Re: [Worship] Sharing what we know

["Richard P. Towne" <rtownelw@wgn.net>]

Hi Carolyn:

My question was in the context of the narrow issue of an electric guitarist who plays too loud, drowning out everyone else. It is fine to allow people to enhance and improve their musical and instrumental skills while participating on a worship team. However, there are exceptions, and painfully loud electric guitars are (to me) one of them. It may be mor
of an attitude issue than skill ("I MUST be heard"). Another intolerable musical problem is a saxophonist who misses notes, and sounds like a dying or tortured cat.

Cchurchmusic@aol.com wrote:

> One of the post recently asked the question:
>
> Why would any musician be allowed to participate without demonstrating the necessary basic skills?

> In my area, we have a huge shortage of musicians that are willing to play for small churches.  I'll stay off of the subject of why that is, but I really believe...
>
> "little becomes much when you place it in the master's hands."
>
> I never finished getting my music degree, yet God has used me in unbelievable ways.  To teach bass guitar, when I don't play that hot myself (smile).  To teach piano by ear and through sightreading (when my sightreading skills needs work).  Yet, somehow...God just has a way of using what we are willing to let him use.
>
> In fact, if we had to wait for a musician who was well-trained to play for us in my area of the country, a good portion of the churches who do have musicians -- would be without them quick.



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