YOUTH WORSHIP TEAM
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5. Tuner (if not built in to your effects unit)
6. Your amp and amp power chord
7. Guitar picks
8. Ear buds w/ head phone extension adapter
(see keyboard list)
9. A 10-15 ft. black A/C multi outlet power strip
BASIC DRUMMER CHECK LIST:
1. Pencil & paper
2. 2 sets of Drum sticks
3. Ear buds w/ headphone extension adapter
(see keyboard list)
4. Metronome (we recommend the Frozen Ape
Tempo app for phone)
In our August article we talked about how to
they leave the stage at the end of their event.
set up your ideal rehearsal space to maximize
5. Moon Gel (to tone down ringing drums &
achieve better tone)
your practice time and make it more enjoyable. BASIC KEYBOARD CHECK L IST: Practicing for a musical event can take many 1. (2) 1/4 inch cables (preferably 10 ft. or longer) It’s also extremely smart to label every piece
hours, and the one thing that hinders a great 2. Pencil & paper (for notes taken during the of the items on your checklist with your name
performance is lack of practice time. But there
rehearsal)
and phone number in case you do forget them
is another thing that can get in the way of a 3. Your keyboard and keyboard power supply at a gig. We also have our students write the
great performance, and that is your actual 4. Your amp and amp power cord name of the unit on the actual power supplies
stage set up. 5. A 10-15 ft. black A/C multi outlet power (e.g. Digitech RP500, Korg X5, etc). Doing this
cable (many times there aren’t adequate makes it less likely that you’ll plug the incorrect
Can you relate to this? You arrive at your power sources where you may be placed on power supply into your unit and kill it dead. :-/
rehearsal for your worship event and you stage).
BEING SELF CONTAINED WITH YOUR MONITORING
proceed to set your gear up, only to realize 6. A pair of ear buds (we highly recommend the that you don’t have the power supply to your Skull Candy ear buds - they are consumer SITUATION:
guitar effects unit (did you leave it at the last priced with a pro sound). If it’s in your budget ($80), another great item
gig??). Or maybe you forgot the stand for your
7. At least a 6-Ft Audio Cable Headphone
to have in your gig bag is a Rolls PM351. It’s
keyboard, or left your line cables at home. I Adapter a very inexpensive way for you to have your
can’t even tell you how many times a drummer 1/4” Stereo Male Plug to 3.5mm (1/8”) own in-ear monitoring system if the church or
shows up to play a house kit without his drum Stereo Female Jack. facility doesn’t provide it. This affordable little
sticks, or guitar players show up without their This is for a couple of reasons: it may be an box would be your own monitoring system
power supply to their guitar processors. There in-ear gig with no live monitor wedges, or for your vocal, instrument, and monitor input.
is nothing worse than showing up to a gig and you may want or need to go over parts while You have full control of the levels. It also has
realizing you don’t have the tools to do the job. the sound man is setting everyone else up, direct outs to the sound system for your vocal
Everybody forgets stuff! This was happening so without disturbing anyone. and instrument. There are 3 volume knobs (1
frequently with our student worship band that I
for your instrument, 1 for vocal, and one for a
came up with a simple solution for our students BASIC GUITAR/BASS CHECK L IST: mix from the board). You may end up not even
so that they would always be prepared. 1. (2) 1/4 inch cables (preferably 10 ft. or longer) bringing your amp anymore because the Rolls
2. Pencil & paper will fit in the palm of your hand.
It’s a simple check list (that they can keep in 3. Your guitar and guitar case
their instrument bag) for them to review before 4. Your guitar or bass processor (or pedal
they leave home to the gig, and also before
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board) & power supply
October 2017
May you be blessed as you pour into the next
generation of worship leaders and musicians!
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