Vision of music ministry
God has created and formed man to declare His praises (Isaiah 43:21; I Peter 2:9; Psalm 51:15). Our praise team exists to do that for which God created and redeemed us.
Lead the church to worship God through Biblical music
Make a joyful noise to the Lord with many instruments (Psalm 150)
Find contemporary band arrangements for traditional hymns
Provide a good balance of music in English and Spanish
Try to find culturally authentic Hispanic praise music
Criteria for music selection:
Biblical content
Creative expression of content
Singable & learnable for congregation
Playable for musicians
Versatile among generations
Balance of soft music and strong/fast music
Content & style comfort - entertaining examples to the contrary
ProPresenter ministry
Look over each song and verify that it follows the order that the music team will be doing it for the service
ProPresenter operators:
Cashman's responsibility is to schedule ProPresenters ahead of time, weeks in advance. They need to take note of their times when the link is sent out.
If there is a change to the schedule, Cashman will notify separately, letting them know there is a change.
Expectations of music team
Expectations for members of the music team fall into three major categories:
Your own spiritual walk
Your musicianship
Your commitment and responsibility
Your own spiritual life:
Reading God’s Word?
Praying?
Walking in obedience?
Attendance to church ministries?
Are you listening to worship music regularly?
Are you avoiding sinful, worldly music?
Open to talking about your spiritual walk with leadership?
You are committing to......
Practices on agreed upon rehearsal day
Referring to resources on website as directed
Listening to and learning songs through youtube or other playlists
Looking ahead at your schedule ahead of time and reporting when you won't be available for services and/or practices
Dress appropriately
Musicianship – Will be evaluated on...
Vocalists:
All of the above!
Carrying a melody / singing on tune
Practicing and learning harmony lines and singing accurately
Singing boldly & confidently
Rhythm – sensing rhythm, movement of a line
Freedom in expressing the joy of your relationship with God while singing
Instrumentalists:
All of the above!
Playing accurately and in tune
Practicing and learning your lines beforehand
Playing boldly, confidently, and at an appropriate volume
Judging when to play and when not to play
Rhythm – sensing rhythm, movement of a line
Freedom in expressing the joy of your relationship with God while playing
General rules
Always be looking ahead at the list of events on our website. If you cannot make it to an event scheduled, let Chris $Man know as soon as you know. If you anticipate not being able to make it to an upcoming event, let him know that too.
State a reason if you are not able to make it to an event.
Arrive on time to events.
If you have set up to do, being “on time” means being set up and ready to practice or perform on time.
Be attentive and engaged during rehearsal.
Follow up during the week by practicing songs or parts of songs that you need to work on, as decided during rehearsal
Bring your music and a writing utensil to practices.
Keep your music alphabetized in a binder