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8th Grade Odor and Sucking Out Loud: 17 Ways to Build a Better Youth Band, 2

Read Part 1 (#1-5)6. Create a standard form for each song. And don't deviate from that form (at least until #16 starts to happen). By a standard song form, I mean the order of the verse, chorus, bridge and other parts of the song. Use the original recording arrangement when possible. (And check out Read More...

Please Practice: 8 Tips to Give Your Team

Of all the players that I've had in worship teams, the ones that practiced the most came out of the bar band scene. If any of them came to rehearsals unprepared, they apologized before they even pulled out their guitar. The players with church backgrounds, yeah...not so much. Why is this? That's fod Read More...

10 Tips to a Better Rehearsal, Part 2

Read part 1 - Tips #1 - 4 I refined this list from some tips I gave at the Creating a Culture of Preparation seminar. (By the way, the playback is still available for free. Just follow the link.)5. Get Tech Support. There are some ministries that require their techs (video, audio, lighting, etc.) to Read More...

Learning Versus Knowing a Song

It’s one thing to LEARN your part of a song. It’s another thing to KNOW it.One of the biggest mistakes we make as worship musicians is to stop at LEARN.When I KNOW a guitar solo or riff of a song, I can play it smoothly and with feeling. If I’ve only just LEARNED it, I might hit th Read More...

What I Learned In Buffalo...

This weekend, I attened Christian Musician Summit at the Chapel near Buffalo, NY. While I learned a ton, here five things I want to highlight:I don’t practice enough. And I’m not talking about just Sunday prep (although I could do more for that, too). At CMS, the teachers/presenters/per Read More...

11 Deadly Sins of the Worship Team, Part 5

Read part 1Read part 2 Read part 3Read part 4When it comes to the last five deadly sins we’ve discussed, they all contributed directly to the first transgression: creating a blob of sound.The next two sins deal more with preparation and skill development.#7 – Practicing at Rehearsals (an Read More...

What are the best motivations for Preparation?

I taught a breakout session at a worship conference this past weekend. The topic was Overcoming the 7 Deadly Sins of the Small Church Worship Ministry.It was only a 50-minute session, so I couldn't spend a lot of time on each point. Instead I gave them links to articles here on WorshipTeamCoach.com Read More...

Is autopilot in worship always a bad thing?

For several posts now, we've been looking at an article about choosing the right opening song. It's by Tom Jackson, a live music producer. He's giving seven ways for the indie artist/band to connect with their audience on the first song. These artists typically play concerts, want to sell their musi Read More...

Why Sunday Morning Can\'t Be Your Only Rehearsal

I work with a lot of smaller churches through my Small Church/Big Worship Seminars and Coaching Groups. One very common phenomenon in churches of this size is the Sunday-only rehearsal time.And it's not just limited to small churches. When I arrived on the scene at my current church, in the absence Read More...

The Costliest Rehearsal Mistake You Can Make

Over the past few weeks, I've posted a series called the 10 Costly Rehearsal Mistakes.We're now on number ten, which is the costliest one of all. But before we get into it, let's review the other nine. You can read about them in detail on this worship leader resource page (and by the way, there are Read More...

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