Your videos are incredibly valuable to me. I began playing guitar and singing in college, but then life happened! I’ve played and sang off and on for many years, but mostly off for the last 20 or so. I am 68 and this last June I determined to get my guitar out of the closet, and start playing and singing again just for my own pleasure. A few months ago our church had a need for another member of our worship team and I was asked to join. I am not content to simply polish up my guitar skills; I want to advance those skills. I am currently working on learning the Nashville Numbering system. 🤪 Mainly, I want to lead worship well! I want to be able get my eyes off the chord charts in order to make eye contact with our congregation and invite them to worship. This video and the one on memorizing the words will prove to be very valuable! You are a great teacher! I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching more of your videos in the days ahead. Thank you!
Basically, I haven't been memorizing but would like to. It's a huge topic with many in my church congregation not seeing it as important ( or only somewhat important for the WL or front line singers -- who have a confidence monitor). I'm looking into things like an Ipad with Planning Center's Music Stand although that might just substitute one kind of staring for another. I also made a Reaper project where I can play one of our songs, in our key, and add my own verbal chord cues so I can listen to that for practice. But I do need to learn to recognize intervals and changes so thanks for the video.
I have 2 basic ways of memorizing (aside from the fact that nashnumbers are pretty my the only way I think about music anymore). 1) muscle memory 2) writing something unique into the way I play the song (arpeggio pattern, lead lines, drone strings, double stops). The more unique my part is, the more impossible it is to forget. The songs I've written the most detailed notes on how to play are the ones I never even read anymore.
I'll speak for my situation - we have 3 meetings a week and sing 10-12 small chorus type songs at each meeting. We have a selection of 600+ songs and 200 hymns, most of which are chosen live. Just switching 1 of these meetings to a planned worship session is a huge cultural change for us but (ironically) the covid-19 home services allowed this to happen. Whilst I took the decision years ago to not bother learning any songs, that doesn't cut it when you are presenting into a camera over Zoom.
Your videos are incredibly valuable to me. I began playing guitar and singing in college, but then life happened! I’ve played and sang off and on for many years, but mostly off for the last 20 or so. I am 68 and this last June I determined to get my guitar out of the closet, and start playing and singing again just for my own pleasure. A few months ago our church had a need for another member of our worship team and I was asked to join. I am not content to simply polish up my guitar skills; I want to advance those skills. I am currently working on learning the Nashville Numbering system. 🤪
Mainly, I want to lead worship well! I want to be able get my eyes off the chord charts in order to make eye contact with our congregation and invite them to worship. This video and the one on memorizing the words will prove to be very valuable!
You are a great teacher! I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching more of your videos in the days ahead. Thank you!
Preeeeeeech! Nashville numbers. Learn it! Know it! Love it!
1 is always "home". As a matter of fact, during ministry time, I usually hang out on 6, 5, 4 etc...and that creates tension that is never resolved.
Nashville numbers 👌👌👌
I usually don't end a song on a 1 until the very last song of the service 😂
Literally jus started learning the number system! 🙌🏽
Nice! Keep leading well!
Basically, I haven't been memorizing but would like to. It's a huge topic with many in my church congregation not seeing it as important ( or only somewhat important for the WL or front line singers -- who have a confidence monitor). I'm looking into things like an Ipad with Planning Center's Music Stand although that might just substitute one kind of staring for another. I also made a Reaper project where I can play one of our songs, in our key, and add my own verbal chord cues so I can listen to that for practice. But I do need to learn to recognize intervals and changes so thanks for the video.
I hope this goes viral!! This is so so helpful!! THANKYOU!!! Merry Christmas 🎄
Glad you're here! Merry Christmas! 👊
I have 2 basic ways of memorizing (aside from the fact that nashnumbers are pretty my the only way I think about music anymore). 1) muscle memory 2) writing something unique into the way I play the song (arpeggio pattern, lead lines, drone strings, double stops). The more unique my part is, the more impossible it is to forget. The songs I've written the most detailed notes on how to play are the ones I never even read anymore.
Great ideas! 👊
Thank you so much for this I am 14 and I am playing guitar for my church band and this is just very helpful
Ps very glad I found your channel
Glad you're here Hayden! Keep leading well! 👊
I memorize from memory, I’m fairly new to guitar so I just memorize the pattern, because all songs follow a pattern
True 👍
I am a sound tech so...
I always wondered why rock bands and their child imitators on YT don't need music stands but worship teams always do.
I'll speak for my situation - we have 3 meetings a week and sing 10-12 small chorus type songs at each meeting. We have a selection of 600+ songs and 200 hymns, most of which are chosen live.
Just switching 1 of these meetings to a planned worship session is a huge cultural change for us but (ironically) the covid-19 home services allowed this to happen.
Whilst I took the decision years ago to not bother learning any songs, that doesn't cut it when you are presenting into a camera over Zoom.
I try to really understand the melody
That definitely helps! 👍
This song is what we call a "post it note" song because we can write 1 or 2 progressions on a sticky note instead of reading 2 pages.
That's a good idea! 👊