Practicing your instrument and learning new songs is one of the core responsibilities of a musician. As musicians and worshippers, we’re always trying to grow and develop our craft to not only play more skillfully, but to also be a better servant by excelling in the roles and tasks we’ve been assigned. But … dedicating …
Church music is a unique environment for musicians. We are constantly required to play with various combinations of band members and worship leaders and cover other band’s songs. With this comes the challenge of playing in different keys. This typically happens when taking a song originally sung by a male worship leader and changing it …
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How often do we stop and think about what Heaven is really like? Probably not enough, as it is more important than we typically realize. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus instructs us to pray “…Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” If we do not know what culture …
Many sermons, the Bible, and Christianity in general can be rather conceptual and metaphorical. There is nothing wrong with that, but I think sometimes it helps me to just have some straightforward examples of living life better, such as how to spend time with God. Growing up, “time with God” was just reading my Bible …
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With all the blogs and free video series Worship Online puts out, finding where to start can be a bit overwhelming. Luckily for you, we dove into the data and narrowed it down to our 15 most popular posts! Whether you play drums, guitar, keys, bass or sing, we have curated amazing content with your …
The church’s understanding of “worldly influence” has always been a controversial and interesting topic. Christians tend to err on the side of separating themselves from the “secular world” as much as possible than to let it influence us in any way. To me, extremes are rarely a good thing. To completely isolate ourselves is to …
5 Secular Songs You Should Hear: And How They Can Inspire Your Playing Read More »
The use of technology has dramatically helped improve the way we run worship sets. From the use of digital instruments, increasing production quality and streamlining information, technology has given us amazing new ways to express our worship. Unfortunately, we all know that this tech can be a double edged sword, especially when we least expect …
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If you are reading this, you are either intrigued or completely disgusted. The topic of guitar modeling is almost controversial as it has gained a relatively bad rap from guitar tone “purists”. At the same time, it has significantly grown in usage from those who feel the benefits outweigh the offense. I have personally used …
Why I Bought a Modeling Rig: And Why I Didn’t Go Kemper Read More »
Have you ever wondered what other churches are playing each Sunday? Well you’re in luck! Below we have put together a list of the 20 most popular songs of 2018! Chosen by YOU, our loyal subscribers, based on how many times they have been played and rehearsed on Worship Online! Check out what songs your church has …
In Part 1, Max Corwin hit some really helpful tips for a good in ear mix, as well as his personal approach for guitars. For this blog, I want to give a contrasting approach to how I tend to set my mixes for guitar as well as some tips for mixes if you are not …
