Song Agenda for Chapel Wednesday Dec 13

Hi again everyone,
Here's our song agenda for this coming Wednesday...

Hark the Herald  Keys of D & E  Chord Chart

• Intro - as we practiced
• Verse 1
• Instrumental - like the intro
• Verse 2
• Instrumental - with KEY CHANGE!
• Verse 3
• Instrumental into next song....

Angels We Have Heard on High   Key of E   Chord Chart

• Intro - carried over from last song
• Verse 1
• Chorus
• Verse 2 
• Chorus
• Verse 3 - hold the notes as we practiced
• Chorus
• Chorus - acappella

Away in a Manger/O Come Let Us Adore Him  Keys of D & E  Chord Chart

• Verse 1
• Verse 2
• Verse 3
• O come...

Agnus Dei   Key of A   Chord Chart

• Verse 1 - Just keys
• Chorus - drums and guitars and join
• Verse 1 
• Chorus - 2 times - full band

Dec 6 Chapel Song Agenda

Hi Everyone,
Here's the chapel agenda for this coming Wednesday, Dec 6.

Found in You  -  Key of G

• Intro - full band with 'Whoa's' right from the start
• Verse 1 - hold back a bit vocally - melody only
• Chorus - mostly vocals, cymbals, and bass (nothing else)
• Instrumental - Whoa's and full band
• Verse 2 - full vocals with harmonies
• Chorus - 2 times, full band, vocals singing harmonies
• Bridge - 2 times - first time held back (as we've been practicing).  2nd time building with harmonies, drums getting really big
• Chorus - just vocals
• Chorus - full band
• Outro - Whoa's and full band.  End on C chord

Joy to the World - Key of G & A

• Intro - Full band on G chord.  Keys play 'Joy to the world' melody like we practiced
• Verse 1 - Drums full beat.  Bass short notes
• Instrumental - just like the intro with Keys doing the 'Joy to the world' melody
• Verse 2 - same as verse 1
• Chorus - 'Joy, unspeakable Joy'  Singers, PLEASE SMILE  (otherwise this song doesn't make much sense)  Sing Harmonies.  Band full on.
• Verse 3 - KEY CHANGE TO A.  Drums - build as we practiced - through the whole verse
• Chorus - Vocal harmonies and band full on
• Outro - same as Intro

Come to the Altar - Key of E

• Intro - As we practiced (chord between E and A)
• Verse 1 - no harmonies, band subdued (as we practiced)
• Chorus - mostly voices (like we practiced) with some Ac. guitar
• Verse 2 - Drums in, fuller band, vocals harmonizing
• Chorus - full band
• Instrumental - Band holds E chord.  Keys play melody of full bridge.  Singers freestyle
• Bridge - 2 times.  First time quieter, second building big (as we practiced)
• Chorus - quiet, but building
• Chorus - Big
• Instrumental - like intro - E and A chords
• Tag - vocals stay low at the end. (should we do the tag at all?)

What a Beautiful Name  -  Key of D

• Intro - Keys hold the D chord.  Tryse starts when she's ready
• Verse 1 - Tryse sings.  Mostly keys and A. guitar 
• Chorus - All singers.  Instrumentally quiet as we practiced
• Verse 2 - Vocals harmonizing.  Drums as we practiced.  Fuller band (with E. Guitar as your part sounds so awesome)
• Chorus - Full band with singers doing harmonies
• Instrumental - with bridge chords
• Bridge - as we practiced, quiet to start, but building
• Chorus - big band, vocal harmonizing
• Bridge - 'You have no rival' - big band
• Chorus - quiet.

Hey everybody,
Here's links to some new songs that we've been learning or we may try and learn...

O Come to the Altar

Found In You
Mr. Brooks - I honestly like what you were doing in this song better than what this drummer is going.

