could see, particularly out in the woods or the fields. But F major I had trouble understanding how it could be considered as such. Then last night it hit me: it fits the water/maritime theme. I can hear it while imagining I'm out on a large body of water, particularly an ocean, on a cruise liner. Then again, maybe the movie "Titanic" ["http://www.titanicmovie.com/"] may have had something to do with that.
[Just looked it up, the movie's theme song is called "My heart will go on" ["http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saalGKY7ifU"] by Celine Dion. Hmm, never knew that before. I'm familiar with the melody because of a piano transcription a childhood friend of mine learned to play back in the day. And as I'm listening to the track, it's got some of the "outdoor" instruments, like pan flute (or more accurately, a concert flute imitating the sounds a pan flute would make). Unfortunately, the song modulates to A major at the end, but it still
I want to write a song based on some words God told me a couple months ago when I was completely down in the dumps on life. I will link you to this post from 6 Jan 2012 ["http://confessionbyainsertidentityhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/power-of-prophecy.html"]. I've never really tried to write a worship or devotional song before (and no, the Anglican choral tradition anthems I wrote as a kid don't count as they are a completely different genre altogether), so this will be an interesting new frontier for me. What I have decided so far are 2 things: 1.) the key will be F major, and 2.) I already have the chord progressions for the introduction and the chorus.
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