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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24 July 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Time For Some Fun Discussion!

As I was recently re-listening to Come Weary Saints I couldn’t help but notice an interesting choice of instrumentation on the title track.  I’m not sure exactly because I purchased the mp3 set and don’t have the pdf handy to check instrumentation, but I’m pretty sure they are using a harp at the end of [...]

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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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01 April 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Tuesday Training: Talking and Playing at the Same Time

We’ve all been there. We’ve known how to sing for a long time and now we’ve just started learning how to play an instrument. We learn how to play that instrument and think, “Hey, I should try to sing and play at the same time.” The first few tries are….interesting. Eventually we get the hang [...]

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