Oh May My Soul Commune with Thee piano solo |
Oh May My Soul Commune with Thee
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(Summer 2009) I wrote this arrangement in the midst of the huge AW.com 2.0 facelift and decided to hold out posting it until the site was done...which ended up being over a month after it was written! But here it is, finally...plus, it's the last song needed for the second piano eBook. This arrangement is an interesting mix of "old school" Aaron Waite and "new school" Aaron Waite. When I first started writing piano arrangements, every single one changed each time I played it, with a very improvisational feel along chords structures or playing patterns. It wasn't until the website was created that I started being more "concrete" in my notation, delivering a completed project so patrons could play exactly what I wrote. "Oh May My Soul" meshes the two with a section near the end for improv based on a chord structure, with an example of course in the audio file. I encourage players to do something different each time, letting emotions of the moment inspire. Incidentally, a week or so after I completed this arrangement, a former co-worker of mine was tragically killed. "Oh May" now means much more to me. Rest in peace, Misty.