of the bridge into that last chorus is such a way. Something is added or taken away
powerful moment. My band did a great job for the first verse. Instruments are added
of saving some of the volume for the chorus or activity might increase as the first chorus
rather than giving it all away during the approaches.
bridge. Ask yourself if the dynamics you and
your team created supported the content of
the song.
Things
change,
develop,
evolve. Your presentation of the song can do
I’m more and more
the same. Those same principles can guide
you, your drummer, your bass player, even
convinced that for
your vocalists.
• Did you put salt on everything? Huh? Did
every song sound the same? Were you
playing keys last week? Did you stay in the
same register of the keyboard the whole
song? Did you change sounds at all? Just
because you’re playing pads doesn’t mean
your sound can’t evolve. Explore layering pad
us to improve or
grow in any area
for verses. Everything you play is contributing
to the impact of the song.
of our lives we
recording
of
one
isn’t being tallied as you and your worship team
lead your church musically. The reason you
is so that there can be as few distractions as
possible for all who hear to focus on the One
need to look back
who loves them without limit. He loves you
without limit, too. We are His.
from time to time.
• Did you play all the time? If you study
a
debrief, remember this: A heavenly score card
and I should want to get “better by Sunday”
sounds. Introduce some high “shimmer” for
your choruses. Fade that shimmer part out
In the midst of my encouragement that you
of
your
Ed Kerr
Ed lives in Seattle with his family. He serves as
worship arts director at First Free Methodist Church,
teaches keyboards in Paul Baloche’s leadworship
workshops and is a clinician with Yamaha’s House
of Worship. He also manages the Yamaha Worship
Facebook group & invites you to join the group.
www.KerrTunes.com
favorite
worship songs I’m confident you’ll hear
instrumentation that changes along the
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