I love to lead singing with my guitar. This is mainly why I got into guitar in the first place, because I wanted to lead music with my youth group around the campfire.
Other than an occasional open mic, when I'm out with my guitar its to lead singing; at church functions, at retirement homes and so forth.
I'm putting on a workshop in May for worship musicians, and one of the primary things I want to communicate is this:
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SINGING! With our guitars, we are providing accompaniment. We don't drive the singing with our guitars, we compliment the singing with them. The instruments are secondary.
Modern guitar-shredding worship leaders aren't the first ones to get this wrong; church organ players have been drowning out their congregations for eons.
What think ye?
Other than an occasional open mic, when I'm out with my guitar its to lead singing; at church functions, at retirement homes and so forth.
I'm putting on a workshop in May for worship musicians, and one of the primary things I want to communicate is this:
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SINGING! With our guitars, we are providing accompaniment. We don't drive the singing with our guitars, we compliment the singing with them. The instruments are secondary.
Modern guitar-shredding worship leaders aren't the first ones to get this wrong; church organ players have been drowning out their congregations for eons.
What think ye?