Worship Musician June 2019 - Jonathan Cain

DRUMS WORSHIP DRUMMING: THE NEW AND THE OLD | Carl Albrecht I’ve been observing worship team websites, worship the Lord. All other things serve that of modern Christian music and then go back blogs, and Facebook groups. It’s amazing how “prime directive”. and play along to an old Keith Green record. much growth and creativity is in “our tribe.” You can do this with every style of music. And Drummers, and really all team members, are In light of all this, one topic that seems to you should. You’ll keep learning that way. The truly hungry to grow in their gifts and have a keep making the rounds is the same-ness or complaint that all the music today sounds the desire to serve well. I would say this is where we simplicity of modern worship. Which can cause same is something every creative person deals should all stand firm, *Stay humble and serve even the best musician to become bored, or with… in every style of music! I mean, have you God and His people with as much passion and even worse, cynical! I have addressed this listened to country music, or pop, or…. OK, discipline as we can”. through the years in my writings and teaching at you get the picture. Don’t get bogged down in conferences. The solution is not complicated, the negative thinking. Stay positive. The biggest challenge in this “information age” but it is always a challenge. Simply put… stop is to stay confident, positive, relaxed, and joyful complaining, don’t be a whiner, and just do a IT IS OK TO TRY TO MAKE SONGS BETTER as we continue to grow in our calling. There is so great job with passion. It’s just a style or way of By improving your performance or beefing up much information available to us as musicians, playing. Do it well and serve with all your heart. your sound you can make your current situation sometimes we get caught up in the next cool Do you still like me? :) OK. I hear ya’. Here’s more exciting. Be sure it is really something that playing concept or technical breakthrough that the “How”. is helping the music. For instance, on a recent we forget the “soul” of what we’re supposed live recording I incorporated the new Yamaha to be doing. It still, and always, comes down Mix up your playing with the “new” and the EAD10 to my set up and supplemented those to playing with passion and heart when we “old.” Whatever music you’re playing make it sounds and samples with the live mix and the sound amazing, authentic, fresh, and as perfect engineer loved it. In fact, the band noticed how as you are capable of making it sound. When big the sound was and felt it was inspiring for I hear great musicians play any style of music them. That’s an added bonus. I was aware of with passion and excellence it feels timeless a few moments where I was so focused on whether it’s new music or classics. Don’t allow trying so many ideas that I forgot about the your heart or thoughts to dwell on anything more important point of what I was doing. I negative. Never. noticed I was not thinking about the meaning of I deal with the same challenges. So, I get it. But, the songs and wasn’t engaged in the worship. when I guard my heart and honor whatever the I just let the tech stuff go, let it stay with what Lord gives me to do, I notice it’s a joy to do was working, and set my heart on worshipping what I am made to do, whether it’s new or old. the Lord. On breaks I did switch out snare drums and tried other cymbals. That constant PRACTICE WHAT YOU’RE NOT PERFORMING One thing that has helped me so much in this tweaking and trying new things keeps every gig fun and fresh. area is to work on ideas in my practice time that I’m not doing “on the job”. This keeps Bless you as you work on growing as a me from trying out new ideas on the band drummer. Remember; mix it up… something (worship team), when it is vital to play the new and something old. Stay fresh. Stay music as required so they feel comfortable. By positive. Contact me for lessons, coaching, the way, that is being truly authentic. I make and production. Or just to answer questions. the band ”play-list” as accurate to the original performances as possible, but at home I’m working on all kinds of things. I make it a point to listen and copy new music and old tunes alike. I will check out the latest from the top 40 June 2019 Carl Albrecht Professional drummer for 30+ years, playing with Paul Baloche, Don Moen, Ron Kenoly, Abe Laboriel, LeAnn Rimes and others. He’s also a clinician, author & pastor. Contact Carl for coaching, online lessons, producing, or sessions. I’m still growing too.. www.CarlAlbrecht.com Subscribe for Free... 179

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