T. Alan Dekker

A demo, for our Muskegon Area Bluegrass group, of Half Acre by Dan Messé. Updated with a re-recording: April 9, 2025; April 15, 2025; May 5, 2025. Only one bad chord on this latest one. : ) Main Guitar - Brian Prentkiewicz Accompanying…

Releasing my inner Jimi Hendrix with this rough demo of a song idea I've been working on for a while. This might sound a little boomy when listening with higher fidelity equipment. In response to my mobile phone listeners, who mentioned not…

This is an instrumental accompaniment for choir. A bit too heavy-metal-like and overdramatic. I have earlier posted a version for kids choir, for accompaniment by Orff instruments and piano. Here are the lyrics: Christ is Risen! He rose…

I composed and originally recorded this Easter Song in 2000 as a demo for a 5th grade chorus "The Sylvan Sounds," at Sylvan Christian School in Grand Rapids, Michigan; conducted by Ms. Jan Postma. It was to be sung along with Orff instruments…

For Holy Week this year, a re-mix of a recording I made several years ago. I thought this Hymn, by Robert Lowry, would sound good with an African beat and Reggae style. Here is the result. -- Dean electro-acoustic guitar. -- Epiphone short…

Releasing my inner Jimi Hendrix with this rough demo of a song idea I've been working on for a while. This might sound a little boomy when listening with higher fidelity equipment. In response to my mobile phone listeners, who mentioned not…

This is a demo recording that I made for our Muskegon-area Neighborhood Bluegrass group to practice with. It will sound a lot better after it's re-recorded with the group actually playing and singing their parts. Soon to have our own Muskegon…

Prophet 12 desk module and Minilogue XD somewhat ambient leaning

Inspired by the colors of X-rite/Pantone.

I’ve always liked Isaac Watt’s (1674 – 1748) hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” but have thought the tune, a Gregorian chant, doesn’t adequately emphasize the words. It occurred to me that it might work well with a blues rhythm and I…

Another "garage band" instrumental using synthisized instruments.

I had hoped to have this recording done by Good Friday but ran into all kinds of problems; the biggest of which was the tape machine used to record the original instrumental tracks no longer is working. So I made a foundation track using…

An up-beat "garage band" instrumental, using synthesized instruments.

Releasing my inner Jimi Hendrix with this rough demo of a song idea I've been working on for a while. This might sound a little boomy when listening with higher fidelity equipment. In response to my mobile phone listeners, who mentioned not…

For Holy Week this year, a re-mix of a recording I made several years ago. I thought this Hymn, by Robert Lowry, would sound good with an African beat and Reggae style. Here is the result. -- Dean electro-acoustic guitar. -- Epiphone short…

This is a demo recording that I made for our Muskegon-area Neighborhood Bluegrass group to practice with. It will sound a lot better after it's re-recorded with the group actually playing and singing their parts. Soon to have our own Muskegon…

A recording by our Muskegon-area neighborhood bluegrass group. Despite its upbeat association and recent use in pharmaceutical TV advertising, this is a rather sad song; but, like most others do, we perform it in an upbeat style. Marsha Kitchka…

An American Folk song of uncertain origin, dating to the 19th century. A short rendition of a version that tells the story of trader who fell in love with the daughter of the Oneida Iroquois chief Shenandoah (1710-1816) who lived in the…