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