Comments on: worship leading essentials 08 – transitions between songs

By: WL_tony

WL_tony — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:55:42 +0000

I hear this talked about a lot amongst worship leaders. This is my own opinion and it may not be shared. I realize this…..
I have been leading worship for around 12 years now and I used to worry about transitioning between songs. I do not anymore. I have learned to embrace the silence between songs and not have to feel the need to “fill the gap” I personally don’t feel it right, within me, to pick songs based on the “flow between songs”. I am more concentrated on what’s going on while I’m playing rather than the “gap”. I am now 100 % comfortable with changing a capo or being sensitive to changing a song last minute because It may “fit” with where the Lord is leading His people to worship…

Silence is ok.

My opinion.

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worshippl.us » Blog Archive » Worship Leading Essentials — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:37:19 +0000

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By: Rodd Jefferson

Rodd Jefferson — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:49:05 +0000

Scott,

Great post. I’d add the following:
1) call attention to the key thoughts of the song you’re about to sing, or what you’ve just finished saying. Show how it fits with scripture, or even how we struggle to remember things sometimes. When we say “Lord I give you my Heart” do we really mean it?
2) Every song can transition to another in terms of key. Try working backwards from the song you’re trying to get to by either: a) playing the fifth of the new key (if the new song is in E, try and work your way to a Bsus), or b) playing a chord a tone below the new key (if the new song is in E, try and work your way to a D). This is a tricky thing to write about, especially in a brief comment, maybe I’ll post some more detail on my other site.

I’ve also written a lot about this subject at my own site. Here’s two related docs:
- http://www.roddjefferson.com/2006/10/29/the-place-for-response/
- http://www.roddjefferson.com/2006/10/18/more-than-words/

By: isaac meeks

isaac meeks — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:09:45 +0000

encourage.

the purpose of a “worship leader” is to…lead others in worshipping. sometimes, this requires us to challenge those who we are leading. challenge has a negative tone to it, so i tend to look at it more as an encouragement to worship.

sharing a few thoughts between songs can provoke/encourage/challange those you are leading to become more involved in worshipping.

they may need to confess their sins to the Lord to free up their minds to worship. challenge them to repent.

they might be thinking about the busy-ness of the day. challenge them to “be still”…and know He is God!

nothing too long-winded. just something to encourage those you are leading while you (and the other musicians) prepare for the next song.

its a heart thing.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:53:59 +0000

I just put iTunes on shuffle and grab the first eight worship songs it plays.