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Editor’s Corner
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 vol. 8, issue 6
A Shepherd
Practicing in the Fields? Features 48 Product Review
By Doug Doppler
I was hanging out in the Old Testament and came across a VB Amp and Speaker
revealing scripture verse; paraphrased, it reads, “David led (shep- 8 Product Review
Enclosures –
herded) his people with integrity of heart and skillfulness of hands.” By Bruce Adolph
Schenk Ophirio Model Acoustic Isolation Done Right
These are two great directives for those who live and serve on
worship teams, and inspiring words for those of us who want to Guitar 49 Camera
grow in Him and improve on the musical gift we’ve been given,
whether it’s with a guitar, trumpet or bongos (preferably not all at 10 From the Drummer’s By Craig Kelly
once, however). Perspective So You Volunteered
By Carl Albrecht as a Camera
I started thinking about how David most likely “wood-shedded” Operator At Church
for many hours each day, on his stringed instrument of choice, while Worship Drumming Trends
2010 – Uh Oh, Now
he was hanging out with the sheep at night; he may also very
well have been honing his songwriting skills. What a concert those What? Part 3
sheep got! We know David could play well from his time spent try- 12 Keyboard
ing to calm down his troubled leader Saul with his beautiful music. By Ed Kerr 50 Tips for Tight
Was it smooth jazz? Who knows? But one thing we can deduct The Right Tempo, The Right Part Teams
was that for its time, and in whatever unique tuning it might have By Sandy
been in, it was excellent music played by skillful hands. I guess the 15 Bass Hoffman
fact that Saul once picked up a spear and hurled it at him while Are You
David was playing shows us that there were music critics even back By Gary Lunn
then. Ha! Earning a Living Playing Bass- Lifting
Part 2: Reading Music and up EN-
I do believe that David’s practice honored him back with a real Understanding Intervals CO-MI-
level of musicianship. I like that a lot. Other folks’ excellence should UMS?
spur us on and inspire us. Yes, I have heard many fellow guitarists 16 Vocals
after hearing Phil Keaggy or Doyle Dykes perform live say some- By Sheri Gould 52 Mandolin
thing like, “That’s it, I am breaking my guitar in two.” Or utter the By Martin
classic, “Why even pick up my guitar?” In a way, we certainly can Creating an Effective Vocal
Warm-Up/Work-Out Routine Stillion
be intimidated by another musician’s excellence. But the bottom line
is that when you encounter music of such a high level of artistry, it I Wonder as I Wander
is more of out of a sense of wonder and amazement that you state 32 Record Reviews
such things. When you come face to face with excellence, I believe By Heidi Todd 59 Lighter Side
that deep down in your heart you desire to emulate that gifting. You Aaron Keyes By Manuel Luz
want to dig deeper into your own playing style and polish up your Bebo Norman Church Shopping Exposed
own gifting.
Charlie Hall
Chris Tomlin 60 A Few Moments With…
Personal integrity combined with the joy of being whatever type By Brian Weaver
or level of musician you find yourself to be, will naturally propel you Jeremy Camp
forward. Be yourselves, be grateful to the Giver of Life for your life Generation Unleashed [False] Humility - How to
(which includes your gift-ings) and play like all of heaven is listening! Shine Your Light
36 FOH Engineer
Remember, we need to be genuine people and be who the By John Mills 62 Lighting
Lord has called us to be. We may not be shepherds in the field at Rule #1 - Don’t Mess with It. By Greg Sisley
night, but we are shepherding someone, whether it be your family, Elation E Spot LED
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justability that is un-
matched. He hand- I was hitting some first position chords and
ed me one to hold when I hit an “A” chord with some force…
and we compared it there was so much air moving that it felt
I first heard about Rod Schenk to the other conventional trussrods out like I had plugged into an amp and hit an
back in 2008 when Acoustic Guitar there. Schenk’s was more like a over-drive pedal. It rang from now until next
magazine gave Schenk Guitars finely tuned machine with its rac- Tuesday. Open chords up and down the
its coveted Players’ Choice Gold ing design and aerospace feel. fretboard are a blast on this guitar. Wow! I
Award. I personally knew sev- noticed that the nuanced dynamics allowed
eral of the other luthiers that had Next, for bracing he incorpo- me to strum at different levels and that I had
won that year and I knew that rated more technology. gotten a little sloppy playing guitars that
those folks made some wonderful don’t respond with such a wide bandwidth
handcrafted acoustics. At this point, He used “Finite Element Analy- of touch. A guitar that makes me get better
I was intrigued and it turns out Rod sis” computer modeling programs as a musician just to play it? By now I was
Schenk lives and builds his guitars within for stress and deflection analysis. To really falling for this Ophirio.
an hours drive from my home. Now I was on quote Rod here, “The accuracy of this type
a quest to meet him. I got the courage to call of analysis was able to minimize bracing Playability:
him and it resulted in an invitation for Judy weight and provide a map of optimum brac- Well Rod’s handcrafting abilities certainly
and I to come over for dinner with his family. ing location for the most efficient structure carry over to the ebony fretboard. Man, the
Our friendship started that evening and he for resisting the string forces; less guess and neck is so stable with that advanced trussrod
gave us a tour of his quite impressive work- more facts”. system that it feels sturdy as a rock. Great
shop. It turns out he is also a believer and fretwork and a fine-art feel to the neck shap-
his goal of excellence in building guitars is OK “smarty pants”. Lets look at the materi- ing (more thin than thick) makes this one re-
easily apparent. Now, two years later, als used. The guitar is built completely from ally comfortable and easy to play.
he is offering a new Ophirio model to all solid woods (not even plastic binding).
his award winning line and I just had to The back and sides tone woods are Sapele I like the ducktail volute on the back of
play one. Am I ever glad I did! and the top is Engelmann Spruce. More qual- the headstock too. Again, attention to detail
ity ingredients placed in the mix are bone and bringing in the best design elements do
What’s in a Name? nut and saddles and custom make a difference.
