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{"title": "Rehearsal Agenda for Jan. 3rd, 2017"}
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### Warm up, getting settled.
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Start practice with the first band member starting some groove, or small piece.
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As others come, they join, make up a part, check levels, etc.
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### Quick summary of band goals.
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The main band is optimized for experience musicians. There are some habits that
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make it difficult for new members to jump in. For example:
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* Song selection changes on short notice.
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* Material is given on short notice and not always entirely accurate.
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* There are lots of songs to learn.
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We need new people rotating into the music ministry in order to keep it
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healthy, but jumping directly into the primary band is not the an easy task. We
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need a different format that gives intermediate players and new members a
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chance to get up to speed with the music. That's what this band is intended to
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be. We are not creating a new, separate band in the music program but a new
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format to introduce new members and experiment with new practice methods.
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This band is pursuing excellence through rigorous preparation. We will:
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* Have songs chosen a month in advance,
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* Have accurate material available from the beginning in the correct key,
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* Prepare the song order in advance,
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* Not make changes to the song selection or material,
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* Have an agenda for each practice, and
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* Emphasize personal practice for learning parts.
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For band members we will have lead sheets with all the chord changes recorded
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and any runs notated. For the vocalists we will have individual parts recorded.
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For both we will have reference material. We want to make personal practice
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time meaningful so we won't make changes that waste the time our members have
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spent practicing.
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Our goal for every song will be first to be able to play it as well as the
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recording. Of course it will take time to develop that level, but that is the
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goal. First we will learn the music as it was written, and play it as close as
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possible to the original. Once we know the song inside and out we may begin to
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play with it as a band, but our first goal is to duplicate the professional
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sound.
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Ultimately the goals of this band are:
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* To develop a new culture of excellence through preparation at New Life,
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* Give new members an entry point to the New Life music program,
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* Create a place for people to learn new skills (or learn a new instrument),
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and
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* Prepare people to transition to regularly playing in the regular rotation.
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### Choose new songs
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### Short summary of my musical philosophy
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There are lots of different approaches to music. I'm going to massively simplify
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and distill down to two extremes. There are extremes, not actually what happens:
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1. Musical performance is a highly coordinated effort and the goal is to create
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a specific sound in concert. Replicating perfectly a pre-defined part is
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ideal.
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2. Musical performance is a form of self-expression and the goal is to
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communicate the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of the musician.
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Creating music that is honest about the feelings of the performer is ideal.
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Classical, orchestral music is the stereotype of the first model. The individual
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musicians subordinate their individual expression to the purpose and goal of the
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broader band. You have a part to play and you do not deviate from that part.
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Jazz is the stereotype of the second model where an emphasis is placed on the
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improvisation of the members. Often the written music serves only as a
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guideline or structural base for what the musicians will play.
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Of course, these are simplifications. Actual musical performance lives in
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between these extremes. In the orchestral setting obviously emotional playing is
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crucial to the performance, but it's happening on the level of the group, not
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the individual. And in jazz you still have structure, even if it is emergent:
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not scripted. Any time you have more than one person playing you have to have
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some sort of syncronization. There is a reason that you very rarely see large
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groups of player all improvising at the same time. Look at big band jazz, for
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example, and you see a lot of the same structure as the orchestra!
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So where do we sit? Well, close to the middle, I think. We have music that we
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are asked to play. But this is not just a performance. We are part of the
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worship service so our playing is a personal expression to some extent. Music is
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part of how I express myself to the Lord, how I worship Him. A lot of that
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happens on the platform here.
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But, we are also leading the congregation in worship. It is not purely about our
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self-expression of praise to God, but also about creating an atmosphere that
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makes it easy for members of the congregation to express their praise and
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worship. We do this as a part of a larger team. I'm working together with the
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other musicians, and with the praise singers.
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In many ways a worship team can be more free-flowing and improvisational than a
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typical band, because it is this expression of worship. At the same time that
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freedom of expression exists within the larger context of the church body. In 1
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Corinthians Paul talked about the body of Christ:
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> **12** Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts
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> form one body, so it is with Christ. **13** For we were all baptized by one
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> Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we
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> were all given the one Spirit to drink. **14** Even so the body is not made up
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> of one part but of many.
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> **24b** God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that
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> lacked it, **25** so that there should be no division in the body, but that
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> its parts should have equal concern for each other. **26** If one part
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> suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part
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> rejoices with it.
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This truth applies in the context of music as well!
