New Songs based on Your Requests :-)

Take it all   Key of F (I'll tell you why this key in practice)  Chord Chart

Reckless Love   Key of C  Chord Chart

Fear is a Liar   Key of C   Chord Chart

Your Presence is Heaven to Me   Key of G   Chord Chart

Heart of Worship   Key of D  Chord Chart

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