Most capable singers who are at least familiar with harmony are quite capable of finding the 3rd (Major third off the melody line). The problem, however, arises when they stick TOO closely to the 3rd – or what’s called a “parallel (3rd) harmony”. Parallel harmonies (3rd’s) that never stray from the 3rd can REALLY mess …
City Church Worship // Light
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned… The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (Isaiah 9 and John 1) Over and over throughout scripture, we see stories of light shining into darkness and order being …
Memorizing Your Music
The pressure is real. We are all in a time crunch. If you and your music team are striving to be memorized on Sunday, let’s cover some tips and tricks that will get you memorized most efficiently. But before we jump into the specifics of memorization, let’s talk a little about how to set your team up for …
5 Steps to Introducing New Music
If you’re serving on a Worship team, chances are you love new music. We are musicians, the desire to sing and play new songs seems to have been established in our DNA. We are constantly looking for new music and perhaps even writing our own. This is great. It shows passion, desire, and yes it’s …
Loudness: Perception vs. Reality
If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely had someone walk up to you and say “Can you turn it down? It’s too loud.” If it’s one person (there’s one in every crowd…), we’ve come to expect that from them, and we usually apologize for their discomfort and say something along the lines of “Thanks for …