There's just way to many songs week after week to memorize. Sometimes you get a set list with mostly new songs. I guess it would be easier to do this if you had one house band that practiced together all the time, but with a rotation of professional musicians it's not possible. Furthermore, the band composition is always different, so the same song will be played differently, or you have to change roles.
Agreed we do 4 songs each Sunday and we rotate through new songs each quarter. I play lead guitar, I have the lead parts memorized but I still have tab on my music stand just so I make sure and play the right parts at the right time. No way I could memorize all that.
The struggle is real. I think the more dense things are the more justified you are to use the stand. It's ok. I am speaking to more mordern chuches with much less complexity.
Hi I’m a Christian miso and I play guitar and trumpet...I've played in Christian teams and secular bands...Also orchestras and brass bands....over 50 years experience...I get what you’re saying however two things about the music stand thing , one I don’t believe Jesus is concerned about it and tell present your story to an orchestra bless you
chris Turbo, thanks for chiming in. Although worship is primarily centered around God as the subject, we are part of that story. If we have elevated stages and lights then we must be vigilant that people are actually looking at us and taking cues from us. If we don’t care about what we look like then we could end up being very distraction that keeps people from deep engagement.
Now on top of everything else I have to worry about the stupid music stand. Sorry, I couldn’t care less. I’m leading worship not worrying about the people seeing more of me. Good grief. 😩
There's just way to many songs week after week to memorize. Sometimes you get a set list with mostly new songs.
I guess it would be easier to do this if you had one house band that practiced together all the time, but with a rotation of professional musicians it's not possible. Furthermore, the band composition is always different, so the same song will be played differently, or you have to change roles.
At our church, we usually play 5 songs during our 1hour service, each Sunday the songs change, I think that would be hard to memorize.
Andy Nelson we do exactly the same. I can't memorize 5 songs in a week. I am going to use a tablet instead of paper though.
Agreed we do 4 songs each Sunday and we rotate through new songs each quarter. I play lead guitar, I have the lead parts memorized but I still have tab on my music stand just so I make sure and play the right parts at the right time. No way I could memorize all that.
We usually play 7 and I'm usually able to play them all from memory. It's hard initially but you can learn to memorise them quickly.
Such wisdom...These are excellent tips.
What if you are playing lyrically and harmonically dense songs regularly?
The struggle is real. I think the more dense things are the more justified you are to use the stand. It's ok. I am speaking to more mordern chuches with much less complexity.
Hi I’m a Christian miso and I play guitar and trumpet...I've played in Christian teams and secular bands...Also orchestras and brass bands....over 50 years experience...I get what you’re saying however two things about the music stand thing , one I don’t believe Jesus is concerned about it and tell present your story to an orchestra bless you
Whoops I meant muso
love the 3rd one. DON'T USE IT!
People should be worshiping God not thinking about how good it looks.
God looks for sincerity not how it looks.
This is pleasing the world, not God.
chris Turbo, thanks for chiming in. Although worship is primarily centered around God as the subject, we are part of that story. If we have elevated stages and lights then we must be vigilant that people are actually looking at us and taking cues from us. If we don’t care about what we look like then we could end up being very distraction that keeps people from deep engagement.
Now on top of everything else I have to worry about the stupid music stand. Sorry, I couldn’t care less. I’m leading worship not worrying about the people seeing more of me. Good grief. 😩
Ok.