Hey everybody!
Welcome to our team!! Yes we will have practice this Thursday, Sept. 15th. I will bring music for us to go over and we'll also talk a bit as well - get to know each other. Perhaps do a team building exercise... :-)
For those of you who don't know who I am - I'm Mr. McKenzie - Erik and Kornelia McKenzie's Dad. This will be my 4th year leading one of the senior high worship bands at BCS, and I'm looking forward to it. Please be prepared to:
- Practice. I expect singers to know the words of the songs we're singing by heart (from memory). I also expect the musicians to know their parts by memory as well.
- Lead. Each of you is now a leader. Everyone is watching the example you set.
- Be Prompt. Everyone (EVERYONE) should be in the practice room, setting up equipment, mics, etc. by at least 3:30 on practice days and 7:15am on days when we play during the Encounter (are we still calling it that?)
- Why are we here, on this team? What is our goal? Motivation?
- Glorify God (ourselves)
- Help everyone else glorify God. How can we do that?
- Start simple
- Listen. Ensure we are playing together, as a team, and we are knowing how a song goes.
- Smile. be involved with all of us, not just our voices or hands.
- Know our parts. Know the layout of the songs.
- Be Confident. Own your part, stand in it, and stall strong and tall. Each note/beat lives - don't let it die an early death
Since we're a senior high band, they like to get us into the rotation in the next 3 weeks.
We should have a repertoire of 10 songs would could comfortably do by the end of October.
Attendance at every practice unless you're sick or you have an appointment.
If you don't agree with something, or you've got questions, please ask. I'm totally willing to consider other options.
Songs to put on your play lists to become familiar with:
- There is no one like you - David Crowder
- Agnus Dea - Michael W. Smith
- Jesus Loves Me - Chris Tomlin
- Deep cries out - Bethel
- No longer Slaves - Bethel
- Everlasting God - Lincoln Brewster
- Great are You Lord - Bethel
- Good Good Father - Bethel
- How He Loves - David Crowder
- Jesus We Love You - Bethel
- Your Grace is Enough - Chris Tomlin
- Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin
- You are Good - Bethel
- This is Amazing Grace - Matt Maher
- Jericho - Bluetree
- At Your Name - Phil Wickam
Feel free to send me your song ideas - we'll definitely consider them. (Many of mine are old) Things we do need to consider with new songs:
- Vocal range - sometimes the vocal range of a song is too broad for everyone to sing.
- Music Arrangement - sometimes songs sound great recorded, but its very hard to make them sound good live with the band/technology that we have.
- Words & Theme.
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