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<channel><title><![CDATA[PraiseCharts Live - Comments for article: What Every Worship Drummer Loves...and Hates]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.praisecharts.com/live]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>victoria@praisecharts.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:13:57 CST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment678</link><description><![CDATA[That's it...You got a very well explained position..This is reality time my brother!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Paulo at 9:48 pm, Mon 21st Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Paulo)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:48:29 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment678</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment680</link><description><![CDATA[Interesting that you mention listen to CDs twice but don't mention to listening to your fellow players while you are playing and interacting with that.  There is a huge difference between hearing and listening to support what the people in the band are playing.  Frankly that is a problem putting to much emphasis on listening to the professional cds, because in most cases your band mates are not going to be playing the same thing.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Andy at 12:09 am, Tue 22nd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Andy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:09:18 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment680</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment685</link><description><![CDATA[In response to Andy:  As a worship leader, I really appreciate a drummer who wants to study some of the subtleties of the music.  Changing a groove at a bridge or dropping out at the right time at an a cappella section can make or break a song.  Your other musicians should be listening to CDs too.  Even if they're not going to make it sound like the pros, they need to know how the song goes, and a well-prepared drummer can do a lot to give a song the right feel even if the rest of your team isn't professional.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Mark at 8:48 am, Tue 22nd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mark)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:48:19 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment690</link><description><![CDATA[So often Mark inexperienced drummers will listen to the fill being played and say "I have to play that fill or that groove," when it is not goin to fit with the approach your bass player or keyboard player or horn section are goin to take.  It does take guidence and experience to know what to take from the CD and to leave out.   I guess my point is that inexperienced drummers are given the cd and the worship leader says play this and the drummer thinks, even on a sub concisous level, play what the cd IS playing note for note.   That can be problematic.

One of my own experience was a worship leader called me in to play Timbales for a Latin chart.  He said here is the music and listen to the CD.  I came in and the worship leader and drummer and bass player were so white that I had to alter what the music said and CD played to make it work.  A less experienced player would have stuck to the cd and crashed the whole thing.

About setting up grooves, I completely agree.   About knowing how it goes I completely agree.  But there is a potential problem with that strategy that went unmentioned.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Andy Sullivan at 12:35 pm, Tue 22nd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Andy Sullivan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:35:36 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment690</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment686</link><description><![CDATA[You don't have to always give the team "professional" CD's in order to help them know what's going on. I will often record myself with my guitar through just my lowly laptop mics and give that to the band. It's not beautiful, but the team loves it! They know the key, the arrangement and the dynamics that I actually have in mind for the song. Then, when we come together, we all have an idea of what's going on. Sure, we're not all professional musicians, but that's why we have a leader - someone to interpret the song to the level of the musicians he/she leads. Most important is clear communication about what you are trying to do with a song. (And you might want to read his #2 and#7 again.) HOWEVER,... I do not shy away from professional recordings either. I often give them both, as they will take a lot from a professional CD in how the parts fit together to produce a certain feel.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sean Hirschy at 8:59 am, Tue 22nd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sean Hirschy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:59:04 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment686</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment687</link><description><![CDATA[Great<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Paul Brewer at 9:02 am, Tue 22nd Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Paul Brewer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:02:48 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment773</link><description><![CDATA[We don't have a bass player,  we have keyboards and lead guitar, plus 2/3 singers. I play the bongo's and have introduced a cymbal and next is the drums. Just breaking the congregation in gently.lol  I agree with all your points made, drummers need to express their  worship in spirit and truth and  that means we do, shout! on them sometimes . I love to hear a drummer when the Holy Spirit takes over. Good article thank you. Diane from NZ<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Diane at 3:11 am, Fri 25th Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Diane)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:11:37 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment788</link><description><![CDATA[Praise God that someone is addressing these issues!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Greg at 11:09 am, Tue 29th Jul 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Greg)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:09:26 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9]]></title><link>http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment849</link><description><![CDATA[The big disagreement we have on our Praise Team is playing exactly what is on the CD. The answer is unless you have the personell that played on the recording as members of your church and the same recording engineers running sound that day,you should not remain faithful to the CD. The probability that you have people in your church that are studio quality musicians is slim to none. So tailor your music for the musicians you have according to their talent. Most often the drum fills, multi-percussion intros and effects simply don't work on Sunday morning.Greg from Annapolis Md.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Greg MacDonald at 7:06 am, Mon 15th Sep 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Greg MacDonald)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:06:24 CDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.praisecharts.com/live/articles/293/1/What-Every-Worship-Drummer-Lovesand-Hates/Page1.html#Comment849</guid></item></channel></rss>