Music Ministry in an "App"?

Remember my earlier post about having affordable instruments in music ministry? It focused on mainly iPhone light percussion instruments "apps". It seems that in a short time, many other instruments are now available for a convenient price on the iPhone. Imagine a whole music ministry built upon iPhone instruments! This video blew me away!

Of course, this does not spell the end of the instrumentalist.  Note that the players are still picking "strings" and pressing "keys".  For a moment, one shakes his phone for an "egg" percussion sound.

The possibilities are amazing!  Could this be a vision to the future of music ministry on some level? 

Have you seen something similar?  Could this benefit your music ministry?

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Playing Together: Dynamics Part II

This post continues the Dynamics theme from an earlier post.

Have you been a part of a music ministry where every instrument played on and throughout every song?  Have you noticed that each song somehow seems to sound like the other?  I have been in several bands like this.  This seems to be a tendency of many bands. But, honestly, I must be the first to admit that I have also been guilty of this from time to time!

Sometimes we can become fully engrossed in our own instrument and performing the music piece, that we don’t, in a manner of speaking, ‘hear’ the full picture.  This is certainly often true of music ministry groups without a designated music leader, but can also be true of groups with music leaders that are singers or instrumentalists as well.

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Welcome Sunday Musicians to Our New Home!

We certainly agree with Shakespeare that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet!  Welcome to our rose with a new name!  Welcome to those that have been following us at Sunday Musician.  Welcome to our new home.  Welcome to Music Ministry Tips!

Although under a new name, as you can see it has  the same great look and feel. The same thoughtful authors, Paul Schmitt and Lisa B. are still here with our years of music ministry background and experience. We will continue to share our thoughts, tips, and recommendations. We hope you continue to share yours by adding comments to our posts.

Above all, our goal continues to be to build a blog community of musicians who love to worship Our Lord, Jesus Christ, every moment, but especially at church in Music Ministry.

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May God Bless the Leaders of Song!

We fall under many labels.  We can be called Worship Leaders, Music Ministers, Youth Band Leader, Contemporary Band Leader, etc.  We lead the music in church.  We lead music ministry.  We lead the congregation in song and praise.

We have many jobs within our job.  Yes, we lead the music, but we also recruit musicians (always recruiting!), search songs, find songs, select songs, locate sheet music, learn and follow copyright law, arrange songs, organize very generous and dear volunteers, lead practice, foster musical teamwork, but above all we strive to motivate souls.

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