What a Beautiful Name

Perfect light

Hark the Herald

I Will Call Upon the Lord

Mighty Warrior

Song Agenda for All Worship Chapel Nov 1st

Hi Everyone,

Here's our song agenda for Nov 1st. 
Things to remember:
- Smile and focus on Jesus
- Be prepared to share a testimony
- Watch a listen (real time) for changes in song direction
- White Christmas Lights


Come Now is the Time to Worship  Key of D, E  Chord Chart

• WATCH ME for the key change
• After we change keys to E, we only sing the verse - no chorus
• Flow right into next song

Praise is Rising   Key of E  Chord Chart

• Remember in the verses to hold the A and hit it hard (on first 'You')
• Remember to break the music before the chorus

Here I Am to Worship  Key of E  Chord Chart  BASS Chord Chart

• I'll start this one to land the tempo
• Flow right into the next song

How He Loves   Key of E   Chord Chart  

• E.B. solos first verse
• We'll sing the first verse twice (verse 1, chorus, verse 1, chorus, verse 2)

Jesus We Love You   Key of G   Chord Chart

• WATCH ME in the bridge for when we go to Am and walk up

This is the Air I Breathe  Key of G, A   Chord Chart   BASS Chord Chart

• I'll start accompany T.Z. on guitar to start this song
• T.Z. solos first verse
• WATCH ME for the key change

Avalanche   Key of C  Chord Chart

• B.S. starts this song on his guitar - not too fast.
• End this song on a C chord

Everywhere I Go I See You  Key of C   Chord Chart

• Percussion and tempo is key to this song (keeping it slower)

Lord You Are Good   Key of E   Chord Chart   BASS Chord Chart

• Keys, remember to join us LOUD (with octaves) in the break-down

I've Got A River   Key of E  Chord Chart  BASS Chord Chart

• Let's bust a move in this one

Songs to Know (Memorize) for our All Worship Chapel on Nov. 1st

Hi Everyone,
Good practice on Thursday!  Here's the list of songs to know (memorize) for our all worship chapel.  These aren't necessarily in the order we'll do them, and we may not

Lord, You Are Good  Key of E

• Chord Chart   
• BASS chord Chart

Hosanna (Praise is Rising)   Key of E   

• Chord Chart

Come Now is the Time to Worship   Key of D, E

• Chord Chart

I've Got a River  Key of E 

• Chord Chart
• BASS Chord Chart

Jesus We Love You  Key of G 

• Chord Chart

Set a Fire  Key of G 

• Chord Chart

Avalanche  Key of C 

• Chord Chart

Everywhere I Go I See You   Key of C   

• Chord Chart

This is the Air I Breathe  Key of G, A 

• Chord Chart

Here I Am to Worship  Key of E   

• Chord Chart

How He Loves  Key of E 

• Chord Chart

Song Agenda for Chapel Oct 11

Hi everyone,

Good practice on Thursday!  We're on for Chapel this week.  Please show up at the school at 7am Wednesday morning with ear buds and help out with set up (you did a great job last time)!

If anyone feels that they have something short they want to share in between songs that would go well (a scripture, a thought, a short testimony), please let me know ahead of time and we'll slot you in.

Here's our song agenda:

Let God Arise   Key of E

• Intro - E. Guitar starts.  Drums join and then full band as we've been practicing
• Verse 1 - Bass, remember your different rhythms.
• Chorus - just bass drum and vocals
• Instrumental - like the intro
• Verse 2 - Bass, remember your different rhythms.  Band builds to chorus.  Singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times.  Full band, singers harmonizing.  Bass, remember the chords:  E   E   D   A
• Bridge - 4 times.  Instruments only first.  When singers start singing, only drums and bass play.  Band joins and helps gradually build to chorus
• Chorus - Singers only until the word 'Reigns' and full band joins there
• Chorus - full band
• Outro - like the intro

Happy Day   Key of G

• Intro - E.Guitar starts again.  Full band joins like we practiced
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Band pull back.  Bass short notes
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Full band
• Verse 2 - Singers harmonizing.  Band does shots until 'endless joy' and then we play full, building to chorus
• Chorus - 2 times.  Singers harmonizing.  Full band
• Bridge - Band - long notes   Em   Bm   C   G
• Chorus - Singers with Band doing shots on beat 1 like we practiced
• Chorus
• Outro - same as intro

Start Overwhelmed as soon as we're done Happy Day (and keys are ready with their patches).  I'll count us in.

