FINAL
   
Our Great Savior
Christian Piano Classics
Faith Rhodes & Family
   
FINAL

About this web site

This web site contains results of a music project featuring virtuoso pianist Faith Rhodes, her son Dylan and daughter Alona. The goal of the project is to produce music that glorifies God and promote it in three forms: on a CD, as downloadable music files and streams, and as printed sheet music of the original arrangements.

Download links with filenames are provided for all large-sized files. All downloads may be slow. Audio files with .wav extension have high fidelity. Audio files with .mp3 extension have lower fidelity, and much smaller file size.

Contents of this web site:

  • Album Cover art
  • CD Jewel Case art
  • List of Songs
  • Tracks (with descritions, tags, and licensing info)
  • Licenses
  • Copyright releases
  • Documentation
  • Links to products
  • YouTube videos
  • Genre and mood
  • Recommended If You Like
  • Singles Cover Art
  • Portraits (for Cover art, etc.)
  • Graphics Templates
  • Transcriptions of Original Arrangements (sheet music)
  • About the Artists
  • Credits
  • Copyright
  • Notes about submitting to TuneCore
  • Recording Session Snapshots
  • Recording Session Videos
  • Short Glossary of Terms Used in the Music Business

Album Cover Art

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CD Jewel Case Art

Jewel case insert front & back: CD400_out_insert_outside.psd

Jewel case insert inside: CD400_in_insert_inside.psd

Jewel case tray card outside: CDT100_out_tray_card_outside.psd

Jewel case tray card inside: CDT100_in_tray_card_inside.psd

Top surface of CD disk: UD100_disk_surface.psd

List of Songs
  1. Our Great Savior
  2. This Little Light of Mine
  3. Jesus' Name Medley
  4. 10,000 Reasons
  5. This is My Father's World
  6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  7. I'd Rather Have Jesus
  8. Via Dolorosa
  9. Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
  10. Shall We Gather at the River
  11. I Surrender All

Tracks - left: Light mix, right: Dry
[tags for all tracks: advanced, piano, Christian, Jesus, classic, cross, virtuoso, Savior, hymn, worship, music]
1. OUR GREAT SAVIOR (by Rowland H. Prichard, tune HYFRYDOL) Original piano improvisation by Faith Rhodes. Virtuoso pianist Faith Rhodes improvises the classic hymn "Our Great Savior" with precision and technical excellence. She becomes one with her instrument as she gives glory to the greatness of our Savior. Traditional [additional tags: arrangement, improvisation, improvise, prayer, praise, HYFRYDOL]
 
 
2. THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE (arr. by Mark Hayes) Faith Rhodes, Dylan Rhodes, piano duet. Making happy music together, Faith Rhodes and her fifteen-year-old son Dylan share the keyboard in a fun, upbeat duet version of "This Little Light of Mine." Those fingers fly! Copyright Heritage Music Press and a Div. of the Lorenz Corporation [additional tags: duet, upbeat, happy]
 
 
3. JESUS' NAME MEDLEY (arr. by Chuck Sinclair) Dylan Rhodes, piano. Listen to this wonderful Chuck Sinclair arrangement of three classic songs focused on the marvelous Name of Jesus: "That Beautiful Name," "There’s Something About That Name," and "A Name I Highly Treasure." Dylan Rhodes performs with clarity and depth, highlighting that precious Name by which we are saved. Sinclair arrangement Copyright Music Services Administration o/b/o Lillenas Pub Company, "That Beautiful Name" by Mabel Johnson Camp Copyright Music Services Administrat o/b/o Lillenas Pub Company, "There's Something About That Name" by Gloria Gaither and William J. Gaither Copyright Capitol Cmg Paragon o/b/o Hanna Street Music, "A Name I Highly Treasure" By Oscar Eliason Copyright Lillenas Publishing Company [additional tags: medley, reflection, Jesus’, Name]
 
 
4. 10,000 REASONS (by Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin) Alona Rhodes, violin. The violin of thirteen-year-old Alona Rhodes sweetly sings the beautiful worship song, "10,000 Reasons." Together, with her mom on the piano, they turn our hearts to thank God for all He has done for us. Copyright Capitol Cmg Genesis o/b/o Thankyou Music, Capitol Cmg Genesis o/b/o Worshiptogether Com Songs, Capitol Cmg Genesis o/b/o Six Steps Music, and Capitol Cmg Paragon o/b/o Anchor Songs [additional tags: violin]
 
