Music and Musicianship

[Video] An Overlooked Key To Great Preparation

By Jon Nicol

How do you get your worship team to prepare better? Learn a simple strategy for making it easier for your team to prepare.

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How to Arrangement Hack

[Video] Get Your Team To WANT To Prepare

By Jon Nicol

You can encourage (harass, demand, etc.) your team to prepare well for rehearsals and services. But remember: They need to know WHY. This video will help.

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[Video] How to Deal with an Overcrowded Monitor Mix

By Jon Nicol

“I can’t hear myself!” It’s the constant cry of the musician sharing a monitor mix in floor wedge. In this video clip below, I talk about a method for getting a better monitor mix by embracing “less.” Dealing with Overcrowded Monitor Mix   For Discussion: What are some ways you deal with an overcrowded monitor…

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Metronome

12 Tips for Using a Click

By Jon Nicol

Creating a tight sound with your worship team is tough. The first step is playing in time. Here are 12 tips to using a click in worship.

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How Do You Measure Success On A Worship Team?

My Most Loved (and Hated) Worship Team Member

By Jon Nicol

The band that assembles each week is tighter. And we’re becoming better lead worshipers. Partly due to this “team member” who some love and some hate.

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Enter Sign

Six Ways to Engage During the Intro of a Song

By Jon Nicol

The introduction of a worship song is critical. It not only needs work musically, but it also needs to invite the congregation to engage and worship.

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Enter Sign

What’s Your First Song Saying to Your Church?

By Jon Nicol

The first worship song of the set is critical. It not only needs work musically, but it also needs to invite the congregation to engage and worship.

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Enter Sign

Surprising Advice About Your Opening Worship Song

By Jon Nicol

The first worship song of the set is critical. It not only needs work musically, but it also needs to invite the congregation to engage and worship.

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Three Worship Myths That Frustrate Smaller Churches

By Jon Nicol

Small churches often feel the pressure to measure up to larger churches when it comes to music. But they’re buying into some dangerous myths about worship.

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Rehearsal

10 Tips To a Better Rehearsal, Part 3

By Jon Nicol

Leading a high quality worship team rehearsal requires that you do just that: LEAD. These final four tips give you practical steps to do just that.

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