Making big stadium songs usable in the local church
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Playing the big songs in a smaller setting with a smaller band. Updated 2015 presentation from a Musicademy training day workshop with Tim Martin. Get over 40 free lessons from Musicademy http://bit.ly/1pQDyUF
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Making big stadium songs usable in the local church
- 1. F R O M T H E B I G S T A G E T O T H E S M A L L R O O M T I M M A R T I N - M U S I C A D E M Y @musicademy
- 2. W H A T โ S I N Y O U R H E A D ? @musicademy
- 3. W H A T โ S I N Y O U R H E A D ? @musicademy
- 4. @musicademy
- 5. E X P E C T A T I O N V S R E A L I T Y @musicademy
- 6. W H A T โ S M O S T I M P O R T A N T ? โข Genuine engagement with God โข Authentic, enabling leadership โข Giving the best we have โข Always learning @musicademy
- 7. A B O U T T H E S O N G S โข Think about range and key โข Octave jumps? โข Does the song depend on the arrangement? @musicademy
- 8. G E T T I N G T H E M U S I C A L B A S I C S ? โข Stay in time โข Strong, rhythmic playing - consistent groove โข Clear vocal lead โข Exaggerated dynamics @musicademy
- 9. U N D E R S T A N D T H E B A N D โข Cover the sonic space โข Donโt get in the way โข Know your role โข Adapt for different setups @musicademy
- 11. Drums Bass Lead Vocals (Just enough to work) @musicademy
- 12. Acoustic Drums Lead Vocals (Sounds too empty - no support) @musicademy
- 13. Acoustic Lead Vocals (Sounds better - no gap) @musicademy
- 21. K E E P I T S I M P L E โข Locked in strumming patterns โข Simple keyboard lines โข Consistent drum beats โข Donโt trill and frill โข Listen - donโt always play/sing @musicademy
- 22. R E H E A R S E W E L L โข Regular rehearsal โข Critique yourselves โข Have fun jamming โข Practice spontaneity โข Worship together @musicademy
- 23. T H A T B A N D S O U N D โข Use backing tracks โข Worship Backing Band or iSing Worship โข Not necessarily every song โข Practice with the tracks @musicademy
- 24. I โ M N O T C H R I S T O M L I N ! โข Warm up โข Sing with conviction โข Donโt โput it onโ โข Sing songs in your range โข Good microphone technique @musicademy
- 25. O R C H E S T R A L I N S T R U M E N T S โข Encourage players to learn scales and chords โข Chord notes are great! โข Play in the gaps โข Use to add emphasis โข Notes 1,2,5 & 7 @musicademy
- 26. P L A N A P P R O P R I A T E L Y โข Congregation friendly keys โข Use SongSelect or OnSong to transpose โข Pick the right songs โข Give songs a chance @musicademy
- 27. S E T T H E S T A N D A R D โข Always context specific โข Think worship more than music โข Look for character as much as competence โข Have high expectations โข Set the rules and stick to them - no exceptions @musicademy
- 28. T R A I N Y O U R M U S I C I A N S โข Itโs never too late to get lessons โข Check out teaching DVDs at www.musicademy.com โข Run a workshop @musicademy
- 29. S M A L L I S B E A U T I F U L โข More than music โข Leave space โข Laugh โข Step off-mic โข Expect God to do something @musicademy
- 30. A N Y Q U E S T I O N S ? @musicademy
- 31. @musicademy
Editor's Notes
- Most groups wonโt look or sound like a mega-church or a huge conference Donโt strive to be what you canโt Sometimes a healthy realism is a good place to begin BUT donโt get stuck where you are