[Worship] BEST WISHES FOR EASTER SERVICE

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Best Wishes to everyone on the list for a fulfilling and
joyful Easter Service with lots of joyful praises and thanks !

Also to you and your families that Easter in your home would also 
be a joyful and reflective time.

Robin Lahiri, MS
800-299-8280
http://www.nobleventures.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Elliott <stormseraph@yahoo.com>
To: worship@praise.net <worship@praise.net>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 5:33 PM
Subject: [Worship] Concert Pitch & Guitars


>Concert pitch is 440, which is A.  Concert pitch has
>been A since something like the 1500s.  However, A has
>not always been 440.  If a guitarist says that they are
>tuned to "concert pitch", it means that their 5th, or A
>string is tuned to 440.  If his A string is not tuned
>to 440, he is not tuned to standard concert pitch.
>               
>> >I play a ROLAND JV 90 at church, and i don't think
>that will be out of tune >because ALL keyboards are
>tuned at "concert pitch", and I cant argue
>> with >the guy because he was formerly in 2 Christian
>Rock bands before, and
>> I'm >just a little short keyboard player!!! ARGH!!
>its really getting me
>               > down!
>               
>I've noticed that a few of the sounds in the Roland
>keyboards are off-pitch. There's one called Phantasia
>that's a quarter-step flat for example. Check the
>sounds you are using against an electronic tuner.
>               
>If this guy really played in a professional christian
>rock band, he will have no problem handling criticism.
>The professional music industry never holds back. If
>they don't like something they won't hesitate to tell
>you and they don't care about your feelings.
>               
>>Secondly, I'm having some trouble with the Music
>Leader, well, he is the
>> >guitar player, he doesn't play by the music and he
>plays chords but when i > >ask him what the chord is he
>cant name it!! He says "This".... and his > >guitar IS
>NOT piano tuned, he keeps telling me its tuned at
>"concert > pitch"
>               
>So he played in a band. does that make him more of a
>musician? He doesn't sound very knowledgeable about
>music if he can't even tell you what chords he's
>playing.  It sounds to me he's just another  regular
>joe self-taught guitarist like the rest of us. Are you
>just afraid to confront him? You can never go wrong
>when being honest and open with people. They might not
>like what you have to say, and it might even create
>waves, but it might still be necessary.
>               
>I was actually kicked off of a worship band once
>because I told the singers they needed to work on their
>parts. Was it worth it? I think so, because they
>improved and the worship experience was better. Could I
>have been more sensitive? yes, but I wasn't. I can't
>change that now. I came from a group that would always
>say it like it is. We discussed it ahead of time, and
>understood that when we did this, we were strictly
>dealing with improving the music and it had no bearing
>on our friendship and how we felt about each other. The
>mistake I made with the worship team, is that we didn't
>have this kind of understanding ahead of time and it
>didn't occur to me that I was being insensitive because
>I had grown to appreciate this kind of openness.
>               
>>You guys we're talking about "Flat singers"... Well we
>have lotsa those in >
>>the P/W team..... but the worst is the Music Leaders
>wife so i cant say>
>>anything can i?!! =) I just wanna tell 'em all to get
>voice training or
>
>Try to be as sensitive as possible, but also be direct.
>Discuss it with the music leader first, not because
>it's his wife, but because he is the leader. If you
>don't get anywhere with this, go to the pastor and
>discuss it with him.
>               
>I believe in speaking openly, but I also believe that
>this includes a greater amount of responsibility to be
>careful what I'm saying to whom, and to be willing to
>accept this kind of openness from others in return.
>I'll tell you one thing, being brutally honest is a
>sure cure for gossip...
>               
>I was going to leave this off the list, but I can't
>find the origionator of the thread.  Bring on the
>flames...
>
>
>
>===
>Daniel Elliott
>http://home.earthlink.net/~macfixer/
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