Jared Anderson (piano) provides some good tips via video on getting along with ‘the band’ for classically training pianists (although most of this transfers also to other instruments – voice, guitar, etc.). HT: All About Worship podcast
Good advice from Nicholas Tozier includes: 1. Disconnect. Power down your computer–or if you absolutely need the thing for some reason related to your practice and studies, sever it from the internet. Switch off your router. Close all unnecessary windows....
I received a call from Jay Leach in Southern California a few months ago. Jay had been listening to his local Christian radio station and heard about Cross International’s work rescuing orphans in Africa and Guatemala, and was moved to...
Here’s another reason why caring for the poor requires more than good intentions: Less than 5 percent of the ticket revenue from a Carnegie Hall concert Sunday night touted as a Haiti fund-raising event will actually go to earthquake relief,...
…is all you need, according to Kevin Kelley: A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res...
Christopher Hopper talks about collaboration and has five tips @ CatalystSpace on how to affect it: Designate a point person Develop consensus (not unanimity) Compromise promotes ownership Sharing canvases carte blanche Open air policy These strike me as healthy and...
Good advice here for seasonal choir rehearsals from Michael Smith (no relation) of Clearview Baptist in Franklin, TN. He includes this ‘backbone of the worship choir rehearsal blueprint’: Begin with something familiar Put the hard work in the middle End...
Bill Gaither on what it takes to become a successful Christian artist: I think he has to understand feet washing…a real follower of Christ gets down on his hands and knees and washes the other person’s feet…I think that’s the...
Interesting snippet of helpful band discussion. View on YouTube here. More from Vitamin Z here. (HT: WorshipMatters)
Pastor Kevin DeYoung has a great post on Defending Musical Diversity in which he posits four ‘traditions’ of songs we should be singing: 1. Psalms 2. Hymns 3. Contemporary songs 4. Non-anglo songs The fourth catagory he admits to being...