Overwhelmed    Key of G

• Intro - Full band
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.
• Chorus - drums and singers and keys.  Singers in unison
• Verse 2 - Singers harmonize.  Drums full beat
• Chorus - Full band.  Singers harmonizing.  Everyone Worships
• Bridge - Just voices and keys for 'Beautiful'.  Then band building for 'Wonderful'.  BIG band for 'Glorious'
• Chorus - Full band
• Outro - like the intro - drums can fade away

Praises   Key of G  (if we have time)

• Intro - Keys, E. Guitar, drums on cymbals
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Bass drum on off beat with cymbal work.  Band like we practiced
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Drums same as verse 1.  Band like we practiced (almost nothing here)
• Verse 2 - Drums full beat.  Band helping out.  Singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times.  Singers harmonizing.  Full band
• Bridge - 2 times.  Quiet first time, but building.  Second time keep building and then go for it.  Hold the D!
• Chorus - quiet - just singers and keys holding chords
• Verse 1 - quiet - just singers and keys holding chords

Song Agenda for Chapel Sept 20

Here's what the song agenda looks like for chapel on Sept 20th:

My Redeemer Lives - Key of E

• Intro - A. Guitar starts, then full band joins with E. Guitar & Bass doing the walk-up
• Verse 1 - E. Guitar & Bass doing the walk-up - Singers in unison
• Chorus - full band, singers in unison
• Instrumental - like the intro
• Verse 1 - same as before except singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times, full band, singers harmonizing
• Bridge - full band - Bass guitar, its crucial to get the notes correct for the bridge
• Chorus - just the voices, drums, and E.Guitar with WAA!
• Chorus - full band, full on
• Outro - like the intro

I will talk quickly about Psalm 34:8-9

You Are Good - Key of G

• Intro - E. Guitar starts, band joins like the video (big build and then full on)
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Bass doing eighth notes. Bass drum doing quarter notes (doing exactly what they do on the video if you aren't sure).  Band builds to chorus...
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Bass doing eighth notes. Bass drum doing quarter notes (doing exactly what they do on the video if you aren't sure).
• Instrumental - E. Guitar solo with band
• Verse 2 - Band - two note shots like we practiced.  Singers harmonizing.  Band builds to chorus...
• Chorus - 2 times - band full on, singers harmonizing.
• Bridge - 2 full times through - first time everyone play long (whole) notes).  Second time build big (bass eighth notes, drums snare tom build)
• Chorus - just singers & drums. 
• Chorus - Full band, full on
• Outro - E. Guitar soloing with band like we practiced.

Synth - hold the G chord when we're finished - hold all the way into the next song

Piano - start playing intro to Praises as soon as you're ready.  A. Guitar can join when your ready

Praises - Key of G

• Intro - Keys, Bass, & A. Guitar
• Verse 1 - T.Z. to lead.  Other singers still sing - just not into mics.  Bass long notes. Drums cymbal work
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Band - long notes.
• Verse 1 - full band - drums full beat.  Bass quarter notes.  Singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times.  Full band, singers harmonizing.
• Bridge - 3 times.  
• First time everyone quieter - band long notes
• Second time - band building singers still in unison.  E. guitar playing
• Third time - band BIG - drums long snare/tom build, bass eighth notes, E.guitar full on, singers harmonizing.  HOLD THE D
• Chorus - quiet, like we practiced. No build
• Verse 1 - quiet.

I Surrender - Key of D (or B minor)

• Intro - Full band (drums full beat) in to support E. Guitar soloing
• Verse 1 - T.B. to lead first verse.  Band quiet like we practiced - drums just cymbal work
• Chorus - singers in unison.  Band still quiet like we practiced - drums cymbal work
• Instrumental - full band, drums full beat
• Verse 2 - singers harmonizing - full band
• Chorus - full band, singers harmonizing
• Instrumental - with bridge chords, big band
• Bridge - Big band, singers full on
• Chorus - Everyone quiet right down
• Follow me from here - we'll see where things go.  I'll give vocal queues

Welcome to Worship Band 2017-2018! Chapel Set List for Sept 20th

Hi everyone,
Again, welcome to (back for many of you) the band this year!  Really looking forward to it and what God is going to do in us and through us.  One thing I didn't mention for you new folks - I actually don't work at the school.  I just a parent volunteering to help lead a band.. and that's why its important to check you email as I will NOT be around at school much for you to ask me questions.  Hope that makes sense.

Remember to bring your ear buds and show up at 7am for chapel setup on Wednesday next week!

