15 Oct 2009
By jasondsears

A ridiculous Video

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It's been a few weeks since I've posted something ridiculous. Here's a promo video that we did for the Andrew Peterson Concert at the Oak last Christmas. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7089938&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1
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14 Oct 2009
By jasondsears

Worship Leader Lessons, #7

Worship Leader Lessons
Simplified, accurate, quality technology makes all the difference.Regardless of your church budget, you can afford a streamlined technical process.Vocal monitors - They REALLY don't need to hear drums, guitars, reverb . . . train your vocalists, and have them rely on less as opposed to more. Vocalists that sing with me get my voice and piano in their monitors. But it trains them (whether they realize it or not) to listen to each other, and to the harmonic structure of the music for reference. It also creates better vocalists, because they're able to sing with less. This helps reduce stage…
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05 Oct 2009
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – October 4

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Greetings mom.I've been standing at a keyboard for the past few weeks. i kinda like it. I feel a tad more engaged with the congregation. is there anyone reading this blog that goes to oak mtn that would care to offer an opinion? I'd be interested in hearing it.Yesterday we opened with Fee's All Because of Jesus.After our call to worship, we sang Filled with Your Glory (Starfield), Forever (Tomlin), You Gave Your Life Away (Baloche), I Stand Amazed, and Holy is the Lord (Tomlin).For our offering song, we sang a hymn arrangement that came out of a group I…
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01 Oct 2009
By jasondsears

Worship Leader Lessons, #6

Worship Leader Lessons
Make it easy for people to get involved.Our choir meets every Wednesday night. But we're a tad different than other choirs. First off - we don't have lady who's only job is to sit at the front of the room and mark your name on a list when you do (or don't) show up. I'm constantly having conversations with people who don't come to choir because they have something one Wednesday night out of the month. Which is why i say "come when you can!" We try to make it easy for people to get involved. No auditions. Flexible rehearsal…
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29 Sep 2009
By jasondsears

Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – September 27 (on Tuesday)

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Choir Sunday are my favorite Sundays. I love the energy of having so many voices . . . i love having SO many people getting to lead in worship at once. I look forward to the choir singing more at oak mountain.Sunday we opened with an oldie - Ancient of Days, by Gary Salder and Jamie Harvill - Jamie is the brother of Jon, who was also drumming on Sunday. Great drummer!After our call to worship we sang Jesus Shall Reign, which is a traditional hymn that I set to a latin funk groove (if that's even possible). I really…
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24 Sep 2009
By jasondsears

Worship Leader Lessons, #5.2

Worship Leader Lessons
Taking time to learn - part 3As a creative, are you creating? Do you have time carved out to create?I subscribe to a certain email group - and I doubt any of them read this - but i'm always amazed at the number of requests that are posted that read something like this: "Does anyone have a chart for . . . "Worship leaders, in a full-time capacity, should not ONLY have the ability to create charts, but should also be carving out time in their schedules to be creating. Whether it be blogging, writing music, working out a new…
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