We had the privilege of having Paul come and lead worship at our church recently. I can tell you this guy is always teaching and he's great at it. He blessed our worship team by allowing us to play with him. And just as he appears in this video, he comes across in person. He's a kind and gentle spirit. His knowledge base is vast. I highly recommend any/all his teaching tools, especially his book "God Songs." It's a must-have for any worship leader.
I got this DVD from my friend and listened to it couple times. It has been pretty helpful to me and my thinking about our worship group. I can recommend it.
This is so beneficial. Thanks for posting...you have the heart of David (1st for worship and 2nd to teach the next generation on excellence for the worship of our God). Thank you so much!
This video is very very very helpful.. But it is sooo easy to forget about God while worshiping because we are so into music.. we have to only focus on GOD!!
i think this is going to be a great help for many and lots of people. I mean it's a wonderful thing to comeback to see this video after storming into it three or more months ago and still find it fresh and helpfull.
this is awesome. if you dont find this useful, please dont put negative comments.... there is so edification in doing that. God told us that our words are to impart grace to our hearers. IF one believer finds this useful,,, dont bag on it-- just take whats good and use it to glorify god, SIMPLE AS THAT. thanks for the video. GodBless!
i wish i could do music like that. a music in which you could hear the "soul" of the players. in which people would not hear how good they play rather they'd hear how "great" they play. my respect to you guys. :)
I really like this video! It's really informative musically, and it's really cool how Paul Baloche breaks down the dynamics of a worship band. I've never thought of things like this before!
Man i am blessed knowing this stuff frm the one who knows best. thanks Paul I am encourage to share this to my band mate in our church. GOd bless u more!
You're a blessing sir! Keep doing this... I've played all over the world and I realize something about the states... We wanna PLAY! Not listen. lol Music contains BOTH. Add God to that and you're winning!!!! :>)
@notofthisworld22 That's why we practice for individual improvement at home or alone at your Church. I'm more of the reverse. I had to learn to play less busier with a full band.
@lastdaysguitar I think by "sit on his left hand" he meant that the keyboardist could ease up on the bass and focus mainly on the high end. Obviously it didn't mean that the parts wouldn't overlap at all :)
useful info, i have played piano on a couple worship teams, and it is suprising how many people don't know about this stuff, or forget it when they get into their own part. I am a failure of this
Thank you soo much.. You made me feel so much better. In my church, Im the only piano player and we have one drummer. and it is soo true i do play base, i keep the rhythm and all chrods on one piano. Do you have any techniques for someone in my situation.
This is great! One of church members showed this video to our music ministry, and it has been helping us to make good music since then. May I know the title of the song you guys are playing? God bless! :D
well, thank you for your comment. but i think you totally misunderstood me. after all, we ARE mostly using music as a tool to worship.. and sometimes.. we may be too concentrated on music... so this video is only helpful for those who already keep God in mind.. but may cause more distractions to those who always try to "sound" good to people's ears.
@lastdaysguitar I am a Worship leader, keyboardist and former bassist. I TOTALLY agree with you however I think he was speaking specifically to this progression in E and the way THIS groove is light. Take a song like "I am not forgotten"--Israel Houghton, in the same key (E) demands more power mostly throughout the song, you would definatley double bass on the keys.
is this the dvd? "Worship Band Workshop" if so, a friend and i are planning on buying it. thanks so much. i showed this video to my music min but we never were able to map out songs or anything but we are going to try.
I think what hes trying to teach is dynamics, its not just worship, good bands will do it like this in order to fill out the audible areas. To many instruments consisting in the same audible area will get muffled and drowned out. All around a good lesson in musical theory.
@lastdaysguitar I'm not the one shooting down a brother in Christ for no reason other than to say "I'm musically and intellectually superior to you". I'm not the one who is obviously trying to take all the glory and power in this situation, when it obviously belongs to God. My point is : I know I'm not perfect. I know that I need some work, both spiritually, and physically. I've listened to all you said. I think YOU are the one who needs work. Humility. It's a life lesson.
Can anyone recommend a good guitar and worship dvd(Instructional) that goes beyond the basics? Ive already tried hillsongs creative dvd and paul baloches modern worship etc. Thanks
To everyone who has the misfortune to read the comment section at this time, I'm sorry. Apparently, this whole argument is my fault, so I'm sorry. If I could delete the whole thing, I would, because this is a great video and I didn't mean to spoil it. Thanks for listening. @lastdaysguitar I'm done trying to reason with you, so you can have this one. Sorry if I offended you or anyone else.
