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Christian Drum Lesson Videos

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The Beginning DrummerCarl 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 sticks, placement of drums, techniques, drumming patterns, and much more.

I particularly appreciate his words of encouragement at the end of the DVD. He talks about honoring the Lord with your music and having a servant’s heart on a worship team. [Read more…]

Breathtaking Moments

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Fall ColorsGod has created a beautiful place for us to live. I shared in a Newsletter one of the breathtaking moments I experienced backpacking. On an early morning walk, I saw a grove of trees with delicate round leaves. A soft breeze was making them shimmer and with the light of the morning sun, they sparkled and danced like shining silver dollars. I took my breath away!

One of the subscribers, Henry, wrote:

“I was in Vermont during the fall foliage season last year, and the amazing amount of different colors and on the leaves was absolutely stunning – looked like a painting but was even more beautiful than a painting – and when I realized our God is so awesome he can create beauty like this, it just made me realize how awesome God is…”

One of my friends had a special experience driving down a street with huge trees on both sides. They made a beautiful canopy to drive under and it reminded her of a wedding. She had a magical moment realizing that she was a bride of Christ. She felt God’s love and knew she was special to Him. It gave her great joy.

How about you? What were some of your breathtaking moments?

Encourage Young Musicians

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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 that her kids play once a month with a Christian bluegrass group. I remembered that as a young player I used to play once a month at hootenannies. These were casual musical evenings in private homes.

Some of you are Pastors or lead Home Groups. Keep your eyes open for opportunities to invite younger musicians to lead worship. If you are a worship leaders, why not ask less experienced players to join you?
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Be Thou My Vision

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Be Thou My Vision Arrangements‘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 advanced.

The first arrangement is with three chords and can be played by a new guitarist. Each arrangment adds new chords and more elaborate strumming or finger picking. It’s the newest addition to the Online Streaming Videos. You can find the arrangements available with the other Online Streaming Videos. There is also an option to purchase the arrangements on DVD.

‘Be Thou My Vision’ is towards the bottom of the Streaming Videos page.