God made Music to be Powerful Music is powerful, because God made it so. Here’s how I know. In a moment, you will read a prayer that was written in the 1200’s. You were probably exposed to these words 30 or 40 years ago but you will instantly recall this prayer, word for word, as [...]
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Music Is…
Posted: April 10, 2012 in Martin Luther, Music, Quotes, Worship MusicTags: Arts, Billy Joel, Leopold Stokowski, Music, Sidney Lanier
Music Is… Music is the “viva cox evangelii” … … the living voice of the Gospel Music is powerful Music is what feelings sound like Music is the poetry of the air 1 Music is a gift from God that serves the WORD Music is an outburst of the soul 2 Music is what life [...]
You’ve warmed up your voice, got through sound check, your strings are in tune, now it’s time to get your heart in tune. By: Laying your sins at your savior’s feet before leading the congregation in song. Be at peace with yourself, your fellow band members and the Pastor. Spend a few moments alone in [...]
Fellowship with Musical Diversity
Posted: December 13, 2010 in How to Start, Music, Worship MusicTags: Worship Wars
Is diversity in musical style akin to a lack of unity in faith? The simple answer is “no”. Here’s why: I profess a unity of faith; even in the most blended of services at my church; through the creeds, the prayers, the liturgy, through a set of common beliefs based on, and anchored in, God’s [...]
CW Hymns and CCM Cousins
Posted: July 20, 2010 in Choosing Songs, General, Hymns, Music, Resources, Worship Music, Worship ToolsTags: Christian Worship Hymnal
Several months ago, one of our fine Pastors from the state of Florida asked me if I had a cross-reference table that compares hymns to contemporary equivalents. I did not have such a resource at the time, so I directed him to http://blendedworshipresource.wordpress.com where the blogger has commented on a few hymn vs CCM “cousins”. Where [...]
Free Chord Chart for “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Posted: May 27, 2010 in CW 301-400, Learn a Song, Michael Schroeder, Music, Worship MusicTags: Chord Chart
In my prior post, I had mentioned a new version of the hymn “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” arranged by Michael Schroeder. The post also included a video of the piece. Michael has offered a chord sheet of his arrangement to anyone interested. You can get your free copy by either downloading the [...]
Guitarists …
Posted: April 30, 2010 in Book II: 42-72, Music, Praise Band, Worship MusicTags: Guitar, Psalm 45:8
When you approach a piece of sheet music; those chords are your world for the next 3 to 4 minutes and the hours that you will spend practicing the piece. But the interesting thing is that the musical arrangement does not tell you how to strum the chords. Will you strum, or fingerpick? Will you [...]
Praise Band Ministry Tool
Posted: February 19, 2010 in Music, Resources, Worship Music, Worship ToolsTags: grooveshark
At our church our band members have been using a WEB 2.0 tool called “Grooveshark.” Grooveshark is a free online database of songs. We use it to share the set list for each month’s blended service so that we can all listen to the songs before we get together for practices. Their database won’t have [...]
I have. Some Pastors use this term to define a song that has a lot of repetition, i.e. 7 words repeated 11 times. This is usually used in a derogatory sense but as you will see, repetition is an important part of our faith and our worship. Let’s investigate! How about Psalm 130, written by [...]
The “circle of fifths” is shown above and has the note of C located at the uppermost position. This C note represents the C major scale: Key of C: C • D • E • F • G • A • B • C Each musical note in this scale can be assigned a number [...]
