Nov. 5th Chapel

Hey everyone,
Good practice on Thursday.  We won't be able to practice together this weekend, but you can still practice at home  :-)   M.W. -  as discussed, you're the team lead for setting up the IEM system.  E.S. - again as we agreed, you're the team lead for stage set up.

Team leads - you're ensuring everyone has everything they need and knows what they doing and where they are going (refer to the stage layout handout I gave you on Thursday).  H.E. - as discussed, you'll be manning the front door from 7:10 to 7:25.  Everyone - DON'T ring the door bell.  Let H.E. get it for you.  If you arrive after 7:25.... well, you'll have to make your own way in.

F.F. - you said you'd read a scripture.  We'll get you to do it between the 2 fast songs.  Please read Psalm 136:1-3.

E.S. - If you comfortable, I'd like to you be 'the leader'.  At the beginning, invite everyone to join us.  Feel free to call out queues of where we're going (nice and loud).  Talk in between songs where you feel comfortable.  And please close our set with a prayer.

Everyone - as E.S. suggested in practice, there will be a place for any of you (if you feel lead) to briefly share after we're done with the two fast songs, or in between the two slow ones.  I'll provide some background music on the guitar.


Our agenda for Wednesday is:

• E.S. Welcome and invitation to loosen up and worship with us.  Be loud and clear.  If you can't hear yourself through the main speakers, no one else will hear you.
• You Are Good (Planetshakers)  Drums, remember to try and get the syncopated snare rhythm in the verses.  Guitars, we need to ensure that we're tight in this song, particularly in the bridge.  All instrumentalists - remember to go right to the bridge after we sing the chorus 2 times.  We also can't forget the single 'shot' in the verse on the word 'plan'.  We should also be doing a double shot on the words 'You are' going into the chorus.
• F.F. Read Psalm 136:1-3.  Again, be loud and clear.  If you can't hear yourself through the main speakers, no one else will hear you.
• You Are Good (Israel Houghton)  We'll start this song with drums and congas like we practiced.  Then acoustic guitar will play with them for 4 bars, then all instruments (big) for 8 bars and finally into the first verse.  Maintaining the tempo through the choruses is key in this song for the drums.  Guitars again need to ensure that we're not sustaining our notes when we shouldn't be (to keep it sounding clean).  Bass, don't forget your slides in the verse on the word 'forever'. 
• We sit down in the front row, stage left (west side).  Allison Springer will speak here for ~ 20 minutes.
• Healing is in Your Hands  A.W. - Start your intro as soon as you are ready and play this as background music until we're all ready.  Pretty much bass, keys, and acoustic guitar through the first verse and chorus in this song.  Remember, we're only doing half a chorus between the first and second verses.  After the second verse, singers can go into harmony and all instruments are playing.  In the Bridge, we all pull back.  Second time through the bridge we're building big (drums, help us here).  We just keep building through the chorus after the bridge to the end of the song.
• Selah....  (pause and consider...)
• How Great is Our God  Key of G.
  - First verse and 1 chorus - K.M. will play and sing the first half of the first verse alone ('the splendour of the king').  G.F.  will sing the second half of the first verse ('he wraps himself in light') with K.M playing acoustic.  In the first chorus drums do cymbal work, keys and bass join K.M. and everyone sings in unison.
  - Second verse and 1 chorus - all instruments playing, J.P. will sing the first half ('age to age he stands') and F.F. will sing the second half ('the godhead three in one').  Everyone joins in the chorus singing harmony and instruments are big.
  - First Bridge - all instruments pull back except bass, keys, and acoustic.  These three instruments play long notes first time through.  O.F. will sing the first time through - sing big and strong (I know you can)  :-).
  - Second Bridge - all instruments join and we're building big time.  Singers go into harmony.  Big cymbal roll into chorus....
  - Chorus after bridge - a cappella (no instruments)
  - Following choruses - All instruments back in big.

Things to keep in mind:

• Singers, you're never not singing.  Like we talked about in practice, there will be some times where you won't have the mike at your mouth (amplified), but you should always be singing.  When you are designated to sing, kiss the microphone!!
• Drums - keep your fills simple.  
• Let's have fun and enter in!!