June 8, 2010
- It Is Well With My Soul Story
'It Is Well With My Soul' is one of the songs in the New Reading and Music Theory Guitar Course. The story is so touching, I decided to make a short video about it to share with you. God is FAITHFUL in all of our trials and helps us through them when we have an [...]
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 16, 2010
- Music Theory Course
[media:http://www.worshipguitarclass.com/movie/What-is-in-NC640.flv] The new 'How to Read Notes and Music Theory' course is ready! It's a 17 week course with streaming videos, music, a forum, phone calls and more. Visit the website to get the music for the first Lesson free.
Free Guitar Reading Lesson.
January 2, 2010
- Worship Contest Closing Soon
Have you had a chance to hear the songs submitted for the 2009 Worship Contest? Each song was written to worship an Amazing God. When I think about His Goodness it's staggering!
The 'contest' ends on January 9th, but it's never too late to write a song of praise to the One who gave His life [...]
July 29, 2008
- Attributes of God in a Song
Every day I'm struck with awe at God's hand in creation. Even this morning, walking in the neighborhood, I saw a woman with a standard size white poodle and started thinking of all the variety of dogs He has made!
Years ago, we had a toy poodle. A toy is the smallest variety of poodle. We [...]
October 7, 2007
- Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class for Kids
The Worship Guitar Class for Kids program is done and ready to help kids worship our God with a guitar in their hands. Here is a 7 1/2 min. excerpt of the first lesson.
This is a 7 1/2 min excerpt of Lesson One
Available from KidsWorshipGuitar.com
How is this program different than the other kid's program? It [...]
August 9, 2007
- How to have a Worship Party
There are several references to feasts and banquets in Scripture. One of my favorite parties, this side of heaven, is a Worship Party. I've hosted two kinds of worship parties: one where I and friends lead worship and one for guitar students to lead worship.
For the personal parties, we start with a potluck dinner, then [...]
March 21, 2007
- Instrument of Praise video
Instrument of Praise video
Instrument of Praise by Jean Welles
When this blog was first launched, you guys helped me name this song. It's now one of the songs I'm teaching in Worship Guitar Class DVD 4. Most of the songs in the series are familiar worship songs. In DVD 3, I introduced one of my songs [...]
January 17, 2007
- How to make MP3 Files
If you have a Mac Computer it's very easy using iTunes. Drag your music into the iTunes window. It accepts several different file types - ACC, aiff and wav files. On the far left top of your screen click 'tTunes.' Scroll down and choose 'Preferences.' In the preferences window click 'Advanced.'
You'll see three option 'General,' [...]
October 7, 2006
- Recording to PC
The article below is from John Dotson.
How can I record audio on my computer? Have you tried using Windows Sound Recorder? Only to find that it will only record one minute of audio? We will fix that in just a bit.
One minute of audio? What were they thinking?! Beats me but, there is [...]
October 3, 2006
- Worship Songs for the Contest are Posted
Over 100 songs were submitted for the Worship Contest… Songs for an Awesome God. Every song written is precious in God's eyes. It's been a joy for me to hear all the submissions. It made me cry thinking that these are just the songs in English. How pleased God must be to hear new worship [...]
August 30, 2006
- How to Write a Worship Song
This is the first article since announcing the Worship Contest that deals with writing worship songs. Before you start to write your song, you need to know what you want to say. For the contest, one of the requirements is that you must back up some of your words with a least one Scripture verse.
You [...]
August 14, 2006
- Worship Contest
Throughout Scripture there are references about singing a new song. For example Psalm 33:3 says “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” In Ephesians 5:19, Paul tells us to “Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord.” After being severely flogged, we find Paul and Silas praying [...]
April 4, 2006
- New song - 'Mi Vida Es Para Ti', or 'My Life, It Is For You'
I recently finished a Beth Moore Study called 'Believing God.' She certainly is a wonderful teacher and vibrant speaker/encourager. On the last night we watched her, via DVD, demonstrate how short our lives are by putting a sign post on one end of the stage that said '0 Years' and another at the opposite end [...]
December 17, 2005
- What Child Is This?
Here is an instrumental arrangement of 'What Child Is This?' that I put together as a Christmas gift for you this year. Get the music first and then watch the video. If you don't read music, it's also in guitar tab. You should see an article of how to read tab below. If [...]
September 2, 2005
- My Jesus Tab
Thanks for all your letters, calls and emails inquiring if Worship Guitar Class Volume Four is ready. It's not ready yet, but the first three lessons are filmed. I was looking at 'My Jesus, I Love Thee' and this instrumental arrangement came into my mind. I thought, "Hey, this can be a lesson for some [...]
July 27, 2005
- Prayer
At the CBA Show a man told me that he had tried to play the guitar for years without succeeding. He asked me if I thought my DVD's could help him. I responded, "For starters, have you ever asked God to help you play the guitar?" He, with wide eyes of astonishment, said "No, I [...]
June 18, 2005
- 6 Picking Patterns + Writing Songs
I often get emails from guitarists that are stuck in a rut using the same strumming pattern for every song. Here are 6 finger-picking patterns that you can use with 4/4 time songs. I wanted to teach them to you with a song, but I can't use popular worship songs because most are copyrighted.
You can [...]