Jesus Bids Us Shine
The song on this video is a performance of one of the songs in Cox Sisters Ministries music book “08 – String Choir”, which can be purchased and downoaded from the Cox Sisters website.
The book includes:
- 5 delightful string arrangements for the beginning violin group.
- Written in 3 parts for use with groups where musicians have varying skill levels.
- Pay once and download as many copies as you want.
These numbers have been built around the concept of putting your most unskilled
members on the third part, which we sometimes call the rhythm section. This section uses repetition of rhythm patterns and open strings as often as possible. This is a help to the violinist who is young with his/her instrument.
The second part is a little harder, and of course the first part carries the melody and needs your best skilled musicians.
The pianist can play the first two measures for an introduction as this helps to set the pace and helps the rhythm section to hear their pattern. The pianist helps the group to stay together in their timing and intonation; and he/she also rounds out the sound, as beginning violinists can be a little scratchy. It is wise to have a director in front of your group, usually the lead violinist.
Though our music is worked around accompaniment chords; in this volume, these chords have been used only in places where the group plays in unison. As the pianist supports all three parts, she/he will automatically see the chord structure.
To check out all of the music books available, go to: cox sisters music books (opens in new window).
Cox Sisters Products delivers arrangements that are bright, beautiful, and vigorous, helping to take the service forward, while uplifting the ministers of music. We hope that this volume will help you in your effort to praise the Lord in song.