Managing a worship band is challenging, and it takes special set of skills to keep everyone on track. Here are 7 mistakes I’ve seen even experienced worship leaders make on occasion:
Read MoreThere is nothing crueler you can say to a musician. Saying “you have to make your own breaks” is the equivalent of telling someone they have to be struck by lightning more often.
Read MoreI’ll be the first to confess: I’m pretty bad with numbers. Over the last few years my wife has been slowly prodding me toward better financial practices, including writing down all of my business expenses. I wasn’t sure it would be worth it, but after almost a year of tracking nearly every dollar we spend (I still screw up occasionally) it’s been amazing the results. Here are 7 things that tracking expenses helped:
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I was cramming for a gig this last week- a whopper set with over 64 songs and less than 4 days to work it up. Desperate for any edge I could get, I dropped $30 on the practice software AnyTune. AnyTune allows you to organize MP3s into sets, tag specific songs to practice, stair step up and down the tempo and key signature, and much much more.
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