Praise Team -Praise Playlist-
A1, 1/30/24, HW
- Create a playlist of worship music (Spotify, YouTube, etc.)
- Six songs minimum -2 we’ve done, two you’d like to do, and whichever other worship songs you’d like to add.
- Listen carefully to the songs
- Email me the song structure of 2 of the songs
- Song Structure = What is the order of the song? (V1,V2,C, V3,V4,B,B, C, C)
You can find an almost-exhaustive list of songs we’ve done here
Learning Goals: We’ve grown as a praise team, and I’m proud of you! Now, let’s get to the next level.
Every praise team member should know the song structure of each song on the set.
The Visual techs need to maintain correct lyric flow so there are no distractions.
The band and singers must know where the song builds and gets softer (and much more). These dynamics powerfully impact the worship experience.
The sound techs need to know all these dynamics and more; otherwise, the band’s efforts don’t accomplish much.
In short, please don’t put yourself in a praise situation where you don’t know a song, and don’t rely only on hearing it at other services. That lack of preparation is not the offering we should give to our Lord. It also invites criticism. Personally, If someone asks me to lead a worship song without practice time or my knowing it from its recording, I politely decline. The most important technical part of worship prep is knowing the songs.
But you can make your practice work more efficiently by listening to worship on your own. These songs give each of you the ingredients to succeed together as a band.