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Re: [Worship] Hey Vocalists and worship leaders. . .
At 12:33 AM 5/9/98 PDT, Beth Shearer wrote:
>Hey List,
>
>I am a vocalist on our worship team. I also play back-up keys for our
worship leader when he is out of town.
>
>I was wondering about a few things and would like to survey the vocalists
and WL's. Would you please respond to the following questions: Vocalists,
please answer for yourselves; WL's, please concerning the makeup of your
vocalists.
>
>1. Do you read music?
Yes
>2. If so rate yourself: Excellent, Above Average, Average, Fair
Excellent
>3. Can you confidently sight sing music?
Yes
>4. Do you learn music more "by ear" or written music?
Both really. I like to memorize things quickly because I don't like to
use music but I often learn from written charts first.
>5. Would you be interested in improving your sight singing?
Sure. There's always room for improvement!
>6. Can you confidently hear and sing harmonies?
Yes.
>7. Do you hear "counter-melodies" in the accompaniment?
To some extent.
>8. Do you feel confident "ad libbing"?
I'm better at singing ad libs than playing them. I'd like to get better
at both.
>
>Worship Leaders - one more question. Do you require your vocalists to read
music? Why or why not?
>
>Thanks for answering these questions. I am a piano teacher and vocal
instructor (private studio). Many of my friends and fellow worship team
members do not read music and have expressed to me their frustration and
desire for a way to acquire/improve this skill. More than a few have
encouraged me to develop something to serve the teams in this regard. I
would love any further comments you may offer!
>
>I have done a couple of weekend seminars locally, specifically for
non-music reading vocalists. A weekend seminar can lay a foundation but
some on-going follow-up is needed. If you have any experience in this
regard I would like to hear about it as well. I have a desire to serve the
body through instruction in this area so your comments are greatly
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