The song has been recorded by many artists including Josh Groban. It was nominated for Gospel Music Awards four times and Grammy Award. The course comes with five video lessons (48 minutes)with a virtual keyboard demo and a lead sheet. The step-by-step instructions show you how to play You Raise Me Up in a fast and easy way. It is suitable for intermediate and advanced players and those who would like to dress up piano music with different chords.
Skill Level: Intermediate and advanced
Format:
- Digital downloadable - watch video tutorials online or download and watch the video lessons from your computer or tablet
- Printable sheet music with lyrics and chords - download and print the sheet music (pdf) from your computer
- MIDI file - convert MIDI music file into sheet music and play MIDI music file with virtual keyboard
Media: VLC Player, Real Player, Adobe Reader
Lyric and Music by Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland
Video Lesson 1 – You Raise Me Up theme song in key of D major (18 min)
- D major overview & theme song
- Most used chords in D major
- Using inversions for better voicing and harmony
- How to create motions and progressions
- B minor and G maj runs
- Creating ballad runs and improvising
- Using syncopated, sixteenth notes, or eighth notes to create rhythm patterns
Video Lesson 2 – You Raise Me Up main chorus in E major (11 min)
- E major overview & chorus
- Most used chords in E major
- The relationship of scale and chord
- The power of rhythm combination
Video Lesson 3 – You Raise Me Up second chorus in F major (7 min)
- F major overview & chorus
- Most used chords in F major
- Descending chord runs
- Echo octave
- Eighth notes octave pattern
- Building big sounds
- Inversion runs
- Ascending chord runs
Video Lesson 4 – Continue second chorus in F major (6 min)
- Doubling eighth notes rhythm pattern
- Improvising with D minor and runs
- Cycling left hand pattern
Video Lesson 5 – You Raise Me Up Improvised Version (4 min)
Bonus - You Raise Me Up midi file