This guitar is named after the ancient city Gotoh 510 machine tuners
of Ophir. This was the famous city that sup- with an 18:1 ratio. Other As for the smaller body
plied vast riches including gold, silver, ivory, available wood choices shape, it fits very easily up
precious stones and algumwood which was include Western Red Ce- against your body and the
used to make harps and lyres for musicians. dar, Adirondack Spruce, “Micro Bevel®” adds that ex-
Ophir is most known for supplying King East Indian Rosewood and tra touch of class and playing
Solomon exotic materials during his reign. even Koa! comfort. What is a “Micro
Ophirio is synonomous with luxury, beauty Bevel®” you ask? Good ques-
and quality. Well that is a pretty cool back- The Sound: tion. On the top part of the body where
story. Therefore, the Ophirio concept was to The round tones and overall volume of your strumming/picking arm lays across the
provide a guitar that is clearly more luxuri- this instrument belie the fact that it is more wood Rod has shaped a small bevel right
ous, higher quality and superior to anything close to a smaller OM size guitar than the where the top and side meets… this softens
else in its price range. Pretty lofty goals I larger dreadnaught size. It has the voice the edge.
might add. of a cannon when you jump on it and a
pronounced articulation when you want to The Look:
Structurally Speaking: play softly. I was just floored by the Ophirio’s The high-grade tone woods and their
Rod is a professional licensed sound quality. I started strumming a rather grains are just gorgeous! Add to that a Ma-
engineer. When he ap- robust tune and it got so loud I thought, “Oh cassar Ebony headstock backplate and an
proached building guitars he my gosh, I wonder if my neighbors can hear understated Abalone inlay rosette and you
looked at the basic design me playing?” I asked Rod how is there such have that touch of elegance Rod was aspir-
and saw that there were a large voice out of a smaller body shape? ing towards.
inherent weaknesses in the “This model has the most radical back-arch
“doing it as usual” build in the industry. The extreme dish shape helps Conclusion:
practices. project both sound waves and air move- I can truly say that in the $3,990.00 price
ment through the sound hole. Flat backed range, this Ophiro is one of the best guitars I
He realized that an ultra guitars trap sound inside but a radical back- have ever played. The fact that it is from the
stiff neck would provide less arch redirects the sound in a direction to hands of a luthier and not a mass produced
dampening and more expedite its exit before the sound energy is American factory, makes it that much more
string energy directed to- dissipated”. special. Schenk hits the mark on superior
ward the soundboard. tonal quality and handcrafted beauty!
The problem was that You see why I like this guy? A simple “the
traditional trussrods arch back” would have been all I needed to Schenk also offers several options includ-
lacked sufficient stiff- hear, but now I actually learned something. ing a cutaway version and pick-up systems.
ness capacity, so he Rod had more to say, “The tight and meticu- All models come with a very nice hardshell
designed his own. His lous assembly and construction of a non- case.
“Super-Rod” trussrod is factory guitar is a contributing factor. Also re-
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Worship Musician: The new record ahead of you, not behind you.”
“Real Life” has real meaning to you. Tell And my life verse is Philippians
us about that? 1:6, which says that God is
faithful to complete the work
Lincoln Brewster: Well, over the course that He started in me. That lyric
of making this project I started stumbling is in these songs, and they are
across a different side of my writing. I laced with real things that are
wrote with some good friends again… really applicable and relevant
with Mia Fieldes, Paul Baloche and Jason in my life. Probably the most
Ingram. As the songs started to come out obvious one of those is the
early on in the writing process, a song title cut, “Real Life.”
called “Made For More” emerged. It
was a really introspective (almost kind That one was a complete
of a Bruce Springsteen-esque) lyric, like shocker. After we had
I was singing my thoughts. I was driving the whole album written I
down the road one day and had this played all of the songs for
kind of groove in mind, and the first my wife and said, “What
thing that came out of my mouth was, do you think?” And she
“Don’t care about money, don’t care said, “I think you have
about fame.” That line really set the one more in you.” “Real
tone for the song. You know, it’s been Life” came out of that.
weird in that I have had people say to It is probably the
me, “You’re famous,” and I still don’t most personal song
believe them. It doesn’t feel that way I’ve ever written.
to me. So this project sort of opened It is different
up this other side of my writing, and as even in the way
we continued down the writing process, I produced it,
a lot of the songs were based on real and stylistically
things that have happened. a little different
too, but I just wanted to
Mia and I wrote “Whom Shall I Fear” capture the essence of
(featuring Kari Jobe) after I had a phone what that song was about.
