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Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #3

OK, let's review:Tip #1 to teach a new song: Preview it as a pre-service song.Tip #2 to teach a new song: Unveil in the service as a "special" music piece.And Tip #3 to teach a new song?Teach the new song.Huh?All of these tips are part of a teaching process. But for this step, I'm advocating an inte Read More...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #4

I wondered why everyone just stared glassy-eyed for half the worship set. OK, they might've been glassy-eyed the whole set. I just had my eyes closed because I couldn't take it.I was a young worship leader without a ton of confidence. The "unsinging undead" was unnerving me. I just chalked it up to Read More...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #5

I used to be so impatient with new songs. If I heard one, I had to teach it. But little by little I learned some principles that have led to these tips. Here they are in a more step-by-step process:Awareness/Introduction Stage#1. Play the song during your pre-service time several weeks before you're Read More...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 4

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 36. The presentationFor my first vocational ministry experience, I was a youth and worship pastor in small church in a small town in Ohio. During that time, the acoustic guitar I had been playing since high school was slowly falling apart. One of the members of the church ( Read More...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 5

We've been discussing "gift-giving" as a metaphor for introducing a new song. If you haven't read the previous posts in this series, you can find them on the "Planning Songs" resource page.7. The OpeningThe opening is simply the first time the congregation is invited to join in with the song.You&rsq Read More...

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