Hey, worship musicians! We’ve decided to make our most popular Easter song tutorials FREE to everyone to try and help make Easter Sunday a little easier this year! Whether you’re practicing for an online service or preparing your own worship set at home, you can now access these selected tutorials free for a limited time. …
In a time where toilet paper is a rare commodity, countless people are out of work, people stockpile nearly 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to resell, and popular cities feel like ghost towns, it’s hard not to feel like we’re in the middle of an apocalyptic movie. Just the other day when this pandemic first …
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It’s hard to know what Easter Sunday will look like this year. But regardless, the world needs worship now more than ever. Preparing for your Easter Sunday worship set is a lot of work, so to make it easier, we’ve put together a list of all our favorite Easter worship songs for 2020! Each song …
Have you ever felt inadequate as a worship leader? I was hired 8 years ago as a part-time worship leader at a church in Southern California named Inland Hills. This was my first church job, and I could tell I had a lot of growing to do. I soon found out I loved it even …
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At some point in our lives, we’ve all encountered that one song. You know the song that I’m talking about… It’s the one that you get nervous about when you see it on the Planning Center setlist. It’s the one that no matter how many times you’ve practiced it, you just can’t seem to get …
It’s the end of the year, which means the end of a season, but more importantly the start of something new. I believe this next decade we are walking into is going to be remarkable for creatives in the church. Now is a good time to be excited and press into God’s leading more than …
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You’ve most likely heard by now that Kanye West – one of the most influential artists and cultural icons of our era – released a polarizing gospel record, Jesus is King. The bold Christian lyrical content and lack of profanity have undoubtedly shocked the world in contrast to its predecessors. The record-breaking album, along with …
In past blogs and podcasts, we’ve talked about the importance of developing your own sound. But how do you actually go about building a new sound? The more I talk to other guitarists, the more I realize that many struggle to think outside of the box. I understand how hard it can be, simply because …
The church is an organization and community built on service. As a result unfortunately, this kind of environment breeds the need to be seen, honored, and appreciated. We all go through seasons of feeling unseen, so it’s important that we ground ourselves properly ahead of time. But how? Mountaintop seasons come seemingly as often as …
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Music is alive and breathing – so is your guitar playing. If you’re not giving your notes enough energy and emotion, you will choke the life out of your sound. This is where vibrato comes into play. Vibrato is relatively easy to do, but difficult to do with style. Some reading this may think this …
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