conversation with a friend of mine It talks about me growing up
whose nephew was in intensive care in Alaska and how basically I
after having almost been killed in an still feel like a little kid. I don’t
accident. I was trying to encourage my know about you, but there are a
friend to not be afraid. She was being lot of times when I don’t feel like
driven from a place of fear and I tried a legit adult, you know? I feel like
talking to her about God’s Word. I told I’m a kid masquerading in an adult
Mia about the phone conversation and body. I look around and I have a
we started writing this song. It came beautiful wife I’ve been married to
from the perspective of, “What would for almost 17 years and two kids,
we want to encourage her to say?” a house and a job (actually more
There is a line that says, “You won’t like five jobs!), and this is real life
let me fall when all else is falling.” You but it still feels like playing house.
know, “It is because I know you live, that Mia and I were having this
I will put my faith in this, that you hear conversation and the lyrics from
my call, you hear me calling.” Really that song came out of that.
expressing “faith statements” that get
people to proclaim God’s truth. Some people don’t know about my
connection with the “Deadliest Catch”
Even the song “Best Days” was a lyrical television show, but the “Time Bandit,”
result of years of my pastor looking at one of the boats on that Discovery
me and saying, “Your best days are Channel show, was my family’s boat
photo: Jeremy Cowart
to it and when I listen to modern worship, Jeff Beck play… I marvel at the gift that
because it is what I do, sometimes I’m God gave him. He can play the electric
listening to the production or song guitar in a way that nobody on earth
structure. It can be challenging because can, in my opinion. And when I heard
I have to purposely pull my mind out this guy Russ Freeman play, I thought,
of it and just let my soul be ministered “What a gift!” It soothes me. So I look
to. You know it is almost like if you do at it this way… that is the gift that God
roofing for a living, you probably drive gave him. If he is not using it for God,
around and notice roofs on houses all then that is his choice. But I find his
the time. So not just being a worship music beautiful.
songwriter and an artist but a producer
as well – it is hard for me to disconnect.
So the short answer is I like going back
and listening to older stuff; it has been
really nice. I feel less connected to it
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The REAL LIFE of LINCOLN BREWSTER: continued
Fractal Audio Axe FX there were many go-to electric guitar? WM: We know you are a committed
people saying, “Oh he’s jumping ship,” family man with a lovely wife and
but I wasn’t jumping ship. I needed LB: There are a lot of reasons. One, two young sons. What do you do to
a couple more features that my POD I just like Strats. There is something safeguard those relationships as you
didn’t have in a live situation. And so I that I have liked about them ever try to strike that balance between
switched and started using the Fractal, since I started playing guitar as a kid; relationship and career?
but I did use both the Line 6 POD Farm something very classic. It’s funny being
software and the Axe FX on this latest somebody who is into all of the modern LB: You know what? I feel like God
record. I still love the Line 6 stuff and technologies because the modeled amp spoke this to me; “Use your creativity to
both are great companies. Line 6 has I used the most on the Line 6 is a 1966 find great moments with your family.”
got some fantastic new gear coming Plexi Marshall. All of the amps I use I’ve had to learn to get creative with
out. They’ve sent me some things to try in modeling are all the ones that are my schedule. Sometimes time is about
out and they’ve definitely been doing “vintage.” The one I use on the Fractal quantity; your kids need time. But I’ve
their homework and aren’t resting on is again an old Plexi Marshall with also found that you can have a short
what they’ve accomplished. I know that Greenback 25 speakers in it. So it’s the amount of time that has a very high
Fractal Audio is doing the same thing. same with guitars. I just feel like that by impact and those times are priceless as
So it’s really nice seeing that there are 1957 Leo Fender got it right. And by well. Sometimes I have to be creative
people out there who are passionate 1959, I feel like Gibson got it right. I in that.
about doing top-notch modeling of know we are talking specifically about
really top-notch vintage amps. So I’m a Strats because that guitar has so much As an example of that, the house that
tube amp guy all the way, whether it be flexibility and variety. we moved into had a swimming pool
a modeled tube amp or a real one. I already in the backyard. The folks
love those old tube amps. If you see us play live I can go from before us had installed a heater for the
a clean, glassy tone to a bluesy tone pool. We typically never use the heater
WM: Now both you and I are die- to a more of an ethereal tone to full because it is really expensive. Laura
hard Fender Stratocaster guys. Without on humbucker-esque (almost Les was having her mom and dad and aunt
distressing our friends who play other Paul-ish) rich tone - all on one guitar and uncle come up so we heated up
types of guitars, why is the Strat your without having to do a bunch of pedal the pool. And then I went out of town
dancing. and was gone for a week. Well, I left
the pool heater on by accident. The
The Strat is able to go so many places temperature outside had heated up
tone-wise and I think for worship music, too while I was gone. I got back from
for me at least, if I need to clean the the airport late at night and I hadn’t
guitar up, I can turn the volume knob seen the boys yet. They were in their
down and pick with my fingers while pajamas and they had to go to bed. I
I’m talking. If I need to go full-on blues had a bunch of stuff I still needed to do
in a Stevie Ray style, I can do that. If I and Laura said to me, “I think you left
want to go old Van Halen-esque, I can the pool heater on.” So I went outside
do that. I can keep rolling my tone pot and the whole pool felt like a hot tub.
