April 22, 2010
- How to extend worship songs
I'm enjoying creating our new Music Theory for Guitar course. One of the musical concepts in the course is called a Deceptive Cadence. Worship leaders use this technique quite often to extend a worship song.
It's common for a song to end with a chord called the V, or V7, to a chord called the I. [...]
March 30, 2009
- Christian Drum Lesson Videos
Carl Albrecht has produced some excellent Christian drum lesson DVDs. He is not only a professional drummer and accomplished musician, but he is also a gifted teacher.
I am pleased to offer his drum/percussion training videos at the website.
http://worshipguitarclass.com/christian-drum-lessons.html
He knows how to teach anyone the basics of playing drums. He teaches how to sit, hold the [...]
February 19, 2009
- Encourage Young Musicians
In talking with Alice Adams the other day it got me thinking about my own musical journey and how special it is to both worship everyday and also to play for others. Alice shared with me how much they they are benefiting from the Worship Guitar Class program.
What caught my attention was when she mentioned [...]
February 18, 2009
- Be Thou My Vision
'Be Thou My Vision' is a beautiful worship song that has been enjoyed by Christians for centuries. The original melody is from Ireland in the 4th century. A woman in the Newsletter list, from Hawaii, wanted to learn to play it. I've made four arrangements of 'Be Thou My Vision' ranging from very easy to [...]
January 22, 2009
- Music Instructional Streaming Videos
What do the 'How To Master Finger Picking' and 'Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class for Kids' programs have in common? They are now both available as online streaming videos.
The advantages are instant access, no shipping costs, no worries about losing or damaging the DVD and no customs costs for International orders.
You can still see the [...]