I've changed the song on the bottom since Lord I Need You doesn't quite work for us. Please listen to it! Girls have a different part that guys in the chorus and its really good. We probably won't do it quite that fast.
Here's a list (and youtube videos) of songs for our acoustic chapel. We may not do all of them, but since I want us to be prepared, we should practice all of them. :-) We will discuss and document song mappings in the next practice.
This is Amazing Grace - Lauren Daigle cover - Key of D up to E
Open the Eyes of my Heart - Paul Baloche Key of E
How Can I Keep from Singing - Chris Tomlin Key of E
I thought set up went really good today. Thanks to all of you for helping and being flexible with changing mics, etc. to make it easier to set up. The stage was even relatively clean (the cables were the most organized I've seen them). Thanks to Mr. D and Mr. S for their help too. It sure was fun to do a set of 4 fast songs.... and then Forever Reign was a great way to wrap things up.
Overall, I thought the set went quite well. The was a lot of audience participation in both the fast songs and the slower song. For the most part we all knew what we were doing and where we were going with the songs. The tempos in all of the songs were spot-on.
Keys, your transition from 'I am a Friend of God' to 'Forever Reign' was perfect. That's exactly what we needed there and I got a lot of positive comments about it.
E. Guitar, good work. You nailed your solos and you were doing some nice filler licks in some of the songs - very tasteful. Well done.
Singers, I thought things sounded pretty good. We sounded strong an confident, I thought, and it was good to see some of you clapping and moving around a bit (when I had a chance). It was great to hear some of you call out queues and ad lib.
Percussion and bass - well done with the tempos and the fills. I heard the bass up and down the fret board a couple of times :-) The drums were solid. You all provided a great foundation for us.
We'll talk more in our practice tomorrow. Here's some new songs I'm thinking of....
Good practice everyone! To reiterate what Mr. D and Mr. S were saying, it would be super to be set up and ready to practice (with everyone present) at 3:30. I don't feel comfortable chasing people around the school reminding them about practice now with the new security measures in place, so I have to rely on all of you to be responsible high school seniors. :-)
As discussed in practice, our set for Wednesday will be:
Undignified Key of D. CZ on drums - keep tempo up and very simple drum roles only on transitions! Keys, use the Zepix organ sound. Singers - CLAP, MOVE, SHOUT, and SMILE :-)
Start with instruments doing verse chords
1st verse - keep it very simple. No snare on drums - just high hat and bass drum.
Back to intro for 2 bars
2nd verse with more guitars. Add the snare. Build into chorus
Na na na... HEY!
3rd verse again
Chorus 2x
Na na na... Hey! End.
You Are Good Key of G CZ on drums - again, keep your tempo up and very simple drum roles only on transitions. Singers - CLAP, MOVE and SMILE :-)
Guitar and instrument intro like we do this regularly
1st verse - drums and bass guitar only.
Chorus - like we practice - bass drum and high hat only
Instrumental
2nd verse with instrumental shots
Chorus 2x
Bridge - Drums remember don't build too soon. We're going through the bridge 2x.
Chorus
Instrumental outro
Someone needs to talk briefly here so drummers can switch.
Happy Day Key of G JN on drums. Again, its a happy fast song, so we need to keep our tempo up. Singers - CLAP, MOVE and SMILE :-)
Instrumental intro like we've been practicing.
1st verse - again drums and bass guitar only. Everyone builds into chorusEveryone else should be clapping
Chorus
Instrumental
2nd verse - steady bass drum. All instruments doing shots
Chorus 2x
Bridge as we practiced
Chorus with a shot, then all come back in on 2nd 'oh happy day'
Instrumental outro, right into Intro of the next song....
Friend of God Key of A JN on drums.
Instrumental with pushed shots of A, B, C, D into 1st verse
1st verse only drums and bass guitar on first verse with 1 'its amazing' then back into
2nd verse with instruments chugging and 3 'its amazing'
Chorus 2x remember end on D to go into bridge
Bridge with a slow build
Chorus with drum rolls into shots as we practiced with JN.
Chorus again
Instrumental outro with pushed shots of A, B, C, D.
Keys will keep A chord ringing for us to transition to Forever Reign
Forever Reign Key of A We need to choose a drummer. Whoever doesn't drum should play cymbals and the tambourine.
Instrumental
1st and 2nd verses as we practiced
Chorus as we practiced. Drummer needs to keep tempo going with a cymbal or bass kick on the offbeat
3rd verse big
Chorus big - remember land on D to go into bridge
Bridge
Chorus 2x and end as we have been - long D chord resolving to an A chord.
