How Great Thou Art
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Living Hope
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Raise a Hallelujah
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Yes I Will
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O Come To The Altar
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What if it doesn’t work? Do it any way? What if it still doesn’t work? This is where my mind wants to stay, and I have to fight every time I come to the declaration to say them. Hopefully, my heart will win out, because my heart desires to worship even when my mind would rather run. Thank you for helping me feel the permission to be okay in the imperfect present, and encouraging me to trust the Maker who loves to create beauty from mere dust.
Yes! Do give yourself permission to be in the imperfect present—and trust that God is at work creating something beautiful!
Phrasing is the key to the very message of the song. Thank you for this lesson! Very often, when I am going to sing, I realize how important is the song message and how humbly I have to grasp that message. x
Absolutely—so very very important!
I absolutely love how you always direct singing back to the whole body, whole instrument. It’s so much more than just hitting the right notes & I’m so thankful to have this resource to grow and continue to learn. Thank you for sharing your testimony about God healing your leg. It’s going to impact everyone that takes this course. I’ve found that faith comes by hearing (romans 10.17) just like doubt comes by hearing. There is so much doubt being proclaimed in the world today, it was refreshing to hear you declare the truth of God’s word & share your powerful testimony. We need more of this. God is so good!
Thanks for your encouragement, Amy! 🙂
I think my light bulb moments are…
-how emphasizing different words or syllables can change the message of the lyric
-how the emotions of the lyric should inform our tone and phrasing
For sure—so important!
There were many lightbulb moments for me in this video: There is no one perfect way to sing a phrase, but many perfect ways, which brings freedom to me; embracing vulnerability as an opportunity for creativity, not a danger or threat; and the fact that it is so important to take time to be thoughtful about my mental, emotional and spiritual state through this process. For me this is much needed right now. It was hard to go through the affirmations, and halfway through I was convicted that I haven’t believed these things. Thank you so much for making this space in the lesson for God to speak to me and lead me into truth.
Thanks for sharing these thoughts Boram! Grateful that this lesson was able to help lead you into greater truth and revelation! <3
Wow! This lesson was just… Wow. Thank you for the reminder that it’s not all about the vocal training and technical stuff. That it’s about feeling the heart of God, and that it’s our job as worship leaders to help others get to feel God’s heart through worship. That if we are not connecting with Him, how can we help others to connect with Him. Those affirmations at the end brought tears to my eyes as I said them.
You’re welcome! Ahhhh yes… if we get away from the MOST important thing, all this vocal training means NOTHING!
I agree. Those affirmations at the end got harder as we went on. But they were important. So, there was one I full-on didn’t say because I knew it wasn’t true yet. So, that gives me something to work on for my mental health at least.
This and next weeks lessons are going to be hard for me. Not because they are harder than the rest, but because I still have all of those classical lessons in my body. It’s like they’re etched in my soul! I feel like I’ll never get there!
I guess what I’d like to see is a progression bar. Something that I can latch onto so that I can see that I’ve made some forward stylistic movement. I’m not sure I can tell when I’ve made progress in these areas.
I hear ya girl! Yes, these are challenging, coming from the classical world, but so important to work on. Best thing you can do is record yourself lots, listen back, and submit recordings of yourself for feedback whenever possible!
It is a bit shocking, but very telling, how difficult saying the affirmations were at the end. Phrasing isn’t a new concept to me but I’m used to it in the context of theater and acting. I’ve always gotten hung up with “SINGING” when there’s no character to hide behind. So good to have a reminder that we’re trying to communicate a message with every lyric not just create a pleasant background track for the space(although there’s a place for that). Thanks!
Absolutely—there are definite similarities, but also such a difference between the entertainment and worship leading contexts!
Such a good reminder to go beyond the technical and allow God to work in our hearts as we lead others to Him in worship.
Yes, so important!
Mmmmm… so good Charmaine. Thank you for so many blessings in that message..
You’re so welcome!
27:09 – Thank you
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Just one wow thanks