backwards and get more of an Eric I was just going to turn the heater off
Johnson kind of thing or I can do the Jeff and be done with it and I thought to
Beck thing. There are so many options myself, “Oh you just can’t let this go to
right there at your finger’s control that waste.” So I went inside and purposely
you don’t have to constantly change said, “I’ve got to go back outside and
presets on your pedal board. I just can’t check the pool.” My boys said, “Hey
get that kind of variety out of any other Dad, can we come? Can we come?”
kind of electric guitar. And I was like, “No.” Then they said,
“Please, please, please,” so I said,
WM: You have been blessed with “Oh ok, I guess so.” We walked out by
photo: Jeremy Cowart several endorsements from equipment the pool and I got them right next to
the edge (I was holding Liam because of my time. So I try to be good about my own home and being able to
he couldn’t swim yet) and Levi was that and I think if you asked my family actually do something about what
standing next to me. I said, “What’s they would unanimously say that they my surrounding is like, I’ve just found
that there in the bottom of the pool myself increasingly less tolerant of
know they are the top priority in my life,
Levi?” He was like, “What? Where?” I outside of my relationship with God. settling for dysfunction and things that
said, “Look, look right down there in the are not God-honoring in the way that
middle.” And as he bent down to look, WM: Good stuff Linc. I have a question they operate. So relationally that is just
I pushed him in the pool, and in my full about your new album, Real Life. You a big thing to me. I really believe that
clothes, I jumped in the pool with Liam. have a piano ballad called “More Than relational dysfunction is a very harmful
They thought it was the craziest thing Amazing” that showcases your singing thing that the enemy uses to keep God’s
ever! Just because of the fact that we all voice. Can you tell us about that song? kingdom from expanding.
jumped in the pool with our clothes on.
You know what? We were only out in LB: You know, what’s funny is that song I can go into all kinds of “leadership this
the pool for about 20 minutes and they wasn’t supposed to be a vocally-driven and that” about the ins and outs of how
thought it was the greatest. That was song on purpose. I had wanted to write I’ve seen that happen. But at the end of
one of those short amounts of times that a piano ballad for a long time. I’ve the day, when we haven’t forgiven each
had high impact. always wanted to write a song that felt a other, when we are harboring bitterness
little throw back-ish, but had that classic and anger and when we don’t have the
When we are in that “on the go” mode piano hook to it. I can play enough conversations that we really need to
we have to find those special moments. piano to write some parts out and I was have or when we don’t have them in
Tomorrow the new album comes out and really excited when Mia Fieldes and I love... One of the first things that we
I’m going to take them out to lunch and wrote that song. It is a neat change for teach in that class is that you have to
do something special with them. And me. We just led worship with that song be committed to conflict resolution! It’s
then other times when we vacation— at church the other weekend and man not if you have conflict. You are going
and you know this about me—I turn it just felt great - a special moment. I to have conflict. The question is, are
my phone off! I really protect that time. hope it is the kind of song that a lot of you willing to stick it out and resolve it?
And so when we have a vacation on churches can use. We had the church Are you willing to admit that you are
the books and we are going through a choir come over to my house and we wrong? Are you willing to look at your
busy season, both Laura and the boys put them on the record. The choir was own life and go, “Yea, I need to change
know that they will get 110 percent actually standing in my master bedroom this?”
when we were recording that song. It
was pretty cool. You know, I don’t want to be critical
of the church and just say, “Oh, it’s
WM Right on. It’s interesting because rampant in the church.” It is rampant
you don’t even pull out a guitar part in humanity; not just the church. But
until the last third of the song. for me, I want to encourage people
whenever I get a chance and do my
LB: I tried to give it a little bit of a Journey- part to say, “It’s not God’s plan for us
ish flavor. Obviously I’m no Steve Perry to be in a dysfunctional relationship.”
but I always liked that quality a song We should be God-honoring in the
has when it is produced small and it way that we function. And I am a
grows as the song goes. It gets bigger really big proponent of honoring
and bigger and just goes “boom” at spiritual authority. I fear that some of
the end! It is a constant crescendo. So I this generation has lost that. I took a
was trying to accomplish that with this class when I first got into ministry called
particular song. Leadership Principles. Laura and I both
took it. It was like God branded that
WM: At our Christian Musician Summit stuff on my heart and it never left me.
conferences we always ask you to Some of the things I was taught are hard
teach a workshop on the relationships and they go against worldly wisdom.
between pastors, worship leaders and But at the end of the day, I want to be
worship team members. It’s always a in alignment with my pastor. I am loyal
very popular class. Can you try to boil to him. I have his back and we have a
down for us the gist of your message in great relationship - a great friendship -
that workshop? and that means that sometimes I have to
say things that he doesn’t want to hear.
LB: You know, the fact that God sent His But that is what you do with a friend.
only Son to restore a broken relationship And so I get to be a part of the process
should tell us something about how figuring out what we do and how we
God feels about relationships and how do it. At the end of the day though,
important they are. somebody has to say, “OK, I have
heard all of the suggestions... now this
Growing up in a dysfunctional home is what we are doing.” Then it is my job
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Asus/F # F #m7 Asus/F #
More than amaz- ing
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For- ever our God, You're more than enough
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VERSE 2
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With au- thority You've spoken, and You've set the captive free
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You're the King Who came to serve and You're the God Who washed our feet
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You're the One Who took our burdens and You bled upon the cross
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In Your kindness and Your mercy, You became the way for us
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You are amaz- ing, Oh, how marvelous, Oh, how wonderful
Asus/F # F #m7 Asus/F # A/E D
More than amaz- ing Oh, how glorious, You are amazing
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For- ever our God, You're more than enough Oh, how marvelous, Oh, how wonderful
Asus A Asus A A/E D
You are amaz- ing, Oh, how glorious You are
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For- ever our God, You're more than enough Asus A Asus A
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Oh, how glorious You are
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Songs like “Deeper In Love” and “Sleep If you’ve been a Christian for a long
And Dreams” caught my attention because time, you’ve heard quite a few worship
of the daring of the arrangements. They’re songs and likely a hymn here and there.
