Nov. 30th Chapel Song Agenda

Hi everyone,  Here's the song agenda for this Wednesday.  Please remember to arrive at the school at 7:15am, bring your earphones, and SMILE!

Beautiful One    Key of A (but starts on D)

• Intro - BIG BAND
• Verse 1 - everyone sings in unison
• Chorus - Everyone sings in unision
• Verse 2 - Everyone sings and smiles - harmonies too
• Chorus - 2 times!  Singers smiling, grooving, and moving!
• Bridge - 2 times - Quiet first time. 2nd time full band and BIG
• Chorus - 2 times
• 2nd Bridge (my soul must sing) - 2 times - All instruments - shots!
• Chorus - everyone end on 'sing'

Joy to the world (Joy Unspeakable Joy)    Starts in G, changes to A

• Intro - BIG BAND - Guitar solo - keys playing chords
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Guitars chugging.  Keys holding back
• Instrumental - same as Intro - BIG BAND
• Verse 2 - Singers with harmonies.  Guitars and keys fuller.  Build BIG into chorus
• Chorus - BIG BAND - singers harmonies.  
• Verse 3 - KEY CHANGE TO A!!   Start really quiet and build through the whole verse.  Drums shots in 'wonders of His love'  
• Chorus - BIG BAND - everyone going for it.  Drums on crash cymbal the whole time.
• Instrumental outro - same as intro.

I Will Exalt    Key of D

• Intro - Keys and a. guitar with cymbals on drums
• Verse 1 - singers in unison.  cymbals on drums.
• Instrumental - same as intro
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Drums playing quiet beat with snare.  Guitars playing quietly
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Drums a bit fuller but definitely not all the way.
• Verse 1 - Band full sound.  Singers in harmonies.  Building to chorus!
• Chorus - BIG BAND
• Instrumental - keys lead with BRIDGE CHORDS.
• Bridge - At least 4 times! Band quiet first time but building each time.  Singers breathy and in unison to start, but as we build, go for it... in every way.  Focus on God, give him your attention and devotion.  STAY BIG INTO CHORUS
• Chorus - BIG CHORUS
• Instrumental outro - same as intro

Good Good Father   Key of E

• Intro - Keys and A. Guitar start
• Verse 1 - One singer to sing - be prepared everyone.
• Chorus - everyone in unison
• Verse 2 - One singer to sing - again, everyone be prepared.  Others who aren't 'singing' should still be singing, just no mic!
• Chorus - 2 times - All singers in harmonies.  Big Band
• Bridge - 2 times - BIG BAND
• Verse 3 - Everyone quiet.  (its love so undeniable...)  TZ to start singing.  We'll join her in the second time through 'draw me'
• Chorus - 2 times
• Bridge
• etc.

New Songs for Nov. 30th

Hey everybody - great chapel last Wednesday as discussed in practice.  Great practice yesterday as well!  We'll arrange them fairly close to how we played them in practiced.  Here's the songs to work on for the Nov. 30th chapel:

Beautiful One   Key of  A  Chord Chart

Joy to the World    Key of G, A   Chord Chart

I Will Exalt    Key of D   Chord Chart

Good Good Father    Key of E   Chord Chart

Chapel Wednesday Nov 7th Song Agenda

I'm looking forward to Wednesday, and I hope you are too.
Everyone remember to RELAX and SMILE!!!!!!
Here's the song agenda for chapel:

Let God Arise   Key of E

• Intro - Instruments BIG.  E.Guitar solos.  Drums - once you get to the rock beat use either open high-hat or crash cymbal
• Verse 1 - Everyone sings in unison.  Keys - organ playing the whole time like you have been.  Keys - synth - hold off on your part until 'our God is a God who saves'
• Chorus  - Instruments - whole notes on chord changes (drums, cymbal crashes on chord changes).  Singers all in unison
• Instrumental - Same as beginning - all instruments BIG
• Verse 2 - Everyone sings.  Both keyboards playing.
• Chorus - 2 times - Singers
• Instrumental to bridge - Whole notes again - drums, cymbal crashes on the chord changes.
• Bridge - 3-4 times - Singers in unison first time.  Drums quiet first time, but building every time.  REALLY BIG bridge last time!
• Chorus - Acapella until 'Our God Reigns...' and then we're all big
• Instrumental outro.  E Guitar solo.  Band is BIG.  Singers are clapping, grooving, and dancing!

Deep Cries Out    Key of E

• Intro - Instruments BIG.  E. Guitar solos.  Tambourine!
• Verse 1 - Everyone sings in unison.  Keys - organ plays.  Keys - synth - wait to play until 'We're stirring up...'   No tambourine.
• Chorus 1 - Singers in unison.  Instruments going for it.  Tambourine!
• Verse 1 - Every sings - melodies too.  Keys, same as first verse.  E. Guitar chugging.  Tambourine with snare
• Chorus - 2 times - Singers grooving and smiling and harmonizing.  Tambourine!
• Bridge 1 (We're falling..)   Tambourine with snare
• Bridge 2 - I think everyone knows what to do (Please do something!  Don't stand there and do nothing - do the actions if nothing else!)   Tambourine building like you did in practice.  Simple first, then getting busy.
• Instrumental - E. Guitar solo.  Watch for my signal to go back into the chorus.  Tambourine!
• Chorus - everyone big.   Tambourine!
• Instrumental outro.  E. Guitar solo.  Band big.  Big long crash on the cymbals at the end.  Tambourine!

I'll talk here a little bit so keyboards can change their patches.

Lion and the Lamb   Key of E

• Intro - Big instrumental intro (drums too!)  Keys - synth and E. Guitar soloing.  Tambourine on off-beats (like in practice)
• Verse 1 - Drums - steady rock beat, no syncopation with the bass drum.  Guitars chugging
• Chorus - Mostly just vocals.  Drums, keep bass drum and high-hat going.  Then we'll build back into...
• Instrumental - band is BIG - just like start of the song.
• Verse 2 - Drums - steady full rock beat, building to the chorus.  Guitars, chugging but bigger.
• Chorus - Big Band,  Singers - full melodies.  Tambourine on off-beats (like in practice)
• Bridge - 4 times, building every time to REALLY BIG last time
• Chorus - First line is acappella, then band back in BIG on 'Judah'.  Tambourine on off-beats (like in practice)
• Instrumental outro - big band.  Keys synth and E. Guitar soloing.  Tambourine on off-beats (like in practice)

Great Are You Lord   Key of E

• Instrumental - Keys - piano starts us, drums, bass and A. Guitar playing as well, but quiet.
• Verse 1 - 2 times - Singers in unison.  Drums subdued. 
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Band still quiet (holding back).
• Verse 1 - Drums playing full beat.  E. Guitar swells.  
• Chorus - 2 times - Band is BIG.  E. Guitar power chords.  Tambourine!
• Bridge - 4 times - Starts quiet, but building all the way through until we're all out before going back into chorus.  Tambourine playing on last bridge.
• Chorus - 2 times - Totally going for it.  Everyone.  Tambourine!