Below you'll find handouts mentioned in the classes I taught at the WATS (Worship Arts Technology Summit). Many of the items are in pdf format. Click the Adobe link to download the reader. ( Adobe Acrobat Reader)
◦ WATS website
◦ Reharmonization Worksheet
During our time together we created a new chord progression that can be used for the Verse and Chorus of “How Great Is Our God”. Some of the concepts used to create this progression were derived from this “Reharmonization Worksheet”.
◦ Chart for reharmonization of verse for “How Great Is Our God”
During our time together we created a new chord progression that could work for the verse of “How Great Is Our God”. Click the link above to download a chart of that progression and a summary of the thinking that influenced what we created.
◦ Blank Reharmonization Worksheet
In case you want to dig into the theory behind reharmonizing notes, here's a blank form for your use.
- Templates for Making Your Own Rhythm Charts
The 2m7-5-1 progression is helpful in strongly establishing a key. This table shows that progression and several other significant chords in each key.
The table shows the seven chords of every major key and the 2m7-5-1 progression for these keys as well.
This is an arrangement I've done for "Just As I Am" for rhythm section. The harmonic surprises in it, such as the F major 9 at letter B, resulted from my use of the principles shown in my "Reharmonization Worksheet".
Here's an example of an instrumental interlude in which some of those "David/Saul" moments I spoke of might occur. Again, this utilizes content of "Reharmonization Worksheet".