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*Purpose for this section: setup the motivation for growth. Frame the musician
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as a thinking, feeling agent in the music-making process. All individually
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responsible for the collective end-result.*
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### Attitudes of the Musician
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* Humility: we are all in service to the music.
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* Curiosity
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* Playfulness
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* Tastefullness/Discernment
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### Paying attention/levels of thinking.
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There is this guy, Benjamin Bloom, who categorized educational goald into six levels of thinking:
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1. gathering knowledge
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2. comprehending and confirming
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3. applying knowledge
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4. analyzing: thinking about a whole in terms of it's various parts
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5. synthesizing: putting parts together to form a whole, many parts into a new
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whole
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6. evaluating: making comparisons and judgements. What worked best?
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I know a lot of what I'm sayin some of you already know. It's easy to zone out.
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I know because I catch myself doing it all the time. Instead, let's pay active
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attention, even to the things we know. Work your way up the levels. If you've
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already mastered what I'm saying, be analyzing it, or evaluating it. Maybe you
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have something to contribute.
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### On Practice
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*Discuss my views on "Natural Talent" vs practice & hard work.*
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Effective practice:
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* has well-defined, specific goals,
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Aimless exploration has a place, and just playing for fun has a place. Those
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are great, and I'm not saying you shouldn't do them. I probably spend just as
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much time playing for fun as I do actually practising, because I like playing
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music. But that's not practice. The point of practice is to improve something.
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When we do sit down to practice, we should have a clear, measurable goal. For
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example, I want to learn the chorus pattern from Glorious by Martha Munizzi.
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Or I want to improve my sense of rythym. Good goal, how are you going to
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measure it? I'm going to choose some rythmic pattern and play it along with a
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metronome. I'll record myself and that's how I'll judge my progress.
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* is focused,
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Practice is not always fun. Y'all are all adults, so this is probably
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something you have already learned. I learned to enjoy practice because I
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enjoy the results. I try to choose things the practice that I like doing. But
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even then, often I don't want to get started. Practice needs to be focused,
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with effort.
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* incorporates immediate feedback,
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Again, the whole point of practice is specifically to improve something. The
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time we spend practicing affects how we play. When I was in band in school we
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had practice logs. You had to practice so long a week and get your parents to
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sign off on your time. You would sometimes see these kids who would have a
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full sheet, but still play horribly.
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"Did you practice?"
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"Yeah"
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"How did you practice?"
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"I don't know, I just played the music."
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What happened is they just mindlessly played through the music over and over,
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not paying particular attention to how *well* they played it. They'd practiced
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for hours playing it poorly, so of course when they performed they played it
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poorly. When you are practicing, if you make a mistake, stop and immediately
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correct it. This is why many teachers tell you to play it slow first until you
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have it correctly, then speed up. You will play the way you practice, so make
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sure you practice it correctly!
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But this goes beyond just am I playing the right notes. This is where
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tastefulness and discernment come into play. When I personally practice I am
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constantly asking myself, "Do I like what I just played?" or put another way:
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"If I was in the band recording this for a record, would I be proud of it?"
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How does it compare to the original artists? Does it sound good? Is it good?
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This requires that you have good musical taste and discernment!
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It's also very subjective, and I've found that there is a difference between
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how things *feel* while you're playing, and how they *sound* as a listener.
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So, one of your best practice aids is a small audio recorder. Record yourself
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as you practice, then play it back and listen to yourself critically. Be mean!
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This requires courage! You have to be able to say, "OK, that sucked, but I'll
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get better." Don't quit playing. It can be easy to get drowned in all the
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things you did wrong, but if you can learn to ignore how far you have to go
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and focus on what--specifically--you can improve, then you are in a good
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place. Comes back to humility.
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Here are some of the kinds of things that I have noticed in my own playing
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when doing this:
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* My timing is off.
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* I'm wrong on some of the notes in that run.
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* It doesn't feel like it does when Y plays it. He sounds so smooth, my run
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sounds jerky/stilted/not grooving.
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* I'm not getting the dynamics quite right.
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* He's playing some other stuff I missed when I first learned this. I need to
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go back and re-listen again now that I know the line better to pick up
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those subtle differences
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* They're voicing this chord a little different than I am.
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* The tone of his bass is different and sounds better in this situation. What
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is it about that tone and how do I replicate that? Is he playing that part
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higher on the neck?
