Seeing in the Dark Apollo 13 written by Jimmy Myers (excerpt from Devotions for Guys Who Like Movies) Isaiah 42:16 (NIV) I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) was telling [...]
I started playing trumpet in 7th grade. There have been a number of serendipitous moments that have happened along my musical career. During 7th grade, our family took a trip to New Orleans for the weekend and I was down at Jackson Square and there was a big band playing that had some great trumpets. I remember being completely in awe and LOVED it! It really was one of those moments as [...]
Composing and arranging/orchestrating music is incredibly rewarding. Without a doubt. But there are projects that come along that you realize will have the potential to have a lasting impact way after you are gone. Quaver's Marvelous World of Music is one of those such projects. I got a call from Steve Gilreath one day. I had met Steve at a neighbor's house when they were editing a children's video. Sometime after that, [...]
I started AnderKamp Music in 1998 with the idea of creating arrangements for churches and individuals to use. We play a lot of my arrangements at our church (The People's Church-Franklin, TN). I often tell people that it doesn't seem like that big of a deal when we play my arrangements at our church. I'm the guy in charge and I decide if we do a brass opener, or an offertory or [...]
The defining moments in our lives. Many times, they are not defined until you have lived through them. Sometimes though, you know when you are in the middle of the moment that something is happening. May of 1992 was one of the "I know something is happening' sort of moments. As a Christian trumpet player growing up in the 70s/80s, I knew and loved TRUTH. The idea that I could use my [...]
Have you asked your child The Birthday Questions? Have a child, and it’s a brave new world. Blink once and she’s moved from dolls to dating. Blink twice and he’s made the leap from toy trucks to 4×4 pickups. You may find their first steps could take them down the aisle at their wedding. Most parents and grandparents will tell you over and over, “It goes by so quickly,” and there’s a reason [...]
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Since I started the Horns & Rhythm - Retro Hymns project, I've had the idea of doing tutorials for rhythm section players to help them better get the idea of the groove/feel of the arrangements. It's all good to write out the drum pattern, but MOST musicians are visual and it's easier when you watch a video of it anyway. Besides that...I think it's super cool (but I don't get out of [...]
Freedom! Braveheart Phillip Zimmerman Romans 8:2 (NASB) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Wallace has been hanged and racked, and is now suffering one of the most horrendous tortures imaginable. He is given the opportunity to speak one final word. But instead of pleading for mercy, he chooses to summarize the purpose for his struggle [...]
I had a blast at the Instrumental Encore this past weekend at Tri-City Baptist Church, in Conover, NC. There were over 130 instrumentalists on stage playing and it was a truly powerful and encouraging time. We had the opportunity to premier the Horns & Rhythm-Retro Hymns project during the big band reading session. Let me just say I was overwhelmed. The players did a really great job sight reading a project [...]
