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Posts Tagged ‘Chords’
Lessons Learned from My Dogs- #1 Let It Go
January 26th, 2009
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It’s amazing what lessons I have learned from my pets over the years…
Iphone Apps for Musicians: Part 2
December 27th, 2008
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Last week I sent you my first three favorite iPhone apps that I use in my music ministry. Here are three more.
You Version Bible- This bible app works well and offers a ton of bible translations. Most versions however are online so the app needs a connection of some sort either through the phone [...]
Youth Worship: Making Your Job Easier
October 23rd, 2008
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This used to be the way I did things when I was leading the youth worship team.
1. Find a song that the youth wanted to do.
2. Type up the lyrics
3. Use my awesome ear training skills to figure out the chords
4. Transpose the key if needed for the vocals to sing
5. Rehearse with the band
6. [...]
Online Lesson- Basic Chord Theory and Nashville Numbering Part 3
September 2nd, 2008
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This is the final post of an online lesson in Basic Chord Theory and the Nashville Numbering system. This lesson deals with how to put together scales and chords. It is built on lesson one which talked about intervals and whole and half steps and lesson two which dealt with scales and chords.
Part III -Using [...]
Online Lesson- Basic Chord Theory and Nashville Numbering Part 2
August 29th, 2008
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These are lessons 2 and 3 of an online lesson on Basic Chord Theory and the Nashville Numbering system. This lesson deals with how to put together scales and chords. It is built on lesson one which talked about intervals and whole and half steps.
Part II – ScalesA scale is made up of a combination [...]
Online Lesson- Basic Chord Theory and Nashville Numbering Part 1
August 28th, 2008
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Imagine this- You are in rehearsal and you have your chord sheet for “Lord Let Your Love” sitting in front of you. You are ready to rehearse when your group realizes that the key it is written in is too high and it needs to be changed. At this point you have two options. Scratch [...]
Working With Youth Worship Bands: Back to Basics
August 22nd, 2008
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This is part one in a series of posts entitled “Back to Basics”.
Maybe this is familiar. You are listening to the radio or latest worship CD and hear a great new song. You go home, type out the chords or find them online, grab the CD and head to rehearsal. You then play the [...]
Resources: Where to Find Music
July 31st, 2008
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There are plenty of free sites out there that offer you chord sheets for your favorite worship songs. Finding them is as easy as searching for the name of the song, and tabs. The result will be a variety of sites, with a variety of results. There are also some sites that cost a little [...]
Video Lesson: 4 Easy Chords
July 25th, 2008
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Last year I began a Tuesday night guitar class for some kids in my youth group who wanted to learn to play. Due to sheer time constraints, I had to discontinue my class. Some of the kids kept practicing while others lost the motivation they got from our weekly sessions. I recently [...]