So, for chapel next week we'll do:

• My Redeemer Lives - key of E
• You Are Good - key of G
• Praises - key of G
• I Surrender - key of D (but starts on Bm)

We'll do them in the order above so that there's less key changing.

Here's the videos for the newbies:

My Redeemer Lives

You Are Good

Praises

I Surrender

Song Agenda for Sunday May 28

Hi Everyone,
Here's the song agenda for Sunday May 28 at Jubilee.  Also for Thursday this week, here's the map to the park from the school:  https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Bearspaw+Christian+School,+69+Street+Northwest,+Calgary,+AB/Bowness+Park,+48+Avenue+Northwest,+Calgary,+AB/@51.1390099,-114.2348183,13.36z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x537168069555185b:0x7008322920f5f467!2m2!1d-114.1894469!2d51.1869659!1m5!1m1!1s0x53716eb340f25d63:0x7c440bab04128bd7!2m2!1d-114.216914!2d51.097159

http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/Locations/NW-parks/Bowness-Park.aspx

Please let me know if you can or can't make it and we'll decide based on weather and attendance if its a go or not.

Song Agenda:

I thought about solos a bit more and realized that it doesn't make sense to do them for another reason (besides the fact that we're really leading working in a church).  The sound guy won't easily know who is who and may have troubles turning the right mic up and the correct time....  Print off the chord charts if you need them - I've attached them below.

SMILE AND BE ENGAGED!  :-)

My Redeemer Lives   Key of E   Chord Chart

• Intro - bass starts, band joins in (tambourine too with the drums)
• Verse 1 - vocals in unison
• Chorus - vocals in unison - Tambourine full on!
• Instrumental - same as we practiced and the original song- tambourine full on!
• Verse 1 - Vocals with harmonies
• Chorus - 2 times, full band, singing harmonies
• Bridge - Band full on, including tambourine
• Chorus - just drums and tambourine - everyone else CLAP and SING!
• Chorus - full band, full on
• Outro

You Are Good    Key of G   Chord Chart

• Intro - E. Guitar starts.  Band joins, like we practiced.  Wait for Chelsea's strum before we start singing
• Verse 1 - Drums (bass drum and hihat), bass, guitars chugging, and singing in unison
• Chorus - Mostly a cappella - Drums (bass drum) and bass.  Singers in unison and CLAPPING
• Instrumental - like the intro
• Verse 2 - Full drums with instrument shots like we practice.  Singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times - everyone full on
• Bridge - 2 times - start quiet and build, like we practice
• Chorus - 2 times, no stopping, everyone full on
• Outro - like the intro (and like we usually do)

I Surrender    Key of D (but starts on Bm)   Chord Chart

• Intro - E. Guitar, keys, and A. Guitar
• Verse 1 - Sing quiet and airy.  Instruments as we practiced
• Chorus - Same as verse 1
• Verse 2 - Harmonies with singing, but still quiet.  Drums with a full beat (like we practiced) Tambouring too.
• Chorus - Full band
• Instrumental - Chords - G, Bm, A   E. Guitar leads
• Bridge - 1 time, full band
• Instrumental - Same as above
• Chorus - 3 times.  First time, a cappella.  Band building next 2 times
• Bridge - full band
• End

Good Good Father   Key of E   Chord Chart

• Intro - Keys and A. Guitar start
• Verse 1 - like we practiced, E. guitar swells
• Chorus - Quiet, but like we practiced - drums, cymbal work to keep the beat
• Verse 2 - drums full beat, singers harmonizing
• Chorus - Full band, with tambourine
• Bridge - 2 times
• Verse 3 - really quiet - drums cymbal work
• Pre-chorus - 'and you draw me...'  keep repeating and building as we normally do,  Drums and E. guitar can build big
• Chorus - full band, no stopping
• Chorus - quieter

Song Agenda for May 24th Chapel

Hi Everyone,
Again, great practice on Thursday - you all sounded fantastic!
Remember, Mr. Schneider is speaking first on 'Spiritual Warfare' in  chapel.  After he's done, we're up and the song order will be something like this:

Shout Unto God   Key of D (but we actually never play that chord - ironic, huh?)
https://youtu.be/IQcgtQ8-Ws4
'The enemy has been defeated...'   (repeat around 8 times, whole band building every time)

• A.Guitar, bass, and keys (pad) start
• Drums join, first with that beat we were talking about (snare 1/2 time with toms in between)
• Getting bigger, guitars get more busy and louder
• drums full on, tambourine going
• I'll signal for when we go into....

