Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up, The [Paperback]

Douglas Flather (Author), Tami Flather (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

Pastors Worship Team Leaders Vocalists and Instrumentalists Sound People Do You Want Your Worship Team to . . . * get the most out of rehearsal time? * craft a professional sound, even with just a few instruments? * cultivate the 10 most important skills vocalists need for contemporary music? * teach new songs to the congregation--painlessly? * create and use dynamic presentation skills? Expert advice is here for all the above and a whole lot more. The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up is the next best thing to having a seasoned professional director coach your team personally through all the ins and outs of worship ministry! This timely resource addresses the whole array of concerns that can hang up a worship team and takes you beyond them to the next level. Whether you're building a team from the ground up or need to fine-tune a given area, The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up gives you spot-on insights and troubleshooting tips that will help you excel in your mission of leading others in worship through music. You'll love how this easy-to-read book makes everything so understandable. You don't have to take a music theory class in order to get a fast handle on chord substitutions, key changes, and arranging techniques that will give your sound a personal, creative edge. You'll also find out about . . . Copyright issues--what you need to know Seamless segues and transitions Preparing for and running efficient rehearsals Positioning your worship team on the platform Conducting solid sound checks Best practices for visual aids Communicating with team members via secret signals Developing a clean vocal sound Quick tips for every aspect of worship leading . . . and lots, lots more!

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Pastors Worship Team Leaders Vocalists & Instrumentalists Sound People Do You Want Your Worship Team to . . . * get the most out of rehearsal time? * craft a professional sound, even with just a few instruments? * cultivate the 10 most important skills vocalists need for contemporary music? * teach new songs to the congregation--painlessly? * create and use dynamic presentation skills?

Expert advice is here for all the above and a whole lot more. The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up is the next best thing to having a seasoned professional director coach your team personally through all the ins and outs of worship ministry!

This timely resource addresses the whole array of concerns that can hang up a worship team and takes you beyond them to the next level. Whether you’re building a team from the ground up or need to fine-tune a given area, The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up gives you spot-on insights and troubleshooting tips that will help you excel in your mission of leading others in worship through music.

You’ll love how this easy-to-read book makes everything so understandable. You don’t have to take a music theory class in order to get a fast handle on chord substitutions, key changes, and arranging techniques that will give your sound a personal, creative edge. You’ll also find out about . . .

Copyright issues--what you need to know Seamless segues and transitions Preparing for and running efficient rehearsals Positioning your worship team on the platform Conducting solid sound checks Best practices for visual aids Communicating with team members via secret signals Developing a clean vocal sound Quick tips for every aspect of worship leading . . . and lots, lots more!

About the Author

Doug and Tami Flather minister at Oak Ridge Community Church in Highland, Maryland (near Baltimore), where Tami plays bass guitar and Doug is a keyboardist and one of the instrumental directors. They both teach praise and worship ministry workshops. They have been involved in contemporary music ministry since the late 1970s.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310242320
• ISBN-13: 978-0310242321
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !, August 18, 2005

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W. Gonzalez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up, The (Paperback)

The reason I bought this book is because I'm writing a seminar to help local praise leaders and bands to improve their worship skills. I have several books on praise and worship and have attended several seminars but none compares like this one in practical concepts and examples. Where other books talk about Bible worship models and the theology of praise and worship, this book gets knee deep in the details of planning, running and managing a Worship Band. It includes practical concepts like how should guitars/keyboards voice their chords, how to build a music repertoire, modulations, how to get the singers to sing right, how to plan the practice to get the most out of it, etc.
In short, this book is nothing but practical concepts and examples of what it takes (musically) to manage a Praise Band... I LOVE IT

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, May 15, 2007

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Pauline D. Carnley (North Pole, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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What a great resource manual for a worship team. I wish I had this book years ago when I started leading a team. Thanks for the helpful book that I have used and passed on to others.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for the self-learned...., March 14, 2006

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S. L. Carpenter (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This book has been very beneficial to me. As a self-learner in many areas, it helped strengthen my endeavors. Great for the entire music team.