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Then you identify how to fix that, and work on it. This is where a teacher, or
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others can help. I'm happy to offer ideas about how to practice things
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The key is, you need to get immediate feedback and address it. Working with a
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teacher is great because they can offer feedback based on their greater
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experience, but to maximize the effectiveness of your practice you need to be
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evaluating yourself as you practice.
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* pushes the boundaries of your comfort zone.
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If you are practicing something that you are already really good at then you
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are not improving. The point of practice is to improve something. That means
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you have to work on something that needs improvement.
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Howver, it is possible to overreach. You need to work something that is far
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enough outside your comfort zone that you have to strecth, but not so far that
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you can't reach it at all. We want to fail, but be able to learn from the
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failures.
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You can and should adjust the difficulty of your practice on your own to find
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the sweet spot. Too easy and you don't progress. Too hard and it's no fun,
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it's frustrating, you burn out, and you don't progress.
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Learn to simplify. For example, if I'm learning a new song on drums, first I
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may try to get the basic pattern and stick to basic fills. Then when I can
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easily keep the tempo steady and navigate the fills without drifting from the
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tempo, I'll learn the accents that the drummer who recorded it added. Then I'll
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work on the specific fills they used.
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Or on bass, first I'll learn the basic bass line based on the chord
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progression. Then I'll listen for alterations the original bassist added. Then
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I'll work on unison runs they do. Then I'll listen for ornamentation that the
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original bassist added and try to learn that.
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If I'm learning a run or a hard passage, I'll slow it down to where I can play
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it comfortably. Then I'll bump it up 5bpm at a time until it's hard but
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doable. Then I'll practice that, correctly. If it's too fast for me to play
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correctly, I'll slow down until it is easy at the slower tempo and possible at
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the faster tempo. Keep going until it is easy at the original tempo. Now I
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have the lick, and more generally, I've added all the patterns from that lick
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to my muscle memory. I can re-use the lick, or parts of the lick in other
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places. Maybe I'll even practice that.
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Practicing time: practice with a click. Set the click to 1-2-3-4. Practice
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your rythym. Now put the click at half the tempo, and make it only 1 and 3. Do
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it again. Same tempo, but put the click on 2 and 4 now. Do it again. Half the
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click again, only on 1. Again, only on 2, then only on 3, then only on 4. Take
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these excercises and vary the tempo. How slow can you go (in small increments)
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and still keep the tempo steady? How fast? It's not about showing off to
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yourself, it's about pushing your boundaries. If you feel like you have really
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solid time, push yourself more. Can you put the click on just the 8th after 1
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and 3? Move it around on other 8ths. 16ths? What if you combine these with
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other excercises?
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## New Life Rehearsal Band
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1. What is NLRB?
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* Motivation:
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- Main band is focussed on maximizing performance assuming experienced
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musicians. Not good right now at growing intermediate musicians.
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- Music is given on short notice.
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- Music selection changes.
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- Lots of songs you need to already know.
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* Purpose: high quality through preparation.
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- Material in advance.
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- Material is correct and vetted.
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- Material doesn't change.
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- Make personal practice possible and useful so that corporate practice
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is effective and efficient.
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2. Band Structure
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* Play at least one a month.
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3. Practice Commitments
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* 2 hours a week personal practice.
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You should be listening to the songs on your own and practicing your part.
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* Biweekly practices for 1.5 hr.
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4. Initial Songs
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* [Defend Us (Jessica DiGiovanni)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfA--ZwROQ)
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* [Holy Spirit (Kari Jobe)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPMSfCdUng)
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* [Blessed Be Your Name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cAvqByM1Fk)
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5. First practice overview
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* 30 minutes discussing philosophy and approach.
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* 20 min per song
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* About 10 minutes listening to the song.
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* 10 minutes going through the major parts.
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6. Feedback
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* When do we want to practice? Tuesdays from 7-8:30pm?
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### What is the New Life Introductory Band?