'Shout unto God with a voice....'   (again repeat about 8 times, but staring with JUST PERCUSSION)

• First 2 times - JUST DRUMS, TAMBOURINE, and singers FULL ON (you're almost shouting)
• Next two times - Band joins, but does a single large SHOT on every chord
• Next four times - everyone FULL ON
• End on G chord - BIG BIG BIG ending

After the ending, E. Guitar can start right into....

Let God Arise  Key of E

• Intro - like we practiced
• Verse 1 - Just drums, bass, and singers - no keys or guitars until the C#m on 'See'
• Pre-chorus
• Chorus - full on - no stopping this time
• Instrumental - like intro
• Verse 2 - like we practiced
• Pre-chorus - singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times - full on all band and singers
• Instrumental to bridge (using pre-chorus chords)  E.guitar can play solid, whole note chords until singers start singing
• Bridge (really like pre-chorus, just lots of times, starting quiet and building)
• Chorus - Band holds chords on 'Arise' each time, then back in full on 'Reigns'
• Chorus
• Instrumental to end
  

This is Amazing Grace   Key of D  We might cut this some for time's sake

• Intro - band starts big - everyone in, including tambourine.  Keys with solo line
• Verses 1 & 2 - drums, bass, organ, & singers, but everyone build 'the King of Glory...' into the chorus.  Singers need to clap
• Chorus - with tambourine!
• Verses 3 & 4 - full band - instruments with shots. Big build into chorus
• Chorus - with tambourine!
• Bridge - 2 times.  First time quieter.  Second time with tambourine and band shots
• Chorus - 2 times - everyone full
• Instrument out
  

I Surrender    Key of D  (but starts on Bm)

• Intro - Drums, guitars, and keys
• Verse 1 - band much quieter - mostly just keys and A. guitar
• Chorus - band a little bigger
• Verse 2 - full drums - singers harmonizing.  Tambourine going
• Chorus - full band with tambourine
• Instrumental -  (bridge chords, full band)
• Bridge
• Instrumental - E. Guitar solo with Bridge chords
• Chorus
  

Overwhelmed    Key of G

• Intro - A. guitar, keys, bass, and drums
• Verse 1 - bass drum every beat, band is quiet
• Chorus - held notes.  Bass drum only on chord changes until chorus finishes, than back to bass drum every beat
• Verse 2 - Full drum beat.  Band builds to chorus
• Chorus - 2 times - full band, singers harmonizing
• Bridge - as we practiced, quiet, but building each time to big last time before...
• Chorus - full on
• Instrumental - same as intro.  Singers can sing a new song here
• Bridge - almost everyone instrumentally drops out, but we'll build it again
• Chorus - Band holds the note on 'Delight', does shots on 'Glory', 'of', and 'presence', and then back in full on when we get to 'overwhelmed'
• Instrumental out (same as intro)

New Songs for Next Chapel (May 24)

Great practice yesterday everyone!  Here's the songs we practiced and talked about:

My Redeemer Lives   Key of E   Chord Chart

Trading My Sorrows   Key of G  Chord Chart
You all have to listen to this one - the full thing.  They do some pretty fun stuff with this one  'Wake up!!!'

Overwhelmed    Key of G   Chord Chart
This is another good one to watch entirely.  I like how they build the song back out of the intro again!

I Surrender    Key of D (or Bm)    Chord Chart

Next Chapel - April 26th Songs

April 20 - great practice today everyone!  I really enjoyed it.  In fact, even if Wednesday doesn't go well, practice as good enough for me  :-)  ...that doesn't mean we shouldn't try our best on Wednesday though.   Tambourine sounds good in every song, so percussionists, if you aren't drumming, please play it!