 
5. THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD (by Franklin L. Sheppard, arr. by Susan Caudill) Dylan Rhodes, piano. Dylan Rhodes plays a beautiful Susan Caudill arrangement which knits together three old hymns that magnify God and His glorious creation. "This is My Father’s World" (tune TERRA BEATA), "Let All Things Now Living" (tune ASH GROVE), and "All Creatures of our God and King" (tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN) wonderfully exclaim "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!" Caudill arrangement Copyright PsalmSinger Music (BMI), "This is My Father's World" Copyright Music Services Inc. o/b/o Psalmsinger Music, "Let All Things Now Living" by Katherine K. Davis and Kent Young Copyright Ec Schirmer Music Co., "All Creatures of our God and King" by Geistliche Kirchengesang Copyright Music Services Inc. o/b/o Psalmsinger Music [additional tags: medley, creation, Creator, TERRA, BEATA, ASH, GROVE, LASST, UNS, ERFREUEN]
 
 
6. SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (arr. by Bill Wolaver) Dylan Rhodes, piano. Bringing a smooth jazz swing to the old spiritual "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," Dylan Rhodes performs Bill Wolaver’s arrangement with soul and warmth. Relax and enjoy the excellent technique and artistry of the piece. Copyright Msi Music Administration o/b/o Eb and Flo Music [additional tags: spiritual, swing, jazz]
 
 
7. I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS (by Rhea Miller and George Beverly Shea) Original piano improvisation by Faith Rhodes. Those who remember Billy Graham’s crusades, where so many came to know Jesus Christ in a personal way, will appreciate George Beverly Shea’s hymn, "I’d Rather Have Jesus." Faith Rhodes brings those memories to life with her improvised arrangement of this Christian classic. To keep you on your musical toes, listen for an ending based on Fernando Ortega's "Give Me Jesus" Copyright (c) 1939, renewed 1966 Word Music, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. [additional tags: billy, graham, george, beverly, shea]
 
 
8. VIA DOLOROSA (by Niles Borop and Billy Sprague, arr. by Bill Wolaver) Faith Rhodes, piano. This wonderful Bill Wolaver arrangement of "Via Dolorosa" is performed by virtuoso pianist Faith Rhodes. This emotional presentation and heartfelt interpretation prod the listener to walk the agonizing way of the cross beside Jesus on His way to Calvary. Copyright Meadow Green Music and Word Music [additional tags; cross crucifixion, prayer, introspection]
 
 
9. OH, THE DEEP, DEEP LOVE OF JESUS (by Thomas J. Williams, arr. by Mark Hayes, tune EBENEZER) Faith Rhodes, Dylan Rhodes, piano duet. Let the waves of God’s overwhelming love wash over your soul as you enjoy Faith Rhodes and her son Dylan performing a dramatic piano duet based on the old Welch tune EBENEZER. In this duet by Mark Hayes, we are reminded that nothing will ever be able to separate us from God’s deep, everlasting love. Copyright Lorenz Publishing [additional tags: Ebenezer, duet, love]
 
 
10. SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER (by Robert Lowry, arr. by Bill Wolaver) Dylan Rhodes, piano. Dylan Rhodes plays a Bill Wolaver arrangement of the classic hymn "Shall We Gather at the River." At just fifteen years old Dylan is an accomplished pianist. His flawless technical execution and heartfelt interpretation point us to the promise of a place with no tears or sorrow when we will see Jesus. Copyright Msi Music Administration o/b/o Eb and Flo Music
 
 
11. I SURRENDER ALL (by Winfield S. Weeden and Judson W. Van Deventer) Original piano improvisation by Faith Rhodes. This is a gorgeous original arrangement of the classic hymn "I Surrender All." Faith’s artistry, creativity and passion are highlighted in this meditative plea for surrender. May it be the prayer of our hearts as we submit our lives to the One Who gave His all for us. Traditional [additional tags: surrender]
 
 

Documentation

Initial proposal: d01_proposal_to_faith.docx

Recording studios: d02_recording_studios.docx

Publishing approach: d04_prep_for_publish.docx

Atlantic Music Center: d05_atlantic_music.docx

Final report: d08_final_report.docx

Links to Products

Promotional web site:
https://FaithRhodesPiano.com

Album & singles on iTunes (login required):
https://music.apple.com/album/1537233042?app=itunes&ls=1

Album & singles on Apple Music (login required):
https://music.apple.com/album/id/1537233042

Album & singles on Spotify (login required):
https://open.spotify.com/album/7dLedsxvJ5E0mkE1Hywsjx

Album & singles on Amazon (login required):
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B08LVYLZGX?

