Band, Keyboard, Piano, Players
Playing Through A Song: Overview Series I
#PlayingThrough
A Song Tutorial: 15m video
Understanding Sections
As a band, paying attention to the little details is our job in order to contribute toward making a big difference. We play by what we hear, not to create a big wall of sound, but to become better musicians in Christ.Music really begins through the act and art of listening. Learning to listen produces patience. Check out this companion
#RePost: How To Re-Arrange Your Music Whether we look at a sheet of music or hear the instruments/singers making music, we listen to the song’s message.
This gives us direction, shape and tone. It’s one thing to start blaring away, it’s another to listen and enjoy the musical conversation. In essence, music truly is community. But before we begin, how much time do we spend listening rather than playing?
PLAYING THROUGH A SONG OVERVIEW: BRANON DEMPSEY
Below is a 15 minute tutorial overview on understanding sections.
OVERVIEW NOTES:
Patience is tough to tame, but it must be harnessed in the musician and singer. It’s kind of like waiting on the Lord. We wait for the right moment and at the right time to add or remove the musical items. Our job is not to play all the time, our job is to compliment all the time.Half of the music we play involves silence, can you hear it? It’s learning how to hear what we play and what we don’t play. It’s also learning how to contribute: letting others shine and sparkle.
PLAYING IN SECTIONS:
When you look at a symphony or even a small combo jazz band, you experience a musical conversation. Not everyone is talking at once. There are times of huge unisons, but there are more countless times of small textures, nuances, intrigue and suspense. This is what makes music – music. You will hear a section of brass, then a transition into the woodwinds, next a soli of the cello section.What you experience is a wave of musical rises and falls. The in-betweens tell the story of where and how we arrived at our destination. Music is not confined to the notes on a page, but it overflows from the heart and soul of the musician/vocalist.
No, worship bands are not to sound like a symphony or orchestra, but what we can learn is the musicianship and discipline over the instrument and/or voice. Listening is essential for developing great skill.
HEAR & FEEL THE MUSIC:
When we listen, we can hear the emotion, color and expression. This is no different than human conversation. One person can do all the talking, but it takes two to have a great dialogue. #Prov.1813 says: ”He who answers before listening – that is his folly and shame.”Along my musical journey, I started out learning from great musicians of the studio and live productions as well as incredible teachers from schools and universities. Blah, blah, blah…but the common denominator I constantly heard them say was to “listen”.
RECAP:
Listen to what others are playing/singing. Don’t just listen to the notes, listen to how they play the notes. Listen to when they play. Listen to what they don’t play. What are they saying? Feel the emotion that’s being spoken and unspoken. Listen to the open spaces and try to picture the sound.Keystone Thought:
[ctt template=”10″ link=”l29Ri” via=”no” ]Psalm 33:3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.[/ctt]
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