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09 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Ultra Basic Arrangment Tips – Part Two

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.

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08 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Ultra Basic Arrangement Tips – Part One

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.

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02 July 2008 ~ 6 Comments

What do You do When…Your Guitar is So Badly Out of Tune You Have to Stop the Music?

I’ll give you a little hint behind this one.  This post comes directly out of personal experience.  Keep that in mind as your reading. There are probably going to be times when something is out of tune.  Badly out of tune.  It could be your own instrument.  It could be the instrument of an inexpereinced [...]

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15 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Back to Basics: Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Acoustic Guitar: Keep your guitar in tune. Keep your strings fresh and buy a tuner and regularly tune your guitar during the song set between songs or when you aren’t playing. I learned this the hard way, but that’s another story for another time. Learn different strumming patterns. It’s easy to fall into the trap [...]

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11 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

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 instrument in [...]

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