The first of my Worship Leading Conversastions podcast series started this week. I sat down with my friend Jason Huffman, a youth director in Palestine, Texas. As part of his youth director duties, he leads the youth praise band. I asked him to share some of his thoughts about working with youth and how to [...]
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Youth Bands: Who provides the equiptment?
January 19th, 2009
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Our bass player was playing at practice three weeks ago when her strap came off and her bass landed right on the input jack, busting the jack, solder joints, and a good portion of the body of the bass. I was not sure if the bass would be repairable or how long it would take [...]
How Do you Lead and Play Drums
October 2nd, 2008
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Leading a youth band is hard. It’s even harder if you are having to lead from the drumset. My friend Jason Huffman who has guest posted here before is looking for some advice in this area. Check out his post and leave a comment.
Jason’s guest posts include
Buying a Drumset
Working with Drummers
Embracing Technology with Youth Bands
Youth Worship Bands: Buying a Drumset
August 25th, 2008
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So, you are ready to invest in a drum set for the youth room because your drummer is tired of lugging all 48 pieces of his kit to the church every Wednesday night. This is a move I would recommend if your drummer is a consistent part of your youth program and if you foresee [...]
Youth Bands: Working with Drummers
August 18th, 2008
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For a young musician, drums can seem deceptively easy. After all, all you have to do is beat on things, right? What often happens is you get a kid who learns a basic 4/4 beat in his cousin’s bedroom and the next thing you know he wants to be in the praise team, which may [...]
Thoughts and Devotions: 3-D Glasses
August 14th, 2008
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The other night, the last night of a youth group mission trip, as a reward for a hard week of work, I carried the group to see a 3-D movie. The plot was cheesy and had a lot of holes. And if you tried to watch the movie in the conventional manner, it was blurry, [...]
Is Cutting Edge Worship Necessary?
August 5th, 2008
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I got the unexpected privilege of leading worship at a camp this week. A camp full of 8th grade graduates. I initially came and brought my guitar because 1) it was camp, and 2) they said they might do a beginner guitar course, and 3) they might need some help with worship. [...]
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 [...]
Questions and Answers: No Drummer.. What now?
July 22nd, 2008
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With modern worship music being very rhythm-based, drums are almost an essential part of any youth praise team. The problem with a regular drum set is that it incorporates the feet as well as the hands. So if talent and ability is not an issue, coordination will be an issue for a young musician. If [...]
“Embracing Technology in Working with Youth Bands”
July 21st, 2008
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One of the most difficult challenges in working with youth bands is dealing with students who are in the beginning phases of learning an instrument, particularly guitar or bass players. This can be frustrating for a youth worker/band leader who is an experienced player because you don’t want to spend a large portion of band [...]
