Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

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2. In conjunction with the proclaimed Word of the Lord

3. In conjunction with the styles

4. In conjunction with your time constraints

D. Shaping each song within your music set

1. A song as a story: introductions, middles, transitions, and ends

2. The art of transposition, changed tempo, voices dropping out, etc.

3. From trickle to stream to rapids to ocean

4. Avoiding the “wall of sound” problem associated with young musicians

E. Learning to help every worship team member make their unique contribution to the worship experience through who they are and what they do

1. Don’t simply play or sing; listen to yourself and contribute.

2. The cycle of unending noise

a. We’re playing loud; I cannot hear myself.

b. I turn myself up; others can’t hear themselves, they turn themselves up.

c. We’re all playing even louder now; I cannot hear myself.

d. Etc.

F. Note the difference between merely playing well vs. enhancing the body’s worship.

1. Between performing a concert and leading worship

2. Between highlighting your play and contributing to the feeling and mood of the song