so personal and come from such a unique The songs “Faithful” and “All To Us” take
angle that you have to shake off your con- me back to years and years as a believer.
cept of the typical. He isn’t. The idea of this A couple of the songs share a quality that is
shaved-headed long-bearded ear-pierced classic and timeless.
man singing sweet lullaby is a juxtaposition
that can catch you off guard. There’s so much to choose from
on this album is you’re looking for
It’s an interesting album with a big dose new songs to add to your lineup of
of intensity and yet you’ll be able to include songs. The song that has to be my
most of these songs with your congrega- top pick, particularly in an age where
tion. This is very well done. the church is turning more toward a social
Gospel, is “Awakening”. It’s an invitation
Chris Tomlin for the Lord to charge His people to do
And If Our God Is what He would want done, which isn’t al-
For Us ways the thing on the top of our lists, let’s
be honest. But God is good to receive us
TRACKS (personal to Himself and stir us up to good works
picks bolded) again.
1 Our God
2 I Will Follow Which brings me to sum everything up. I
3 Majesty Of Heaven think a good reflection of this album can be
4 No Chains On Me found in the passage Hebrews 10:19-24.
5 I Lift My Hands To me, this passage really says that if God
6 Lovely has, by His grace, created a new way for
7 The Name Of Jesus us to live through Him and in Him, let’s get
8 Faithful to it!
9 All To Us
10 Jesus, My Redeemer
11 Awakening Heidi’s background is primarily in worship
12 Our God (Acoustic Version) ministry, joining her first team at age twelve.
13 I Will Follow (Acoustic Version) She’s been a part of the Puyallup Foursquare staff
14 Majesty Of Heaven (Acoustic Version) since 2001, with an emphasis on team building
15 Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is and live production. She enjoys and makes time
(Acoustic Version) for the ongoing learning process as well as presenting and
speaking. You can email her at [email protected].
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Practice This
to bring my clipboard and pencil so I can
document dynamics, hits, and any chang-
es in the arrangements. Before rehearsal
ends our sound team records the entire set
to CD, which promptly replaces the one
in my car. The ride home is the perfect
place to see how well my parts and tones
Hello friends – welcome Software like Planning Center Online translated to the full band environment in
back to the Guitar Grab has become an invaluable tool in my the framework of the front of house mix.
Bag! This issue’s topic is preparation process. Once the MP3s
inspired by an eMail and charts have posted I download them Fine Tuning
I received from my ASAP. I usually go to iTunes to pick up On Friday morning I import the re-
Worship Pastor MP3s for songs that only had charts. hearsal CD into iTunes and create a new
about prepping playlist on my iPod. Our Church has mul-
parts and tones for Living with It tiple services; one on Saturday night and
rehearsals and ser- Once I’ve printed the charts I attach two on Sunday morning, all with identi-
vices. Not every- them to my ever-present clipboard. I also cal sets. Prior to Saturday rehearsal I like
thing may apply create a new playlist with the Church to spend an hour or so fine tuning parts
to you and your name and date on iTunes which I burn to that didn’t work, adjusting patch levels,
team, but this CD and export to my iPod. The CD lives and then running the set in order without
approach has in the car, while my iPod and clipboard breaks.
delivered make their way with me to the gym. Both
consistent- environments are great for getting to Dress Rehearsal
ly ex- know songs by ear - huge if your team is Arriving early to rehearsal gives me
cel- working on getting music stands {a.k.a. time to work with the sound team to in-
“black curtains”} off the worship platform. sure that any patch changes I’ve made
I also use my time on the treadmill to write are working FOH. I’ve started using the
the form of each song across the top of Line 6 G50 wireless reviewed in this is-
the chart. sue, and that has been a huge help in
terms of knowing how my guitar actually
Tones and Parts sounds front of house. During rehearsal I
I spend a couple of hours before Thurs- keep a music stand on the platform with
day night rehearsal working on parts me, but retire it before the service starts. If
and tones. Multi-effects units like the Boss I don’t know the songs a music stand only
GT-10 and the Line 6 POD really shine confirms that for all the congregation to
when it comes to stamping out tones see. I try to assemble a checklist of things
for an entire service. A great way to remember about each song before I
to start this process is to create a start playing it, and this rehearsal I make
bank of four presets for the most sure that I’ve got that list dialed in.
common tones you use (dirty
rhythm, dirty rhythm with beat- Recap
synched delay, compressed On the way home I listen to the rehears-
clean, solo with boost and de- al CD and recap any mistakes I made to
lay etc.), assigning one bank to add them to my mental checklist for the
each song. Once you’ve got the next service. Even if you don’t do multiple
first bank set up, simply copy services a recap is a great tool for find-
each preset over into the ing common problems you can root out in
same slot in the next bank. your prep time.
