Hey y'all!

This is for music ministers and those interested in learning about music.
Lets get to knw each other, share knwledge, skills, strengths, weaknesses....

All genres of music are welcomed. But, strictly GOSPEL!!

Where my Praise/Worship leaders at?! Y'all show already!! Cmön! Im tagging ministerblessed!

K. I got the idea for this thread when I needed help with Foreign praise songs. Took me a while but i finally got round to it... Buh lemme introduce me...

I sing soprano. Majorly. Occassionally, Alto. I like to think of myself as a Worship leader. But, im often asked to take Praise!! To my exasperation. Lol. I guess its cos im blessed with a lot of stamina and energy. Im a natural B FLAT.. I Know, right! Unusual? But, thats me..

Gospel producer. Very picky and critical.

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author=djmally]Gospel producer. Very picky and critical.[/quote]

lol. I remember my first time in a studio. It was horrible! Still
embarassed whenever I think abt it. Didnt sing in time to the metronome!
Awful!

Maybe we can work on a song if its convenient for us.

djmally: Maybe we can work on a song if its convenient for us.

i'll think abt that. Dont u have to hear me sing before u offer tho? *smíle*

Hi all, I rap

djmally: Gospel producer. Very picky and critical.

I'm into productions too. Where is ur studio

Welcome OyinPrince!!
whats your pedigree in music?
Do your mind dropping some bars for us?

Oyaaaaa!!!! Wr my ministers at Lets share experiences already mehn!!!

Been tryna upload my version of a popular worship sng bt it aint werking... Buh if u can,record ur interpretatn of a popular sng and share. Lets have fun!!

Me singing 'Marvellous'...

That isnt
my natural key tho, but on a low pitch cos my big sist is arnd, and she's nt
in a gud mood. Lol. If i just scream, i go collect slap. Lol. Maybe
2mao,il do somethn that shud give us a few adlib ideas... For PW
leaders,creative adlibbing keeps PW fresh and interesting, so its a
must.

Ministerblessed!! I double-tag you!

Lol,singing it wot I love doing. But I can be very shy. Am still looking for dt opportunity to show what I can do

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author=ministerblessed]Lol,singing it wot I love doing. But I can be
very shy. Am still looking for dt opportunity to show what I can do
[/quote] Let's start frm here..upload a vn of urself singing.

How do I do dt

ministerblessed: How do I do dt

simple. U record ya voice, go to nairaland's new post, u'l see an attachments box just under the box wr u type ur nu post. Kinda like d way u upload an attachment in ur email.

Meanwhile, Have u listnd to my uploaded vn? Comment o!

whitemosquito:

i'll think abt that. Dont u have to hear me sing before u offer tho? *smíle*

hence the word "convenient".

Oyinprince: I'm into productions too. Where is ur studio

i work mainly freelance. My studio is in the east.

djmally:
hence the word "convenient".

Ok o. Iv however uploaded a vn of me singing...lets have u judge how convenient. *smile*

whitemosquito: Me singing 'Marvellous'...

good. Where do you base

whitemosquito: Hey y'all!

All genres of music are welcomed. But, strictly GOSPEL!!

Quick question.

If I take an old (non vulgar) R&B song and replace all instances of "baby" with Jesus, will that still work?

enm: good. Where do you base

Lol. Do i really have one base? Im in lotsa places o.

@jayriginal. What do u mean by 'work' exactly?

To ATTEMPT to answer ur q tho, id hav to luk at it frm diff angles.

Using an RnB or 'worldly' tune:

First, it might shock a couple of us to learn that some of the Old time Hymns we sing were actually originally written to the tune of popular RnB, Soul songs in those days. Evangelists, did that to make it easier for new converts to remember the lines. Feel free to Google that up...

Now if we accept that as true and/or reasonable, one could say that it could equally 'work' in our time.

NEXT, substituting certain words in the Lyrics: I'll try to approach this as gingerly as possible Every song has a Subject/Object matter to whom ONLY the song is addressing or dedicated to. This simply means that if you replace 'BABY' for 'JESUS', technically, the song no longer addresses Baby but Jesus....

Generally speaking, alot of Xtian songs have had their lyrics tweaked for Political Rally, etc purposes. No singular institution/belief/faith has a monopoly on tunes or lyrics. Lol.

However, For some though, it transcends a question of mere technicality or whether it 'works'. You should consider ur audience' sensitivities, and the occassion involved. The large majority of xtians are conventional ppl, who will frown at such, which is why you hardly find many music ministers practice it sha.

Ultimately, it should reflect glory to the Most High and not be a source of dishonor.

Personally.
PERSONALLY o! I may use the tune but not the lyrics. WHY? For a number
of reasons..
1. Copyright ish. LOL.

2. Why use somebody else's lyrics,
when I can write mine, which TRULY expresses my feelings to God?

3. No
matter how good it sounds, as far as the lyrics remain the same, to an
extent, my mind would still wander to the original song and how it made
me feel. My worship would thus be tainted. You see, music is so powerful
that everytime you hear a certain song, certain feelings, attitude or
emotions are evoked. You would have a hard time redirecting those
emotions as evoked in you or your audience back to God when they are
already associated with a particular thing. Its psychological.

4. My
brother, the truth is in this Time we're living in, there's way much to
the worldly songs than meets the eye! As a respected Minister friend of
mine said, "Why dip your hand into a pot where theres a 50/50 chance
of you bringing out a serpent or an egg? Dip your hand into the one ur
sure of any day any time."

@whitemosquitoe am deeply impress by your writeup, expect my pm. I don't believe one song is worldly because it sound like hip hop or RnB. What should matter is the wordings in the song. Is the lyric glorifying God, inviting people to God Kingdom and source of encouragement and strength to continue walking in the path laid down by God.

whitemosquito: Welcome OyinPrince!!
whats your pedigree in music?
Do your mind dropping some bars for us?

I can't spend much time here now maybe lata
Here's a link to my works http://www.reverbnation.com/youngcc/song/20514948-superman

whitemosquito: I sing soprano. Majorly. Occassionally, Alto. I like to think of myself as a Worship leader. But, im often asked to take Praise!! To my exasperation. Lol. I guess its cos im blessed with a lot of stamina and energy. Im a natural B FLAT.. I Know, right! Unusual? But, thats me..

B flat...is it the middle c or the the octave above it..

Worship is any song to glorify God...
But we have fast and Slow song..
We have Praise- A subset of Worship..
But praise deals with a lot of cymbals.and kicks..Drumming more than the normal slow songs.

I think I am more into Praise(s)