My friend winning the state piano competition

well its what the title says

Hes freaking awesome, he has to be a prodigy or something.

in case anyone is wondering, the song is Mark Hayes arrangement of "I'll Fly Away" although he made into his own version

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[likespiano]

Where can I find the sheet music to this piece. This version of it.

[ignorantshinobi]

i dont know rite now id have to ask him where he got it, but hes at the nationals rite now so you'll have to wait. just in case you didnt know,the iece is called "I'll Fly Away."

[soberbaby83]

So young, talented and gutsy!  BRAVO!!!

You make my heart sing! Congratulations!!

[meepdog2]

lol u gotta hear his jazz improv. it's some of the best music iv ever herd

[pianokidsmom]

the 3rd stanza, was written by Steven to increase the length of the piece for competition. It is a blues style. Steven is now a Jacobs Scholar at IU, loving piano studies.

[apsufan]

@ignorantshinobi other than the middle section, the piece is from the book Gospel Classics, arranged by Mark Hayes & published by Alfred. I have a youtube video playing this piece (minus the middle section this young man added in). Very talented young man!

[likespiano]

Thank you so much. I'll buy the book.

[likespiano]

Thank you so much. I'll buy the book.

[rjholtmus2]

@likespiano

This arrangement is "mostly" Mark Hayes and can be found in the collection Gospel Classics published by Alfred Press. The reason I say "mostly" is that the middle slow section must have been interpelated from another arrangement somewhere, because the Alfred publication does not have this. I am not even sure it is by Mark because the recording I have of him playing it correspondes to the published version. Nicely played inceed regardless of the arrangement.

[kelseylee94]

@wppardue how much you move your arms around is personal preference.

[kelseylee94]

this song is one of my absolute favorites of mark hayes!

you rocked it. :)

[likespiano]

@pianokidsmom Could you please ask him to write it out. I'd love to play it in church. Music which sounds like this will inspire more children to learn to play the piano. They don't appreciate the old music that is played now.

[likespiano]

@some1islooking Thank you so much. I'll check it out.

[some1islooking]

@likespiano 4got to mension....is the gospel classics album