Album & singles on Pandora (I am still finalizing this):
https://www.pandora.com/artist/faith-rhodes-and-family/
our-great-savior/ALnqcbrvvxvXqkK

Album & singles on Deezer (login required):
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/181961112

Shall We Gather (Dylan) video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/rlQSh8gknb0

Our Great Savior video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/DSUvquny6mw

This Little Light video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/SD4k_4SXwUw

I Surrender All video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/vPbJU4jnj5s

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/GVRh-20l8kE

Genre and Mood

Genre: Inspirational, Christian, Religious, Hymns, Gospel

Mood: Happy, Contentment, Calm

Recommended If You Like (Sounds-like Artists)

  • Mark Hayes
  • Kim Collingsworth
  • Bill Wolaver

Singles Cover Art

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Graphics Templates

For Cover Art used for an online release of the album, a 3000 x 3000 pixel JPEG file is needed. The requirements for this appear here:

https://support.tunecore.com/hc/en-us/articles/
115006685728-What-are-TuneCore-s-cover-art-formatting-requirements-

For the jewel case CD, we need graphics for the Cover Art, a Tray Card with the list of songs for the back of the case, and a folder for inside the case. We will be using TuneCore disk manufacturing. TuneCore graphics templates are found at:

https://tunecore.discproductionservices.com/
Quoter/Templates.aspx

In the future we may need grahics for an 8 x 11 inch PDF booklet which has all the same material. Booklets are optionally downloaded with music files and streams. See:

https://support.tunecore.com/hc/en-us/articles/
115006685408-Including-a-PDF-Booklet-with-my-Release

Transcriptions of Original Arrangements (sheet music)

About the Artists

Faith Rhodes began taking piano lessons at the age of eight. Because her family was in the military and moved often, she had the opportunity to learn from a variety of piano teachers. God used this experience to develop in her a wide range of techniques and styles, as well as excellent sight reading and ear training abilities. Desiring to use her talents for the Lord, she has toured the country as a pianist for a Christian college singing group, been the church pianist at multiple churches, and given lessons to many young people in order to help train the next generation of church musicians. Her passion is to glorify God through her music, using it as an expression of worship and praise to Him.

Dylan Rhodes developed a passion for music at an early age. He began taking piano lessons from his mom at the age of five, and quickly realized this was something he enjoyed. He has continued lessons with an excellent local teacher, Sara Rhodes, and has won multiple competitions recently. Dylan also plays the saxophone, clarinet, and oboe in church and high school bands.

Credits
Artists:
 
Faith Rhodes, Dylan Rhodes, Alona Rhodes
Piano:
 
Yamaha CF6, courtesy of Atlantic Music Center, Melbourne, FL
Producer:
 
Paul Richards
Engineer:
 
Connor Mahoney, Cmahoneymusic.com
Mix & Master:
 
Connor Mahoney
Recorded at:
 
Atlantic Music Center, Melbourne, FL
Transcription:
 
Collin DeJoseph, www.CollinDeJoseph.com
Photography:
 
Gregory Daniel Portraits, Titusville and Indialantic, FL
Graphics:
 
Natasha Crosby, MindKube.com
Publisher:
 
Stat-Matics (ASCAP)

Copyright Notice

Copyright (c) 2020 by Faith Rhodes, all rights reserved. Admin: Stat-Matics (ASCAP)

Notes about submitting to TuneCore
  • One legal name per songwriter/contributor/creative/artist field
  • No extra text (e.g., "arr by") in songwriter/contributor/creative field
  • Extra info can appear in track title, but must be parenthesized
  • When releasing a duplicate track, artist name must match exactly
  • Artist name must match artwork exactly
  • Track title should (but not necessarily) match artwork exactly
  • Artwork should (but not necessarily) have only artist name and track or album title

