Cool Links
If the ax is dull and its edge
unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.
(Eccl 10:10 NIV)
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve
before kings; he will not serve before obscure men. (Prov
22:29 NIV)
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout
for joy. For the word of the LORD is
right and true; he is faithful in all he does. (Psa 33:3-4
NIV)
Worship
Leader Sites I Find Helpful
Paul Baloche - Lead
Worship http://www.leadworship.com/index.html
Paul Baloche is one of the first worship leaders that makes playing his
music easy. He offers a free songbook where you can not only download
his songs but he shows you the unique fingering he uses on the chords.
There
are also worship realted articles, and a message board. In his store
section
of the site you can buy his CD's of course he also has a number of
training videos for guitar and voice. Thank you Paul!
Chris Tomlin - Frequency
(the Service of Worship) http://www.worshipfrequency.com
This is not his official fan website. This is aimed at worship
leadrers. You have to register to use the site (free). There are a
number of worship articles. He also has videos to teach you his songs.
There are lead sheets to several songs and the ever ellusive lead
guitar tabs from Daniel himself! Also a link to a message board. This
is an awesome site!
The Gospel Music Archive -
Tablature and Chords for Guitarists http://gospelmusic.org.uk/
This is not really a worship leader site but is very helpful when you
need chords for a traditional hymn. Most are user submitted simplified
versions of the classic songs. If it isn't here you probably
aren't going to find it!
More
Training Resources
WorshipMusic -
http://www.worshipmusic.com/
CD's, Songbooks, Software, Training videos and books all at
reasonable prices.
Musicademy -
http://www.musicademy.com/
Training videos for worship guitar, keys, and vocals. You can order
directly from Musicademy in the UK. To save on shipping in the US you
can also buy these resources at the WorshipMusic site listed above.
This series comes highly recommended by people I trust.
Church Sound Check -
http://www.churchsoundcheck.com
Offers discussion groups, training, consulting for all things related
to
church sound.
Helpful
Extras
Amazing Metronome -
http://www.sheetmusicnow.com/docs/static/freeSoftware.asp
This link takes you to a site that sells sheet music but there is a
link on this page for a free metronome which is the best piece of
software of this type I have found. Definitely worth the time it takes
to load it on your
computer.
Chord Transposer -
http://logue.net/xp/
Automatically transpose song chords to a new key. This is so handy.
Online version only.
Well that is my link list for now. If you
have found something that is very useful pass it on and I may add it.
Links to some
of my articles:
Praise Band A little bit about how we got
started.
Our Continuing Journey latest updates.
Introducing praise music in an established church
This has become more of a history lesson of our struggle and our
mistakes
Blended Services Do Work! The experts
were wrong - We finally figured out how to make it work!
Come Let Us Worship And Bow Down The problem
of Idol worship in the church
Hymns Versus Praise Songs A humorous
look
A Little Musician Humor Lighten up!
Guitars! Jesus wants me to have a new guitar?
Terrorism In The Church Take a stand
against spiritual abuse.
Cool Links Some helpful resources
Guest Article:
Blended Worship - Good for the Body A
wondeful article by Pastor of Music Ron Man
