As I Rise and Shine

I am learning how to embed audio to my blog.  It's a little more complex than I originally assumed.
Anyway, here's a song I finished yesterday.  It's not often that I get to write and record music these days.  But I do enjoy it immensely.  It's a great escape from my daily routine.

My friend, Randy Moomaw, writes poems, sonnets, and lyrics daily.  He often forwards his creations to me and I always enjoy his wordsmithing (if, in fact, "wordsmithing" is a word).  A couple of months ago a poem called "As I Rise and Shine" appeared in my in-box.  I was taken by the positive, uplifting attitude of the words and I could immediately hear the melody and basic arrangement in my head.  So, whenever time permitted, I worked on this recording, bit by bit, instrument by instrument.  My voice just isn't what it used to be, but I croaked my way through it.

Then, when it seemed nearly complete, I invited Charlie -- aka "the GCA Symphony Orchestra" -- to come add some violin to it.  [This was my first experience with playing fiddle lines via MIDI and then creating a printable score in ProTools.  Very cool technology.]

So, turn it up.  Dance around the room.  Sing along.  Rise.  Shine.