So our Song Agenda for Wednesday is:

Sing, Sing, Sing    Key of E  Chord Chart

• Intro - instruments chugging like we practiced
• Chorus - just once
• Verse  
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental - E  D   A  A
• Chorus - quiet
• Chorus - Loud and big
• Instrumental - E  D   A   A
• End

Praises    Key of G   Chord Chart

• Keys start
• Verse 1 - Hanna solos - drums - bass on off-beat like in practice
• Chorus - remember breathy - not full voice
• Verse 2 - drums full beat
• Chorus - 2 times - Full band, all singer
• Bridge - 3 full times - quiet first time
• Chorus - no stopping, full band
• Chorus
• Verse 1

Drummers switch while Laura keeps playing keys

Jesus We Love You   Key of G  Chord Chart

• Intro - keys start this one too
• Verse 1 - Julia solos
• Chorus - again - held back, not full singing but breathy
• Verse 2 - everyone sings
• Chorus - 2 times - full band, all singers
• Bridge - 3 times
• Chorus - Band holds first note and comes back in one 2nd 'love you'
• Chorus
• End

Good Good Father    Key of E   Chord Chart

• Intro - Chelsea starts
• Verse 1 - Tryse solos
• Chorus - again, breathy
• Verse 2 - we're all in singing and playing
• Chorus - 2 times - full band, all singers
• Bridge - full on, not stopping
• Verse 3 - Tiffany solos
• Chorus - 2 times
• End

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So if you haven't heard, our next chapel is on April 26th.  We worked through a few songs for this chapel in last practice.  Next Thursday will be our last practice before this next chapel, so please try and be present.   The four songs we decided on last Thursday (due to this squashed schedule) are:

- The Happy Song   Key of D       Chord Chart
- Praises                   Key of G       Chord Chart
- Good Good Father   Key of E     Chord Chart
- Jesus We Love You  Key of G    Chord Chart

I'm a little uneasy about that one fast song and three slow songs still, but that's the way things stand currently.  I was thinking we could either swap 'The Happy Song' with 'Sing, Sing, Sing' or keep 'The Happy Song' and swap 'Praises' with 'Sing, Sing, Sing'....   Thoughts?

Acoustic Chapel Songs to work on

Remember to think about how we want to set things up in the gym for this chapel.  I have really enjoyed practice these past two weeks - they've been some of my favourite times of the week.  I really enjoy playing and singing with you all.

Agenda for our Acoustic All Worship Chapel

Start with:  I think we will just do a verse and a chorus of each of these and move through them fairly quickly.

Sing Sing Sing   Key of E      Chord Chart

Every Move I Make   Key of E  Chord Chart

Romans 16:19   Key of E      Chord Chart

My Redeemer Lives    Key of E   Chord Chart


Middle slower songs:  I'm not sure we'll do the first two below.  I really want to spend the majority of the time on Avalanche and Set a Fire.

Amazing Love   Key of D & E   Chord Chart

Great Are You Lord   Key of E    Chord Chart

Avalanche   Key of C        Chord Chart  Julia H to sing first verse solo.  (she volunteered)

Set a Fire   Key of G   Chord Chart

End with:

Everlasting God   Key of G   Chord Chart

You Are Good    Key of G    Chord Chart





our original list:

Avalanche   Key of C        Chord Chart

Everlasting God   Key of G   Chord Chart

Every Move I Make   Key of E  Chord Chart

Jesus Loves Me  Key of G   Chord Chart

Everywhere I go - God, You are My God   Key of G    Chord Chart

Amazing Love   Key of D   Chord Chart

Open the Eyes of my Heart    Key of E   Chord Chart

Came to My Rescue   Key of G   Chord Chart

Set a Fire   Key of G   Chord Chart

You Are Good   Key of G     Chord Chart

Great Are You Lord   Key of E    Chord Chart

Sing Sing Sing   Key of E      Chord Chart

Romans 16:19   Key of E      Chord Chart

The Happy Song or Happy Day    Key of D

No Longer Slaves   Key of D    Chord Chart

March 1st Chapel Agenda

Hi everyone,
We on for Chapel this Wednesday, March 1st.  Please remember your ear buds and to show up at the school at 7:15am to help set up.  Here's our song list,

