Microphone in Music Ministry: Technique of Angle

One of the purposes of this site is to provide simple tips to help church musicians in music ministry sound better.   The microphone is probably the easiest place to start, and one with the biggest impact!  Few singers practice or even know about good microphone technique.  Good technique means good sound.  Good sound can translate to good worship.  And it is so simple!

Microphone Angle

Here is a technique that can be really useful in church. 

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Playing Together: Dynamics

Ah, this is a subject dear to my heart!  Where to start?  Yes, since this is such a lengthy subject, this will be the start of a series of posts on the music ministry discipline of playing together.

Dynamics.  Think of some of your favorite songs.  This post content should work for any type of music I know.  Picture one of these songs in your head.  Especially focus on the instruments.  Remember the beginning.  Now the middle.  Now the end.  If that doesn't work, try this during the next song you hear.

Was the same instrument playing throughout the song?  Likely there is more than one instrument.  Were all the instruments playing throughout the entire song?  No.  (If someone finds an exception, let me know!  And don’t go writing a bland song, just to prove me wrong!)  :)

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Why "Seventy times Seven"?

Why did I entitle an earlier post with "Part I of Seventy times Seven"?  Well, I truly believe that this first Music Ministry Tips blog post just scratches the surface! 

Just as God's mercy knows no bounds as we know from the bible, Church Music and Worship have seemingly countless aspects and dimensions for us to cover together.  From Song Selection to Song Arrangement.  From Playing Solo to Playing Together.  From "Getting to Know Your Microphone" to "How Do We Sound?".  From Practice to Prayerful Performance.  From "Composing a Musical Prayer" to Song Dynamics.  This site is all about Simple Tips for Music Ministry ... for Prayerful Song!

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Music Ministry Tips: Part I of Seventy times Seven

Welcome to Music Ministry Tips! As fellow church musicians, we hope you discover many simple tips and tricks for Prayerful Song!  

I thought I would start this site off with a subject dear to my heart: worship through Prayerful Song.


How beautiful is the gift of music? How much more beautiful is it then to return the gift as an offering of  worship? One of the Fathers of Christianity taught Qui cantat, bis orat, “to sing is to pray twice”. How honored are we, the music leaders and church musicians, to lead the assembly in song-full and soulful prayer?

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