by Mark J Martin | Oct 13, 2015 | Archived
I’ll be releasing a piano sheet music collection and accompanying album in November. I want to keep you in the loop about it. I’ll be talking more about it as we go along, but to get the best info the soonest, I need you to do this for me. To get on the...
by Mark J Martin | Oct 9, 2015 | Archived
Sunday, you will have the opportunity to worship God and serve people with music. You just have a couple of days before the service. Most likely, you don’t have a lot of time left to rehearse. What are some small things you can do to improve your ministry to...
by Mark J Martin | Oct 6, 2015 | Archived
Singer, you have a gift that someone needs. Player, you do too. You have something that can turn hearts. This gift you have redirects minds. It replenishes emotions and encourages hearts. You have a song. Not the general “song.” You have a song....
by Mark J Martin | Oct 2, 2015 | Archived
Here’s a tip for saving time typing the repetitive content in your weekly order of service cards. This can work for you whether you type out your worship set in Word, or an email – whatever you use to type the list of songs for the week. It’s a free...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 30, 2015 | Archived
If you are playing the piano in a church, chances are you’ve had someone ask you to play a song for them from a lead sheet. If you’re not familiar with that term, a lead sheet is a piece of music that just has the melody line on the staff with the letter...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 23, 2015 | Archived
Are you giving your musicians enough time to prepare to lead worship with skill? We don’t always think of church music in terms of good or bad execution, but it could be helpful. [well type=”well-lg”]This idea of execution makes sense on the football...
