Monday, October 29, 2007
hey band. i know officially marcus is kinda out from the band. so i'll change somethings about the template. cos its no use forcing when u dun really want to do it. we understand cuz. dun worry abt it. but u could help us here and there for PA if required. thanks =X especially for this camp thingy, we will need u to help us for Friday night's worship that the band is leading. 9 November.
thinking abt the day itself, really hope the band and the whole worship thingy that i hold for the camp will really minister to the pple that come. i've put so much thinking into it and really hope it goes very well and that u guys will work with me to make the most out of it. our worship with the actions and stuff are mainly cos i want the people to be involved in the whole thing itself, and actions help pple to remember what they are doing too. but of course we cant put actions into all the songs, that'll be quite inappropriate. but hope we can be expressive in our worship.
drummer and guitarist can hum along or even sing if possible, cos we want to be the role models of worship itself when we are leading. whether u close ur eyes while playing or really participate in the prayer and meditation when it happens, especially those that will be looking around to see how we christians act, its gonna be very detailed. pple are looking.
and especially me and michelle, the smiles on the face, the recognition of their presence with our eyes and every word we sing from our hearts, even if it doesnt touch the pple directly, God is looking. so do re-check ourselves b4 the worship starts. or even start now by preparing our hearts for the camp and the worship. making sure that apart from the skills, that we should already know quite well already, we need to be wholeheartedly ministered to God during that period too.
very thankful that minnie could join the band in this whole setup. she still doesnt have access to this website, but i guess it will remain that way. cos its really just for the five of us, to express our feelings about God, music, each other. and everything.
Yuqian, dun lose the beats ya. and really, my advice is "Less is more". keep it simple, only when its ur "drums part" then do the necessary "showin-off" of skills. but dun mess up the worship by doing too much and making us sound too messy. and draw a very clear line between rock and worship. not too much techniques. especially when u haven mastered it yet. do stuff that u r very consistent on and are at ur fingertips.
Pris, guitar-ing is fine. now we just have to add that every member sings or at least hums the songs. and know the meaning of each song and playing the meaning and atmosphere out. during our last session, i want to focus on tightening up the music and creating the right atmosphere. and of course like u said pris, make sure i have enough time to say something and inform the band of when meditation, prayer, saying of simple words or even fanciful stuffs with the vocals. there's still much to be done. but at least we've mastered the music part more or less. so, we can put that off our minds.
i just finished all my thinking and the arrangements for my worship. just need to find out what the other worship leaders will be doing briefly. i've already done up the sequence sheet that u all require. like how many times verse, when does drums come in. which song is played by who. and the song sequences. i'll give it to u guys on the last practice. have yet to book the church for the last practice. will do so soon. last practice 7 november ya. afternoon. if i cant get the church, desperate measures will call for jamming studio outside. either jade or paradiz. i miss jade. even though its so small. but ya, there's no piano there. guess that will be for practice for my sch's prom night. which mich wont be around. three of us in that room, should be totally fine. and i guess our balance has somehow improved already. but ya, talking abt balance, yuqian, tone down. dun cover vocals or guitar. but for buildups, its all urs. but come back down after that.
mich, there's so much to be done, i hope ur sickness gets better asap. i really need u back on the band. get well b4 our last practice. and spare me a day that u can practise the vocals with me. 1-2 hours will do. got alot to discuss with u too. there's one more action song that i've intro-ed to the band already that u haven heard or tried yet. its simple. pris refused to learn it till the last practice, but she's seen it b4, and its not hard to learn. but u have to sing it too. so it will be a little handful for yea.
the blog hasnt been outdated for quite awhile. even the tagboard seems to be inactive most of the time. until like some "outsider" talked and i was like "At last someone tagged. but not one of u guys". unless one of u guys used it to encourage me abit by writing anonymous or something. =P but i guess u guys have had enough of my "self-played" songs. we gotta do some recording soon. get ready for the holidays ya guys? the band will be back on the run again. do lookout for more events we can play at. upcoming of course is Camp, prom night and thanksgiving night. thats all we have on our list. but hope u guys can enter back on the ministry band asap.
whats Godsent without being sent for a reason? and if our reason is Music, its mostly for God i believe. so lets kick some butt. do keep listening to music and influences, get ur music life going and going. dun stop. and of course use it for God too.
pen off.
(Cliff, Frontman)
4:56 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
