Has it ever happened that your worship leader has introduced a new song at your practice session (which I hope your team has!) and then expected you to play it that very next Sunday? As eager and zealous as your worship leader may be to run in the “bleeding edge” of worship, he/she may be doing more harm than good to the song and perhaps, even, the worship. Continue reading »

An interesting video from Paul Baloche where talks about playing skilfully and being in a place where practice is a lifestyle. I have never been in a team where practice never happened but I know the importance of practice and boosting your skill levels .

What do you all think?

When you get a whole lot of drummers in a room, you’re asking for trouble! Lots and lots of rhythms all over the place! Most of the time it can sound pretty good if you have enough ‘experienced’ drummers. What about drummers and percussionists? “Is there a difference?” I hear you say. Well, I believe there is. I have seen percussionists play their instruments and I have seen drummers on their kits. It’s very different. I have seen drummers playing percussion too and they play like…well…drummers! [I will elaborate that point of view later in this article] Now, don’t get me wrong here, I am not saying percussionists and drummers cannot play each other’s instruments, because they can. It’s HOW they play those instruments that differentiate them from each other.This article is about playing percussion alongside a drummer in a worship team. What can you do? How do you do it? What things should you consider and some practical tips will be provided.
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1 Feb 2007

By Matt

It occured to me that I had not written an article on playing percussion in a worship team. This is quite ironic seeing as I, at the moment, am playing percussion at our church! We have no drumkit. We haven’t had a drumkit for 3 years due to logistical and practical reasons. In fact, we should be getting a kit SOON! Anyway, on with the article…

I write this article from my present and past experience. I am the only percussionist/drummer in a team with two guitarists and a keyboardist at the moment. So, I am responsible for the rhythm section! What I write here is from the perspective of playing percussion in a worship team with no bass player and no drummer. If you are fortunate to have a bass player and/or drummer in your team, I will be writing articles on those situations in time. Subscribe to The Christian Drummer web site to be notified when a new article is posted.
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