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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Kurzweil keyboards

If you’ve got a couple of keyboards/synthesizers floating around your church, chances are one of them is a Kurzweil. The latest Rolling Stone (February 19, 2009) has an article about Ray Kurzweil – the guy who basically fathered everything we know about modern musical synthesizers. In the 1980s, Kurzweil used his knowledge of computer pattern [...]

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