The Golden Rule for Worship Bands

The bands I work with probably get tired of hearing me say it – but I’m not sure it can be said enough: “Less is more.” Having the musicians/singers be picky about when they play/sing does a lot for the dynamics of a song. But it also does something on a spiritual level. It allows [...]

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Worship Band Tune Up, part 3

Parts 1 and 2 3. In keyboard driven worship the guitar players need to listen and play a complementary part and not the same rhythm. (This also applies to a multiple guitar scene). When the keyboard is the driving instrument in a Worship Band (or just on a song), the guitar players need to do [...]

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Worship Band Tune Up, part 2

Read “Worship Band Tune Up, part 1″ here. 2. In guitar driven worship, the keyboard should use pads and strings so not to conflict with the rhythm of the guitar. Depending on what God gives you, your band may be more guitar driven than keyboard driven. The instrument “driving” the band is the one that [...]

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Cut Capo

Mark Roach describes some of the chord voicings that can be created using a cut capo.

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New Song Cafe – Made to Worship

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New Song Cafe – O, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

David Crowder shows how to play this song from Remedy…

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