Let God Arise   Key of E

• Intro - E. Guitar starts, rest of the band comes in with drums
• Verse 1 - like we practiced - singers in unison, band driving but muted
• Chorus - hold chords on 'Arise'.  Full band back in on 'reigns'
• Instrumental - E. Guitar soloing
• Verse 2 - same as we practiced, singers bust a move
• Chorus - 2 times - full band
• Bridge - 3 full times, start low (like we practiced) and building every time 'our God is a God who saves'  
• Chorus - hold chords on 'Arise'.  Full band back in on 'reigns'
• Chorus - full band
• Outro - same as intro

Reprise bridge (Our God is a God who saves)??  :-)

Beautiful One    Key of A (but starts on D)

• Intro - Full band
• Verse 1 - as we practiced, but Rebecca sings solo
• Chorus - all singers in unison, full band
• Verse 2 - full band (as we practiced) and all singers with harmonies
• Chorus - 2 times, full band with singers doing harmonies
• Bridge - Rebecca sings solo first time through, everybody builds and joins second time.
• Chorus - 2 times - full band and singing, pulling out all the stops
• Bridge 2 - 'My soul my soul must sing'  Instruments do shots!
• Chorus - Instruments STOP on 'One' and come back in on 'Sing'
• Chorus

Praises   Key of G (but starts on C)

• Intro - Instruments quiet, but everyone playing.  Keys lead us off
• Verse 1 - Julia solos, bass drum on off beat with cymbal work
• Chorus - All instruments quiet, singers in unison.  Drums same as verse 1
• Instrumental - same as intro
• Verse 1 - drums full beat, all instruments in.  All singers in, harmonies
• Chorus - Full one everyone - singers harmonizing.  Band holds note on last 'higher'
• Bridge - 3 full times through - Julia sings solo first time.  Drums back on bass offbeat first time.  Band builds each time through.  Singers join and belt it out 2nd and 3rd times through.  BIG BUILD!!
• Chorus - No Stopping, full on, everyone!  Hold note on 'higher'
• Verse 1 - Julia solos
• Outro - same as intro.  End on D so you can move right into.....

I Will Exalt    Key of D

• Intro - as we practiced
• Verse 1 - Chelsea solos, instruments held back
• Instrumental - same as intro
• Verse 1 - Full band, all singers harmonizing
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental - going to bridge
• Bridge - 2-3 times - Chelsea solos first time through.  We all join her 2nd and 3rd times.  Build starts quiet and builds (like we practiced)
• Chorus - Instruments hold on 'Exalt', come back in on second 'Exalt'
• Chorus - BIG BAND
• Verse 1 - Chelsea
• Outro - same as intro.

New Songs to Work on for March 1st

Again, great job on that last chapel everyone!  Looking forward to our next chapel, here's some songs to practice and know.  We'll focus on these 6 and choose 4.  PLEASE get really familiar (listen to the videos) with the songs as it will help us learn them faster.

Let God Arise    Key of E    Chord Chart

Let the Glory of the Lord Rise Among Us   Key of D & E   Chord Chart

Every Praise   Key of G   Chord Chart

Good Good Father   Key of E   Chord Chart

I Will Exalt   Key of D   Chord Chart

Praises   Key of G

Chapel Song Agenda for Feb 1st

Hi Everyone,
Here's our song agenda for chapel on Feb 1st.  Its similar to what we practiced last Thursday.   Remember, C.M. won't be with us, so we won't have an acoustic guitar player and she won't be singing.   Organ and keys will need to cover for no acoustic guitar (play fuller)

Happy Day   Key of G

• Intro - E. Guitar soloing, other instruments big
• Verse 1 - Guitars chugging.  Singers in unison
• Chorus - tambourine go-go, singers in unison
• Verse 2 - Singers can harmonize, instruments building to chorus
• Chorus - 2 times.
• Bridge - Drums, remember the 'shots' and builds here
• Chorus - singers only with bass drum on the off beat
• Chorus
• Instrumental outro

You Are Good   Key of G

• Intro - E. Guitar solo, other instruments BIG
• Verse 1 - singers in unison
• Chorus - singers and bass drum
• Instrumental - E. Guitar solo
• Verse 2 - Instrument shots.  Singers CLAP and SMILE!
• Chorus - 2 times - big band, singers harmonizing
• Bridge - 2 times - as we practice
• Chorus - 2 times
• Instrumental outro - E. Guitar soloing

