I got a note this week from blog reader, worship leader and friend Kyle F.:
I am a pretty solid "rhythm" key player, but have never been good at improv and solos. Could you write a post with some tips on improvisation and soloing? Maybe some exercises you do or something like that? Anything would be helpful!
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Mainstage continues to up it’s game with each update, and one of my favorite additions in Mainstage 3.1 is the new Retro Synth. This thing is incredibly powerful, doesn’t take up a bunch of CPU power, and is super easy to use for whipping up quick background pads for use in worship. Here’s how to get started making your own:
Read MoreThe problem with the singing cowboy wasn’t that he hadn’t gotten permission (he asked me, after all) but that I wasn’t anticipating it, and I hadn’t gotten enough information to make an informed choice.
Read More5 minutes and two songs about senoritas later, I pulled some bills out of my wallet and thanked him for playing (he really was good). I turned back to Sarah. Her buffalo burger was cold on her plate, but her temper was white-hot. “Why would you say yes? What on earth made you think that I would want that? Didn’t we both just say we hated having musicians serenade us at the table?” I’d gotten flustered and said yes when I should have said no. I felt really, really dumb.
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