In this fashion each
bank will feature the Rinse and Repeat
same kind of sound As I mentioned at the top of this article,
on the same preset this is a process I’ve fallen into as a series
number. With the of measures to insure that I’m as prepared
charts in order of as I can reasonably be for each rehearsal
the set list, I play and service. The more prepared I can
through each be, the more prepared I can be to serve
song fine-tuning God and the rest of the team. God Bless
presets and parts – [email protected].
as I go, making sure
to program each bank
to the tempo on the corre-
sponding chart. This takes the user Doug Doppler is signed
error out of beat synched delay parts. to Steve Vai’s Favored Na-
lent results, and may tions label and is currently in
expose a few “white Rehearsal production on the Get Killer
elephants”! Having the CD in the car on the way to Tone DVD series. He and
rehearsal allows me to hit the refresh but- his wife Melissa live to serve the Kingdom
Hunting and ton on the entire set, and better prepares and are members of Cornerstone Fellow-
Gathering me to listen for vocal and dynamic cues ship in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By Tom Lane Freedom is hindered when a spirit of con- of time together off stage but to a large de-
Under Pressure
trol is at the helm of any ship. That manage- gree, you’re only as strong and healthy as
ment style sends a message that ministry can your relationships are.
only be accomplished if “I” do it, If “I’m” in
charge, etc. The Church is not a kingdom 2. When’s the last time you took
to be ruled by anyone other than The Lord; the person you have a problem
who loves, keeps, guards, and leads her with with for coffee to find out what’s
complete and total authority! So the rest of us really happening in their life? If you
microscopic: adjective- so small as to be are what? Just servants, and we either serve don’t know, then what you don’t know may
visible only with a microscope : micro- or we get in the way! A Leader is not a bad have much to do with why they do the things
scopic algae. or wrong thing, it’s God’s idea without a ? that drive you crazy. Mercy always wins!
• informal extremely small • concerned I do however question some leaders under-
with minute detail: such a vision is as standing of Godly leadership. There is a vast 3. How important is for you to be
microscopic as his is panoramic. difference between leaders who lead with in the team and on the stage and
“absolute power and authority, taking no ac- does it matter (a lot) when you’re
Most of us are trying hard just to “get free” count of other people’s wishes or opinions,” not asked, overlooked, or even left
enough to worship as it is and don’t need and ones who build up and serve. Domineer- out? We’re human so of course it matters
to feel judged or under the micro scope, yet ing in my mind is the antithesis of serving and but it really shouldn’t affect our attitude and
many of our leaders feel that way-under pres- I don’t meet many happy people under that desire to engage with God and His people.
sure! The environment in some Churches is not type of leadership. Unfortunately it’s one of And we should be able to get over it without
too much different than that of many corpora- the reasons we have a wake of former church becoming bitter people.
tions. There’s an expectation (in the name of goers who’ve decided they’d rather not be
excellence usually) to perform the program as subject to it-so they just don’t go period any- 4. Can you worship in spite of
scripted (normally by a select few!) without more. who’s leading or not, on the team
variance. That makes freedom hard to come or not, if it’s your style or not? You
by for both leaders and parishioners. I realize I hear the same things over and over. On should be able to and if you’re taking things
we can’t parse out all the problems of church one side from Church Leadership; they’re too personally it’s likely a sign that you have
life here nor do I think I have all the solutions. working hard to steward their posts faithfully your own problems to deal with.
It’s full of humans so it’s messy like everything because they feel responsible (good shep-
else. But to be and grow with God, we have herds do!), they’re trying to meet the needs of 5. Can we lay it down as easily
to start being honest and admit when we many not just a few, they get all the scathing as we pick it up? If you find yourself
have it wrong. emails, and they’re annoyed or uncomfort- guarding and protecting your spot and need-
able with too much space in in a service. ing it in order to feel good about yourself, you
Part of the problem we’re up against in the On the other side the Creative Leadership; may want to take a season of rest just to keep
Church stems from building on and perpetuat- are bored with the routine, feel stifled and un- from becoming too attached to position.
ing an autocratic versus Jesus model. Read trusted to really lead people anywhere, and
this definition of Autocratic! fear being watched constantly from the pow- Good stewardship is honoring our leaders
ers that be. even if they do stifle somewhat. We’re not
autocratic: adjective - of or relating to a ruler responsible for what they do or don’t do well!
who has absolute power: the constitu- So let’s look at what we can effectively If we’ve said YES to a position of leadership
tional reforms threatened his autocratic change. Each of us bears the responsibility of and are sure God led us there to begin with
power. stewardship. Unity is not agreement on every then we’re there for a reason. Guess what, it
• taking no account of other people’s issue-it’s proceeding together in love as one comes with the beautiful-painful reality of iron
wishes or opinions; domineering: an family, undivided. If we want the blessing of sharpening iron just like any other relation-
autocratic management style. God then we have to prioritize and strive for ship. So if we fail our tests we may have to
unity as we come to worship. Whatever the take them over another time and season.
(Though it may describe someone you chasm or conflict in our particular case, the
know or work with, please resist the urge to way forward starts with being focused on get- The point of worship is not to get through
run call them an Autocrat! Won’t make many ting it right ourselves not pointing out where a program without derailing or allowing a
friends that way for sure.) everyone else is wrong. lull to occur. God’s not impressed with perfor-
mances, proud of His kids but not impressed.
