to classify each point I have talked about , my main objective is to show you everything points toward this ; a spirit that is aware and attentive to whatever God desires for us to say with our instrument .
Our responsibility is to translate the heavenly language with our music , and it is ideal to have a deep desire to prepare ourselves to communicate a clear and clean message . ( 1 Corinthians 14:8 )
4 . LET ’ S KEEP UP TECHNICAL PREPARATION .
My oldest friends in this world of the keyboards will understand because of all the nostalgia we remember our first keyboards , those we started to walk this path with .
In fact , moved by these great memories , I couldn ’ t help but design a sound package based on these old keyboards we enjoyed so many moments with .
Those Casio and Yamaha keyboards of old we used to find the best sound quality for our meetings , spending hours discovering interesting things and using every button at our reach ( except the “ transpose ” one ).
Technology today has evolved , and it offers several tools to have excellent sounds and resources for every taste , platform , and wallet .
The point to keep in mind is that sometimes the easier things are , the more comfortable we get , the harder it gets to value those tools .
A great stewardship and faithfulness principle is to use the tools at hand to the fullest , since excellence does not mean to buy the most expensive things , but rather do the best of the best with whatever you have at hand , always learning , growing , and moving forward each day .
I have met pianist getting spectacular sounds from a very simple keyboard and sadly some others who have still not discovered how to use $ 15,000 keyboards . The reason I am saying this is that preparation and technique begin by being faithful and valuing what we have : cleaning , taking care of , and getting the best out of our instruments , exploring them to the fullest . Doing so we also honor the effort many pastors and churches do financially to give us the best they can afford .
Technical preparation means looking for the