The Happy Song    Key of D

• Instrumental Intro - Big band in full
• Chorus - Big band
• Verse 1 - Instruments do shots, singers in unison
• Chorus - Big band, singers harmonize
• Verse 1 - Instruments do shots, singers harmonizing and square dancing
• Chorus - Big band, 
• Bridge - as we practice - keep the intensity up
• Chorus - 2 times

All Who Are Thirsty   Key of E

• Intro - instrumental following chords from verse 1 (E  E/G#   A   B)
• Verse 1 - Keys, drums, and singers in unison
• Chorus - singers in unison
• Verse 1 - Keys, drums, E. Guitar playing full chords
• Chorus - 2 times - full band.  E. Guitar playing full, open chords.  Singers harmonizing
• Pre-chorus (as deep calls...) 
• Chorus - just singers
• Chorus - full band - 'Holy Spirit, come'

Jesus We Love You   Key of G

• Keys start us
• Verse 1 - Singers in unison.  Keys full. E.Guitar swells
• Chorus - Singers in unison.  Keys full.  E.Guitar swells
• Verse 2 - Singers harmonize  Keys full.  E. Guitar full open chords
• Chorus - 2 times - Singers harmonize  Keys full.  E. Guitar full open chords
• Bridge - Start quiet and build
• Chorus - instruments break until second 'love'
• Chorus

New Songs to work On (Next Chapel is Feb 1st)

Great chapel this week everyone and great practice on Thursday!  After running through a number of new (and old) songs in practice here's what I'm thinking for new songs to work towards:

Our God Saves  Key of C  Chord Chart

The Happy Song  Key of D  Chord Chart

There is No One Like You  Key of E   Chord Chart

All Who are Thirsty   Key of E   Chord Chart

Jesus We Love You   Key of G   Chord Chart

Chapel Next Week (Jan 12)

Great practice today everyone!  So, to review, the songs we're doing next week are:

Beautiful One   Key of A  Chord chart
L.C. - you do the roll up in this one on your right hand the choruses and bridge.  Notes are E A E.
Everyone, remember the break coming out of the bridges.
Singers - please memorize the words!
Intro - Everyone in big.
Verse 1 - guitars chugging, singers in unison
Chorus - band is bigger, singers still in unison
Verse 2 - guitars chugging, singers harmonizing, clapping, and smiling, everyone building to chorus
Chorus - 2 times
Bridge - 2 times - first time longer notes, second time building
Chorus - with the break
2nd Bridge - 'My soul...'  2 times - instruments - shots
Chorus - with the break
Outro

Happy Day   Key of G  Chord chart
L.C. - you do the alternating finger pattern in your right hand all through this song on the notes D G D.
D.H. - Keep your drum beats relatively simple with the bass drum and rolls.  No harm in that at all, and it will sound better than too much syncopation.  Snare, tom, bass drum build together in bridge.
Intro - Big band
Verse 1 - guitars chugging, singers in unison
Chorus - big band, singers in unison
Verse 2 - band bigger, singers in harmony
Chorus - 2 times, big band, singers harmonizing, smiling, clapping
Bridge - make sure you know the chords here!  
Chorus - just the drums and singers
Chorus - big band
Outro

At Your Name   Key of E  Chord chart
Everyone start big in the this song!
B.S. - Remember to just strum down and play big when you need to
Intro - BIG BAND!
Verse 1 - Singers in unison, band pulls back
Chorus - Singers in unison
Verse 2 - Singers harmonize, bigger band, big build into chorus
Chorus - BIG BAND, singers harmonizing
Bridge - 2 times
Chorus - 2 times
Outro


Lion and the Lamb   Key of E  Chord chart
First verse build big into acapella chorus.
D.H. - This is another one where you can keep your beat simple.  With the build in the bridge you can start with the bass drum on the off beat and cymbal work.  Then a long, big, build with snare, tom, and bass drum together.
Need BOTH keyboards STRONG in this whole song
Intro - Big band
Verse 1 - Singers in unison, band pulled back
Chorus - Bass drum off beat & cymbals, Keys, and singers
Instrumental
Verse 2 - Singers can harmonize, bigger band
Chorus
Bridge - Drums big, long build with bass drums, snare, and floor tom together.  Band builds with drums
Chorus - Band breaks on 'Lion', comes back in FULL ON with 'Judah'
Chorus
Outro.