Recording Session Snapshots


Faith, Dylan and Atlantic Music Center's CF6


Lively duet


Faith watches Connor


More fingers flyin'


From the control room


Tune up time


Dylan, Faith, Rachel, Paul


Faith's having fun


Two pianists

Recording Session Videos (large files, long download times)

Short Glossary of Terms Used in the Music Business

  • A&R - Artist and Repertoire: related to finding, developing, and enhancing an artist and his or her repertoire.
  • Album - A collection of usually 8 to 16 songs distributed as one item.
  • Arrangement - A new version, re-conceptualization, or re-imagining of an existing composition.
  • Artist - A person who performs music. Can at times refer to a musical group. See also songwriter.
  • Booklet - Written content or art optionally distributed with hard copy, downloads and streams, over and above Cover Art. See also Folder.
  • Brand - What fans shop for, usually the artist.
  • Burning - Writing one or more tracks to a CD.
  • Catalog - A collection of songs associated with a single publisher or artist.
  • CD - Compact Disk, a mechanical device that holds tracks of music. Usually with the best possible sound fidelity.
  • Composition - The intellectual property (melody, progression, lyrics, rhythmic pattern, and the like) of a song.
  • Compression - During mixing and mastering, an electronic process that quiets loud parts of a mix, enhancing the listening experience by boosting the overall volume without causing distortion.
  • Copyright - An intangible entity that provides the owner with exclusive rights to a song for a limited duration of time. To be copyrighted, the song itself must be in tangible form.
  • Cover Art - Artwork which must be in square format (1:1 aspect ratio) which identifies a single, EP, or album.
  • Cover Song - "Artist B's" recording or performance of "Songwriter A's" composition.
  • Discovery - Finding music which is similar to that enjoyed by a particular fan.
  • Distributor - A person or entity that distributes music to stores and streaming platforms.
  • Download - Tracks of music that have been moved to a fan's device. Tracks are almost always higher in sound fidelity than streams, but sometimes lower in sound fidelity of CD audio.
  • Dry Track - A track of raw mix before further mixing, effects, or mastering are applied.
  • Effects - Electronic manipulations added to a mix to change or enhance the character of the music. Effects include sound effects (e.g., a door closing), chorus, vibrato, tremolo, and flanger.
  • Engineer - A person who organizes, sets up, and operates equipment that records music tracks. The engineer is generally responsible for the raw mix. See Dry Track.
  • EP - Extended Play, a small collection of songs, usually 3 to 6 songs.
  • Equalization - An electronic process that emphasizes or de-emphasizes selected frequency bands (i.e., high, mid, low tones) in the music.
  • Executive Producer - The person or entity responsible for enabling, financing, and administering a recording. See also Producer.
  • Fade - An electronic process that causes music to get progressively softer (fade out) or progressively louder (fade in).
  • Fan Base - Customers who regularly pay to watch or listen to an artist's music.
  • Folder - Additional pages of text or artwork attached to Cover Art on a CD.
  • Freemium - A free streaming platform, usually paid for by advertisements.
  • Indie - An independent artist or label.
  • Label - An organization that manages a number of songwriters, producers, and artists.
  • License - Written permission that allows an artist to use a publisher's song, usually by paying a royalty. A license does not affect the ownership rights of a song
  • Loop - A sample of a song or instrument that is repeated.
  • Mashup - A recording produced by combining samples of two or more songs.
  • Master - The recorded version of a composition. Also called a sound recording.
  • Mastering - Finalizing the mixing process over multiple tracks to produce a single track, an EP or album.
  • Mechanical Rights - Rights based on physical or digital copying of a song. The Harry Fox Agency is the primary collector of mechanical royalties in the US.
  • Mix - The result of mixing.
  • Mixing - Blending and balancing audio sources together to make one composite signal. Includes setting volumes, effects, equalization, reverb, compression, fades, and similar properties.
  • Mixtape - A collection of recordings organized into a playlist, sometimes distributed on physical mediums.
  • OBO or o/b/o - On behalf of.
  • Performance - Playing a song in public, either live or via broadcast.
  • Piece - Usually, a composition without lyrics.
  • Pitching - The act of marketing and selling a brand.
  • Platform - A place to listen to music: iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Soundcloud, YouTube etc., by downloading or streaming tracks.
  • Playlist - A sequential list of recorded music; sometimes created by platforms, labels, artists, or fans themselves.
