Beginning and Ending Songs Well: Lesson from Practical Worship Leading Skills Course HD

When we asked which lesson you would like a free sneak preview of this is the one you voted for over 19 others from our Practical Worship Leading Skills Course. This lesson unpacks a range of ideas and tips that seasoned worship leaders use to begin and end songs well. There is 3.5 hours of teaching on the full course which is available as a download. And for a limited period we are offering the course at HALF PRICE! Head over to our website for more info and to buy before the prices go back up: http://musicademy.com/store/worship-band-skills/worship-leading/practical-worship-leading.html Full course detail below: - Introduction A brief introduction outlining the aims, content and approaches you can take to get the most out of the course. - Choosing Songs Part 1 This lesson explores how to pick sets of songs that flow together well, based around an approach to worship using the themes of ‘gathering’, ‘word,’ ‘response’ and ‘sending out.’ - Choosing Songs Part 2 This brilliant lesson shows you how to pick songs in the best key for the congregation based on understanding where the strong notes typically lie in male and female vocal ranges. - Beginning And Ending Songs Well This lesson unpacks a range of ideas and tips that seasoned worship leaders use to begin and end songs well. - Learning To Play Rhythmically Here we look at the musicianship skills behind getting each instrument in your band to fit together rhythmically and how they can find their space in a song’s overall groove. - Evaluating Team Motivations Some practical ideas on building a recruitment and evaluation process that works for your church for both new and existing team members. - Using Dynamics An invaluable lesson and practical exercise, showing you how to use the different types of dynamics to create 10 levels/variations of light and shade. - Team Building This lesson shows you how to create a set of ‘commitment agreements’ that will help you build your team while taking into account members with varying levels of skill, experience and availability. - Good Rehearsals Some practical ideas on creating worthwhile, achievable and efficient rehearsals even with limited time, space or noise restrictions. - Worship Beyond Singing A discussion with some very helpful practical ideas for engaging your congregation in worship activities that aren’t just song or music focussed. - Playing And Singing With Meaning And Emotion This lesson helps you and your team connect together the theme and lyrics of the songs being sung with the music being played. - Communication A lesson unpacking different forms of musical communication that will help you give clear and understandable cues to both your worship band and the congregation. - Achieving Flow Some practical thoughts and exercise helping you to create sense of flow from song to song, with songs in different themes, keys, tempos and genres. - Transposing Songs Into More Singable Keys - This ‘how to’ music theory