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|
||||
A new band format that is centered around persuing excellence through personal
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preparation. We want to create a venue for intermediate singers and musicians or
|
||||
those new to the repertoire. In this band format we do everything we can to
|
||||
support the individual member's practice time. For every set we:
|
||||
|
||||
* Have songs chosen a month in advance,
|
||||
* Have accurate material available from the beginning in the correct key,
|
||||
* Prepare the song order in advance,
|
||||
* Not make changes to the song selection or material,
|
||||
* Have an agenda for each practice, and
|
||||
* Emphasize personal practice for learning parts.
|
||||
|
||||
For band members we will have lead sheets with all the chord changes recorded
|
||||
and any runs notated. For the vocalists we will have individual parts recorded.
|
||||
For both we will have reference material. We want to make personal practice
|
||||
time meaningful so we won't make changes that waste the time our members have
|
||||
spent practicing.
|
||||
|
||||
Our goal for every song will be first to be able to play it as well as the
|
||||
recording. Of course it will take time to develop that level, but that is the
|
||||
goal. First we will learn the music as it was written, and play it as close as
|
||||
possible to the original. Once we know the song inside and out we may begin to
|
||||
play with it as a band, but our first goal is to duplicate the professional
|
||||
sound.
|
||||
|
||||
Ultimately the goals of this band are:
|
||||
|
||||
* To develop a new culture of excellence through preparation at New Life,
|
||||
* Give new members an entry point to the New Life music program,
|
||||
* Create a place for people to learn new skills (or learn a new instrument),
|
||||
and
|
||||
* Prepare people to transition to consistent playing in the regular rotation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
### Why are we starting this band?
|
||||
|
||||
Our main band is optimized for experience musicians who already know all of the
|
||||
songs we might play. We need new people rotating into the music ministry in
|
||||
order to keep it healthy, but jumping directly into the primary band is not the
|
||||
an easy task. We need a different format that gives intermediate players and new
|
||||
members a chance to get up to speed with the music. That's what this band is
|
||||
intended to be. We are not creating a new, separate band in the music program
|
||||
but a new format to introduce new members and experiment with new practice
|
||||
methods..
|
||||
|
||||
### When do we practice?
|
||||
|
||||
We ask each member to find time during each week for personal practice.
|
||||
Find the time that works best for you. It is worth the time to give our best
|
||||
effort to the Lord. We're not going to make you keep a practice log, we trust
|
||||
you to invest the time you feel necessary to thoroughly learn your part. Our
|
||||
recommendation is that each member finds at least two hours during the week to
|
||||
spend practicing their material or developing their skill on their instrument.
|
||||
We will have practice together as a band, but this time will be wasted if we do
|
||||
not each individually come having worked on our part.
|
||||
|
||||
We will come together once every other week for an hour and a half as a band
|
||||
to rehearse. If we have all been practicing our parts individually, then our
|
||||
practice together can be efficient and effective.
|
||||
|
||||
### How often do we play?
|
||||
|
||||
Generally we play once a month, on the last Wednesday evening of the month.
|
||||
|
||||
### How do I get involved?
|
||||
|
||||
If you're looking at this page, we probably sent you here, and we're working on
|
||||
getting you involved! If this is your first time hearing about the band and you
|
||||
would like to get involved, please come find us before or after service. You
|
||||
can get in touch with either Jonathan Bernard (coordinator for the introductory
|
||||
band) or Alicia and Jerediah Montoya (music directors for the church).
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|
||||
{"title": "November 2016 Schedule"}
|
||||
+++
|
||||
### Practices:
|
||||
|
||||
* Nov. 8th, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Nov. 22nd, 7-8:30pm, and
|
||||
* Nov. 29th.
|
||||
|
||||
* Playing for service Nov. 30th.
|
||||
|
||||
### Songs
|
||||
|
||||
* I Will Bless The Lord by Eddie James:
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2WlcI06hDo)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
* Holy Spirit by Kari Jobe
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPMSfCdUng)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
* Glorious by B.J. Putnam
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVlECDpWyHE)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
Note that we are breaking our once every two week pattern with the 22nd and
|
||||
29th. Please let me know if this schedule will not work for you. If you have
|
||||
another song suggestion instead of Glorious, reply and let us know. If I don’t
|
||||
hear any feedback on this I will prepare a leadsheet and get that out to you by
|
||||
this weekend.
|
||||
|
||||
[1]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/I+Will+Bless+The+Lord+-+Eddie+James+(F).pdf
|
||||
[2]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Glorious+-+BJ+Putnam+(B).pdf
|
||||
[3]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Glorious+-+BJ+Putnam+(B).pdf
|
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|
||||
{"title": "December 2016 Schedule"}
|
||||
+++
|
||||
### Practices:
|
||||
|
||||
* Dec. 13th (today), 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Dec. 20th, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Dec. 27th, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Dec. 28th, 6:30-7pm (sound-check before service)
|
||||
|
||||
Playing for service Dec. 28th.
