The First Noel 2014

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Info:
Words: Traditional English Carol
Music: W. Sandys' Christmas Carols
Key: D major
Time Sig: 4/4
Tempo: 114 | uptempo
Tune: THE FIRST NOEL
Meter: irregular
CCLI #: 5205565
Verse: Luke 2:11
Ideas:
Read more about this arrangement on the HymnCharts blog.

This is one of my few arrangements that doesn't have a core piano part. Instead, it's more of an example of how I play the piano in a megachurch praise band - I use the piano as an effect (for instance, chiming chords on the intro and verses) then add a slight rhythmic groove to the choruses. The song is actually guitar-driven with a piano prelude to the intro.

At five minutes in length, The First Noel 2014 is one of my longest HymnCharts arrangements. Try using it to open a December praise set.

Guitar spotlight MP3: Guitars louder in the mix so you can hear what they're doing.
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This arrangement can be transposed using the free Finale Notepad (Windows only.)
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Instruments mp3s are the arrangements played one time through with just piano and instrumental parts to give you an idea of the orchestration. In the early days of hymncharts before I made vocal recordings I had created these instruments mp3s as a quick demo. Since I now create both a POP and an ORC (orchestrated) mix I no longer make instrumental mp3s for newer arrangements.
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