Do you ever find yourself wondering how you can add variety to your praise and worship music or hymns but have no idea how to do it? Here are some ultra basic tips that can go a long way in making the music played for your worship gatherings much more interesting, regardless of if you have a full band or just a piano and some singers on your team.
Back to Basics: Drums & Percussion
PLAY IN TIME. Period. The sign of a good drummer is not how many fills he can play in time, it is the fact that he can play in time. Buy a metronome that you can hear over your playing and practice with it every time you play. Be able to be [...]
Back to Basics Training Series Coming Next Week
One of my main goals for this blog was to always provide training for worship leaders and worship teams that is practical and easily usable. So next week, we’re going to dive back into some training. We’re going to take a look at some basic, foundational things to know and apply with each [...]
What Happens When You Don’t Have a Pianist?
Remember to always pray. Pray that God would provide, and pray that you would have the wisdom to rest in Him when He might not.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of an occasion of a church with no piano player, but I’m sure it has happened. Here are some ideas:
Find great songs that work accapella. [...]
What Happens When You Don’t Have a Drummer?
Continuing with our thoughts on what to do when you’re missing certain instruments, what happens when you have no drummer? Here are some ideas:
As I mentioned yesterday, the drums and bass carry the groove of the music. If you have a bass player, teach that person to play very rhthmically and to be able to [...]