I’m honored to hear from some of you at A good leader doesn’t have to dictate! He connects with hearts longing and will-
events/conferences/seminars etc. about Ever been in a band (or ministry) with a Diva ing to connect with Him honestly. All we do
what you’re struggling with in your churches or control freak? Their own insecurities and should serve to facilitate the real purpose of
and don’t take lightly expressing any thoughts issues make them blind to healthy relation- gathering, if it doesn’t we need to part with it.
and opinions. I hope only to help remind us ship, maybe relating in general; so it’s only Sometimes feeling under pressure is our own
all; why we do what we do! I try to look at good when they’re happy. Dealing with our deal but it’s also reflective of the need for Air
these issues from both sides, something I’ve own unreal expectations, sins, and issues in The Church, that would be The Spirit of The
learned from being married a while. There’s is something we do have control over and Living God-let’s make room!
never only one side to a relationship or prob- can change. Just like a marriage, two people
lem. bring stuff into the union and the healthier
they are from the start, the better chance they
Nashville, TN is home
So let’s bring it down to the foundation, re- stand of sticking together through the certain for Tom Lane though he is
lationship. Worship is connecting! If we don’t and impending conflict and struggle. God
involved in ministry and mu-
connect and commune with God when we meets and helps the sincerely humble and sic around the world. As
gather then what’s the point? For us to con- teachable too.
a singer, songwriter and
nect with God we have to, at the very least, guitar player, Tom has been teamed with
feel free to be who we are. If we’re trying to Here are some questions I ask
be who we are but keep bumping into man teams: many worship leaders and artists. He
made traditions and styles that don’t allow it, 1. How much time do you spend continues to record his own work, lead
we’ll only do it for so long before we either aside from the practical music and worship, and writes regularly for various
blow up or move on. Hence, most church technical part of the worship ser- worship publications worldwide.
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Out of those efforts came
bluesified version of a
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the tune and changed
one of the notes: the
D# in bar 16 is a D
natural in Niles’ com-
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this is the blues I want-
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chord in there some-
where. I also changed
the meter, at least in the
first part. The customary
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key change in bar 24,
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one way of playing lead
and backup at the same
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throughout the piece; you
should try to “pop” these
notes out of the chords
and de-emphasize the
smaller notes. The “x”
noteheads indicate where
I’m muting the chord with
my left hand.
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Continued from page 36 or show. I recommend always running above this point. You run the risk of not
be to always finish rehearsals with the sound check a little louder than you will only feedback, but also splash back on
house sound on. Many of their moni- run the service. It will honestly seem the stage that will overtake the bands
tor mix adjustments will be very just a little louder with out bodies monitors. You know you hit this mark if
different if they do not hear the in the room even with no chang- your band is on wedges and they all start
house sound blending with their es to any faders or gain knobs. asking for monitor changes.
wedge or ear monitor sound. This is because the human body
is made up mostly of water… And last but not least. If you have had
Now back to Paul’s topic. Once and one of the best sound absorb- (and especially if you have not had) a
you get gain structure set do not ing materials is big bags of water. So good rehearsal, never make any changes
change it, especially after sound check know that it is normal for sound-check / based on what you remember you want-
and especially not after rehearsal. Unless rehearsal to sound louder naturally. It is for ed to change. Meaning if the band has
something is about to explode, do not this reason that I encourage you to make left the stage, do not think, “Oh, I needed
mix with the gain knobs; doing so will it just a tad louder than you think, be- some gain on the acoustic guitar and I
adjust everything down stream including cause most likely you will turn it up a little didn’t want to mess him up in rehears-
the bands monitors. Let me say it again. anyway. Making it a bit louder will also al…. I’ll add it now.” Stop right there…
Unless a signal is about to pop the top off help you establish any feedback issues back to rule 1.
the little red clip LED, then leave it alone.that may flare up in the service. When
This is why it is so important that we got the people come in they suck up some of Till next time.
the gain right, and that they gave us real the sound so if you have audience mics John
world test signals, back in sound check. If that the ear monitor folks are relying on
you constantly adjust the gain during the or if you band is mostly on wedges, then
service you are changing their mix, espe- the change in sound when an audience John is an 20-year vet-
cially if they are on ear monitors. There fills the room will change the performers eran of the road and has
are these little slider things closer to yourperspective on their mix. been blessed to work
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The REAL LIFE of LINCOLN BREWSTER: continued from page 26
when God has placed with the way that I’m wired, if it isn’t
a guy in a role, He has about relationships, I won’t be able to
placed him in that role. sustain it. I think a lot of people forget
You can choose to honor that in ministry. They think it is a sprint
that or you can choose and they forget that it is about finishing
to dishonor that. To me, the race. To me, so much effective
before I would want to ministry happens over the long term
dishonor that I would and it is about healthy sustainability.
rather just go on to a I try to be mindful about that and that
different place where I is why relationships are at the core of
could get in alignment the way that I choose to lead our team.
with the vision. I don’t always do a good job. But I
photo: Jeremy Cowart can say that I never forget that. I never
WM: Well people really forget the core of it. I never forget that it
my pastor’s plan as if it is my own
like that workshop because you are so is about relationships. So when I make
idea. I can’t walk out to the team with
transparent in your presentation. That is mistakes and when I don’t do a good
a long face and go, “You’re not going
what they respond to. job, it is fixable, because I haven’t
to believe what he’s going to make us
In that class and in your new album, forgotten what we’re about at the core
do,” but really go out and be honest
folks can see that you do have real or let dysfunctional relationships destroy
and say, “Hey, I’m excited because the
problems and that is the real life that people along the way. We serve a God
guy who is supposed to hear from God
you sing about. who is all about relationship. That is the
in this church, heard from God and this
point of Christ coming. Remembering to
is what we are doing.”
