Sept 26 - Practice and new song

Hi everyone,
Good practice this evening.  I think you all have a lot of potential.  I also think there are several take-a-ways (things to do) for all of us for next week and beyond...

1. We need to practice and know our songs.  Some of them (as we saw this week) have fast chord changes.  Please be prepared and know what the chord changes are and when they happen.  Particular songs to focus on this week are:

           - Where the Spirit of the Lord is

           - How Great is Our God

           - Sing, Sing, Sing

           - Undignified

           - Love the Lord your God (in E)

           - Beautiful One

      Don't worry about the other songs for now.  I have posted videos for all of these songs except for Undignified.  I'll put a link to a video for it at the bottom of this post

     

      2.  Bring a pen/pencil and your sheet music to practice.   :-)

      3.  If you don't know what part you should be playing, listen to the songs and find a part.  Its amazing how much you can learn and improve on your playing by listening - listening and finding your part and also how your part fits into what everyone else is doing.  Practice playing along with the music.  This will help with tempo, timing, speed, and endurance.

     
 I'm still trying to find my happy spot in leading you all.  It might take a little while, but we'll get there.  I want our playing (practices and otherwise) to be fun.  I know it can be.

Here's the video post for Undignified:

First Songs

Freedom reigns in this place 

 

 We will be a different arrangement of this song.  This video post is just so you get an idea of the melody and chords.

How great is our God 

 I like this arrangement (let me know what you think).  Whole band comes in in the bridge.  I like how Chris keeps it very simple.

     

I could sing of your love forever

 We will be a different arrangement of this song.  This video post is just so you get an idea of the melody and chords.
       

Love the Lord your God (Lincoln Brewster)

Not sure about the 'Do-do-doos'.  This is a pretty fun song to do with actions and band shots.  The guitar solo is pretty easy and the rest of the band could add some umph and energy to it with some bigger background chords.

Sing, Sing, Sing 

 

I like this fast arrangement of this song.  Get ready to sweat a bit, Cole.
 

Our God (Chris Tomlin) 

 

 Not sure if we'll do this one as it sounds like the junior high band(s) do it a fair bit.
 

You are good by Bethel

 

 This is a really run song to do.  Great words, great parts for guitars and drums.
 

Beautiful one

 

 This is a good arrangement as well.  Another option for us