Comments on rethinking worship: Tricks of the trade: Singing Out Loud

I have found that changing keys does work most of ...

2010-07-22T14:14:17.246-07:00

I have found that changing keys does work most of the time. David Crowder is famous for doing this. He takes every song that is written in G and plays it in Bb. His whole reasoning is to get the guys to sing louder. I thought it was just a funny joke till I tried it and it worked for me. Try it out. Maybe it will work, maybe not. Let us know!

And I totally agree with you about the volume thing. Its a delicate balance between just enough volume and too much volume. This question needs to be addressed: at what point do people feel most comfortable singing out loud?

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Nice thoughts. I'm interested in trying the &...

2010-07-22T10:36:50.747-07:00

Nice thoughts. I'm interested in trying the "changing keys" thing. I wonder if that actually works.

I do agree that volume is a key element in congregation participation. There’s nothing worse than being self conscious that your neighbors are listening while you worship.

Totally agree. However, the problem is that you do...

2010-07-21T14:13:53.040-07:00

Totally agree. However, the problem is that you do have to keep it at a reasonable volume. So when the volume concept is tapped out, try some of the other options. They really work.

So how did you end up on rethinkingworship?

Good tips. I constantly encourage the turning up ...

2010-07-21T13:33:30.432-07:00

Good tips. I constantly encourage the turning up the volume idea. Our sound guys have a hard time with that.

People are so much more comfortable when the volume of the band is raised.