|
||||
|
||||
### Songs:
|
||||
|
||||
* I Will Bless The Lord by Eddie James
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2WlcI06hDo)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][1]
|
||||
|
||||
* Glorious by B.J. Putnam
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVlECDpWyHE)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
* Healing Is Here by Deluge
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEZBRj1LDI)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][3]
|
||||
|
||||
Note that we only have two practices this month, one of which is tonight. We’ll
|
||||
listen through Healing Is Here tonight, but it is very important for us to take
|
||||
advantage of the time we have individually to practice the material. If you
|
||||
need help with something for your personal practice, or if you feel like your
|
||||
personal practice is not as effective as you would like, feel free to get in
|
||||
touch. I would love to help.
|
||||
|
||||
There are some other topics and exercises I would like to be able to work into
|
||||
our practice schedule. That would require us to feel confident enough in the
|
||||
material that we could make time for other stuff in our practices. I am also
|
||||
open to the idea of skipping performance this month, depending on how you guys
|
||||
feel. We can discuss tonight.
|
||||
|
||||
[1]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/I+Will+Bless+The+Lord+-+Eddie+James+(F).pdf
|
||||
[2]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Glorious+-+BJ+Putnam+(B).pdf
|
||||
[3]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Healing+Is+Here+-+Deluge+(E).pdf
|
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|
||||
{"title": "January 2017 Schedule"}
|
||||
+++
|
||||
### Practices:
|
||||
|
||||
* Jan. 3rd (today), 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Jan. 17th, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Jan. 24th, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Jan. 25th, 6:30-7pm (sound-check before service).
|
||||
|
||||
Playing for service Jan. 25th.
|
||||
|
||||
### Songs:
|
||||
|
||||
* Healing is Here by Deluge
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEZBRj1LDI)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][1]
|
||||
|
||||
* Freedom by Eddie James
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0noC8KAENSw)
|
||||
- [reference tracks](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/reference-tracks/freedom-eddie-james/)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
* Only King Forever by Elevation Worship
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVygdWkcoMc)
|
||||
- [refrence tracks](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/reference-tracks/only-king-forever-elevation-worship/)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][3]
|
||||
|
||||
[1]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Healing+Is+Here+-+Deluge+(E).pdf
|
||||
[2]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Freedom+-+Eddie+James+(E).pdf
|
||||
[3]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Only+King+Forever+-+Elevation+Worship+(C).pdf
|
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|
||||
{"title": "March 2017 Schedule"}
|
||||
+++
|
||||
|
||||
Please note that going forward I will be including links to the lead sheets
|
||||
instead of attaching them to the schedules. I have thrown together a little
|
||||
website just to have a place to organize the materials we are creating:
|
||||
<http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com>.
|
||||
|
||||
### Practices:
|
||||
|
||||
* Feb. 7, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* Feb. 21, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* March 7, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* March 21, 7-8:30pm,
|
||||
* March 22, 6:30-7pm (sound-check before service).
|
||||
|
||||
Playing for service March 22.
|
||||
|
||||
### Songs:
|
||||
|
||||
* Divine Exchange by Charity Gayle
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuUXY_wIJtY)
|
||||
- [reference tracks](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/reference-tracks/divine-exchange-charity-gayle/)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][1]
|
||||
|
||||
* Freedom by Eddie James
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0noC8KAENSw)
|
||||
- [reference tracks](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/reference-tracks/freedom-eddie-james/)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][2]
|
||||
|
||||
* Only King Forever by Elevation Worship
|
||||
- [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVygdWkcoMc)
|
||||
- [refrence tracks](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/reference-tracks/only-king-forever-elevation-worship/)
|
||||
- [lead sheet][3]
|
||||
|
||||
### Members:
|
||||
|
||||
* *Main Keys*: Robert Chapman
|
||||
* *Drums*: Mary Castro
|
||||
* *Bass*: James Lewis
|
||||
* *Guitar*: Josh Robertson, Jerediah Montoya
|
||||
* *Lead Vocalist*: Sara Bernard
|
||||
|
||||
[*View this schedule online.*](http://newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/schedules/2017-03-march.html)
|
||||
|
||||
[1]: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/541b0203e4b0eb59dea82d3e/t/5432c48fe4b03ad6ec047e9b/1412613263617/DivineExchange-crd.pdf
|
||||
[2]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Freedom+-+Eddie+James+(E).pdf
|
||||
[3]: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newlifeintroband.jdbernard.com/lead-sheets/Only+King+Forever+-+Elevation+Worship+(C).pdf
|
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