Geezerjohn
Fractal Fanatic
I play mainly in church for worship services or musical events in a church setting. I do not play every week, but I play a few times per month. I play multiple instruments, so I may not always be on guitar. Playing at my home church, attendance is usually several thousand people. I have been on our worship team for almost a decade.
We do not have a rehearsal during the week. I get a song setlist emailed to me on Thursday afternoon or evening for Sunday services (2 services). We do a quick run-through at 7:30am Sunday morning to prepare for the first service which starts at 9:00am. We do get charts, but the music is very spontaneous.
The upside of this approach has greatly improved my improv skills, as many songs include a guitar solo, and the solos are as expected very spontaneous. The downside, is that when I was touring, we did the same show, so I was on much more familiar footing.
My question for those of you who play worship music in church is this. how does your church handle the music program?
We do not have a rehearsal during the week. I get a song setlist emailed to me on Thursday afternoon or evening for Sunday services (2 services). We do a quick run-through at 7:30am Sunday morning to prepare for the first service which starts at 9:00am. We do get charts, but the music is very spontaneous.
The upside of this approach has greatly improved my improv skills, as many songs include a guitar solo, and the solos are as expected very spontaneous. The downside, is that when I was touring, we did the same show, so I was on much more familiar footing.
My question for those of you who play worship music in church is this. how does your church handle the music program?