You Are Entering The “NO TRANSPOSE BUTTON” Zone

Modern technology is an awe inspiring thing. When I see cell phone getting more and more sophisticated, mp3 players that can play video, and keyboards that produce sounds that can mimic a 100 piece symphony my head spins at the possibilities of such devices. This technology has allowed people to do things and communicate [...]

Being on Board

As church musicians we are not hirelings. I mean we should not play for a check or for gas money. We should know that we minister to souls, and we answer to God. Do you have a Minister of Music over you? If you do then you need to make sure that you [...]

Have Fun Today

Last night as I was playing the keyboard, I stumbled upon a few chords that sounded like “Conjunction Junction” from School House Rock. I kept it up and finally came up with a decent sounding rendition of this song and it was fun! I believe that you need to make sure that you [...]

Scales, Chords, Progressions, Songs

That will be your rally until Jesus comes! In all seriousness this should be the way you approach learning to play by ear. It even helps your understanding when learning to read music or if you already read music. Today we will focus on scales.
Scales:Everything in music is based on a [...]

The Best Thing I Ever Did!

The absolute best thing I did when God told me to start learning the piano was to get online and hunt for information on music theory. I found many different resources, but one stood out to me more than others. It was Jermaine Griggs course: Hear and Play. No matter what genre [...]

Welcome

Welcome to Becoming a Church Musician. This blog will reflect my journey to becoming God’s musician. The musician He desires for me to be. I am writing this to also help others on their journey to find the place God has for them in music ministry.
First a little background about myself. I [...]