THE WORSHIP GUITAR SHOW
EPISODE #2
By Doug Doppler
The original focus of this episode was going be team. This month we’re launching the Worship A lot of worship leaders tend to lead from the
raising the bar for Easter, but as the Coronavirus Drums Keys + Bass Show and one of the key acoustic guitar and as they do, their strum is
pandemic unfolded it became increasing clear things we wanted to do was some cross-team actually imitating a drum beat, which is great,
that we needed to take a moment to pump the training, starting at the eighth note level. While except for the fact that it frequently is not the
breaks and rethink our focus. The overarching this sounds basic, it is actually one of the basic same drum beat the rhythm section is actually
goal for this show is to share the kind of fails that many, dare I say most, teams repeat doing. Rather, it tends to be one of a ‘set of
applicable content that informs, encourages, week in and week out. The drum beat Ringo strums’ they practice with on their own. As they
and inspires worship guitar players to raise the throws down at the beginning of Sgt. Pepper lead with the band, they’re often so immersed
bar every time they step on the platform, hence is a great example of how important playing the in leading that they don’t notice that per the
our #BetterBySunday hashtag. So, let’s take right rhythm groove is to the vibe of the song. Sgt. Pepper analogy that what they’re playing
a moment and talk about how we’re going to If a drummer played the wrong bass (aka kick) doesn’t actually synch up! “What are we to
approach doing that in this episode! drum pattern it would be a mess from the top do?” one might ask, well, we’ve got just the
down. Back to the aforementioned fail, so many thing, Subdivisions 101! That’s not to say that
RHYTHM rhythm sections don’t know, hence don’t play we haven’t got a ton of other great worship
Music is rhythm with notes attached and the actual groove on the record. If one chooses guitar player content, but if you’re looking to
is both fundamental to excelling on your to change it great, but just playing whatever is make the most out of this episode I would
instrument and being a great ensemble player. like playing the wrong groove for Sgt. Pepper – suggest checking that out.
It’s also one of the topics that teams tend not to it affects everything, including how and where spend a lot of time covering, so that’s high on our beloved guitar parts sit. But wait, it gets my list of how we can help serve you and your worse…
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April 2020
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