  • Pre-order - Making a song available for sale before the release date.
  • Print Rights - Rights based on printing a song on paper (sheet music).
  • PRO - Performance Rights Organizations which help publishers collect royalties for publicly performed music. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC are PROs in the US.
  • Producer - The person who directs and develops a recording project. The Producer is responsible for the overall musical quality and structure, while creating a final product within a budget. See also Executive Producer.
  • Pub Admin - Publishing Administrator, a person or entity that looks after the best interests of a composition or master.
  • Public Domain - A song not copyrighted is in the public domain. Most songs written more than 100 years ago are in the public domain.
  • Publisher - A person or entity that owns the rights to a song and administers and exploits those rights.
  • Raw Mix - The result of the first part of the mixing process. Usually this includes splicing and setting volumes to balance the various sound sources in a track.
  • Release - The act of making music available to the public or to a sector of the public.
  • Remix - A recording derived from an original recording, often by adding to, or subtracting from, the original.
  • Repertoire - A collection of songs associated with an artist.
  • Revenue - Money a distributor pays to an artist or producer when a song is performed or sold. Distinct from royalty. Revenue can also refer to income earned by an artist, label, record company, or any business party. See also Royalty.
  • Reverb - Reverberation, an electronic process that inserts a delayed (echo) version of a song or one of its instruments into the song itself.
  • Rights - Intangible property owned by a songwriter, an artist, or, usually, a publisher. A song has two rights: the composition right of the song's composition, the master right of the song's master.
  • Ringtone - also Ringbacks, are customizable songs or recordings used on phones to indicate an incoming call or text message.
  • Ripping - Converting a track from a CD to other media, often resulting in smaller file size on the target media.
  • Royalty - Money paid by a person or entity to use a song. The money is paid to the person or entity that owns the rights to the song, usually the publisher. This money is often transferred during the licensing process. Distinct from Revenue.
  • Sample - A portion of a song, generally shorter than 10 seconds.
  • Set List - A list of songs in the order they are to be performed.
  • Single - Most commonly refers to a one song release, though can be up to three.
  • Song - A musical composition, usually 2 to 5 minutes in duration, with instrumentals and, most often, vocals.
  • Songwriter - A person who writes songs. Songwriters write either the musical composition, the lyrics, or both. See also artist.
  • Sound Recording - The recorded version of a composition. Also called a master.
  • Splicing - Connecting, over time, two or more separate portions of a recording into one continuous recording. If two separate recording contain, say, the beginning and ending of a song, splicing connects the two recordings together into one song.
  • Splits - The percentage of rights ownership per songwriter for songs with multiple songwriters, e.g., 50% for the music, 50% for the lyrics.
  • Store - A place to buy music singles, EPs, or albums, usually a web site or app.
  • Stream - Tracks delivered from a platform in real time, without download, to a fan's device. Streams are almost always lower in sound fidelity compared to downloads or CD audio.
  • Style Guide - A set of standards that define a brand, i.e., how you want to be perceived by fans, peers, and executives.
  • Subscription - A streaming platform paid for, usually monthly, by a fan.
  • Sync - The act of associating a song with visuals, such as TV, movies, commercials, video games, and the like.
  • Sync Rights - Rights based on sync of a song.
  • Tablature - Musical notation for instrument fingering, typically preferred by guitarists and bassists as an alternative or supplement to traditional music notation.
  • Track - A recording of a single song that has been recorded by electronic means to make a digital music file on a computer. Tracks usually are the result of mixing several recorded components, e.g., voice, instrument(s), MIDI keyboard, etc. Used synonymously to mean “a recording.”
  • Trademark - A word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and distinguishes the work of one party from those of others.
  • Tray Card - Printed material that goes under the tray that holds a CD in its CD case. Cover Art usually appears on the front of the case, Tray Card material, often the list of songs, appears on the back.
  • Vinyl - Vinyl record, a mechanical means that holds tracks of music. Limited to about 20 minutes per side, depending on fidelity.