LB: I feel passionate about it, I really do. always be about relationship - that’s the
I’m passionate about doing ministry in key.
That is a hard concept for some people
a healthy fashion. I want to be doing
but I really respect and believe that
ministry 20 years from now. But I know visit www.lincolnbrewster.com
Keyboard
Continued from page 12 ent approach to creating your pad part chorus feel like a payoff? Does the en-
the droning A on top with a D below. for the chorus. Rather than play a dron- ergy diminish a bit when a later verse
Continue creating your part with these ing note that doesn’t change for several is heard? Does the return of the chorus
concepts in mind. If you’re practicing measures, why not create some melodic feel significant?
this alone, with only your pad sound, movement within your part? This move-
you may think it’s way too sparse a part ment is a strong contrast to that droning Listen to a recording of your worship
for the song. Don’t chisel that conclusion A heard so long in the verse. team playing a well-known worship
in stone, though, until you’re able to song. If what you hear is music played
play your pad part with your full rhythm Here’s a chord chart for the chorus with the same instrumental activity and
section. showing a possible melody for you to dynamic level throughout, step back
use on top and some voicing sugges- a bit. Compare the recording of your
tions for the notes team to popular recordings of the song
below that mel- you’re playing. How were sections set
ody. apart in the more well-known record-
ing? See if you don’t agree that creating
There are as clearly delineated song sections merits
many possibilities your attention. Do your homework here,
for the pad part and you’ll be more musically engaged
you choose here as you play and your congregation will
and the voicings engage more intently as you worship
you might use as together.
As I suggested earlier, each member there are keyboard players. You might
of a rhythm section can play some- opt for the verse’s droning top note to
thing that sets a new section apart from continue; you might use a new keyboard As a songwriter Ed has
what’s just been heard. When the cho- sound for the section; or, you might written over 100 songs with
rus of “Mighty To Save” comes around, choose some other option. The most Integrity Music. He has a
you could do this by no longer droning important thing for you (and everyone
on the A as the top of your voicing. You else on your worship team) to consider Masters Degree in piano
could certainly go to a higher note, per- is how the part your playing contributes performance. Ed and his family live in
haps the E, above the A you’d played, to the linear flow of your song. Does Washington State. Ed plays a Yamaha’s
as a new droning note for the chorus, the verse establish the energy and mood Motif XS8. www.kerrtunes.com
but I might suggest that you take a differ- of the lyric that will be sung? Does the
LIFT i p
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TRAIN. MENTOR. INSPIRE.
Lighter Side
By Manuel Luz
Pastor: Well, great to have you here! Note: This is code for: “It will be foot- Pastor: Do you
ball season soon, and I don’t want the have any
Joe: Do you have a moment? We were sermon to eat into the pre-game show.” other ques-
just wondering if we could ask a tions?
few questions. Pastor: Well, you’ll find that we just
preach from “The Word” here. Joe: No, I think
Pastor: Sure. Fire away. that’s it. Thanks so much for your
Jill: I take it that you have a children’s time.
Joe: How many services do you have ministry?
here? Pastor: So, will we be seeing you next
Pastor: Yes, we have an excellent chil- week?
Note: This is code for: “I like to sleep in dren’s ministry. We have programs
late on Sundays.” up to sixth grade on Sundays. Jill: Yes, we think so. Thanks so much.
Pastor: Oh, we have three services on Note: Jill is secretly relieved at this state- Pastor: Well that’s great! Just wonderful!
Sunday mornings. ment, since she goes to church in part to Make sure you visit our coffee bar
get away from her kids. on the way out. Tell them the mocha
Joe: Great. I really liked the sermon to- frappuccinos are on me!
day. It is so good to hear a sermon Jill: Do they have an indoor jungle gym?
with meat, not the kind Because First Baptist down the street Jill: Oh, golly. You know, Joe is lactose
that’s, well, has one and the kids just love it. intolerant.
you know,
milk. Pastor: No, sorry, we don’t have one. Joe: Yeah, well, I’m afraid we won’t be
coming back after all.
Note: Wrong answer. The pastor
makes a mental note to talk to Note: Joe and Jill leave, disappointed,
the facilities director about but ready to go shopping again next Sun-
installing that zip line and day. The pastor chases after them…
climbing wall next to the
snack bar. Pastor: But…but…did I tell you about our
free gym membership?
Jill: Oh. That’s really too
bad. How about your
youth program? Is it very Manuel Luz is a creative
big? Do they play loud arts pastor in Folsom, Cali-
rock music there? fornia. Which means he
always misses the morning
Note: At this point, the NFL games. We highly
pastor must make a critical recommend his book, Imagine That: Dis-
decision. On one hand, covering Your Unique Role as a Christian
they could be the kind of Artist from Moody Publishers, imaginethat-
couple who don’t want rock luz.com.
music influencing their teenage
children. Or they could be a couple who
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