I am a keyboard(synthesizer) player. I dont sit on my left hand. A good keyboard player should be able to play two keyboards simultanously. I play strings/atmospherics on my left while my right plays the fills using piano/rhodes/sax/synth/flute and other lead sounds. This should be the way. Paul Baloche is confused between the pianist and the synth player
to gbisaga: God did forgive everybody! why doesn't everybody go to heaven?? because people don't accept Jesus as their saviour. Its a GIFT of salvation.. and you can be saved by simply...taking the gift.. but many choose not to.
@lastdaysguitar Okay, well I think I can speak for the general public including me who doesn't own a smart-ass handbook when I say it's quite obvious you don't have to take it literally. Anyone who actually plays the piano or keyboard probably won't say "well, Paul told me not to play with my left hand, so I won't" I may not be as musically prestigious as you CLAIM to be, but at least I'm not a condescending jerk when I try to make my point. Please think outside the box for once. Thank you.
While I understand the point Paul is trying to make to create space, I appreciate his, & his teams talent... but I, & apparently the keyboard player (who kept using both hands) disagree regarding advice that the keyboard player "sit on his left hand" just because you have a bass player. There are many times a counterpoint, pedal point, & yes - doubling bassline from keys can add incredible punch to songs & still keep them spacious. That said, the instruments have to make room appropriately.
you obviously haven't been in a Pentecostal church...we play/sing good and YET the Spirit moves and we have church! you have to let the Spirit flow...and its flows when everyone is comfortable and like what they are doing and can focus on worshiping
I'd just really hate to see some young keyboardist taking the "left hand" comment as a literal and general rule... or worse: a leader insisting the keyboardist to stop using his left hand (to try to get "the sound") rather than playing (appropriately) WITH the bass. To me anyway, interplay dynamics are/should be a kind of "living thing" in making music - i.e.: one day no left hand may be appropriate, but maybe the next day calls for it.
Hey there my channel name is Yash Drum Beats I want to ask you that have you commented on my video yesterday and then you have deleted that comment why so? If yes than I want to know the reason plzz.
I don't think so. I think your job as a WL is to help others focus on God...You must have your time with God before the worship and bring Him with you into the session. Then you can focus on the music and still be with God...it's His music afterall.
@lastdaysguitar I entered the conversation with a kind remark, whether I was right or wrong. I'm sorry if the word "obviously" offended you. I honestly am sorry, but my intentions were good and friendly. BTW: Internet troll: a person who survives off of the anger and frustration of others. That's not me. I'm not trying to make you mad whatsoever.. I'm simply trying to reason with you, which is extremely difficult, I've found.
@lastdaysguitar (cont.) I'm sure you weren't intending to do this, by the way, but frankly, your reply was exactly the kind of snobby, arrogant comment I would expect to see from a Christian if I was a non-believer, and it would do nothing but strengthen my disbelief. I watched some of your videos, and no doubt you have musical talent. But you seem like a responsible, mature middle aged man. Starting an argument like this over CZcams is the last thing that would impress anyone. Thanks.
@lovelovechrist Dude dont strat throwing bible verses at sumone....no one is putting down no one...is talking bout when ur playing music how everyone should control they're instrument. But this guy wants to focus on us who play worship music wich is very diffrent from any other style cuz u dont play so agressively.
@EuphoriaMusicSession Talking to you is useless, you don't listen: you're a hypocrite. Take a look at your own foul spirit. As for impact - it's always a God thing.
@lastdaysguitar How am I a hypocrite? You can point fingers and argue all you want, but you're going to have a hard time calling yourself a follower of Christ with this arrogant attitude. Until you humble yourself in front of others, you will never make an impact on society or be different from any one else. You'll just be another troll on the internet.
This is such a bad example becuase, you are using one song as an example,. I can not beleive you put this much time into this,. It all depends on the song,. Not the band bro,.
you have not clue of what you are saying! this is a clear example for the Bad musicians that all they do is trashing songs by over playing and by the way is not about the songs is about GOD
@zedrein18 You know, I wouldn't have a problem with this if the music wasn't so AWFUL. I mean seriously they're cannibalizing the last 100 years of Western music. Absolutely ruining it. I have literally never in my life heard music so contrite and awful. LIKE FUCK! How do they live with themselves? goddamn.
We had the privilege of having Paul come and lead worship at our church recently. I can tell you this guy is always teaching and he's great at it. He blessed our worship team by allowing us to play with him. And just as he appears in this video, he comes across in person. He's a kind and gentle spirit. His knowledge base is vast. I highly recommend any/all his teaching tools, especially his book "God Songs." It's a must-have for any worship leader.
God Songs is really great book!reading it over and over!
simply amazing thanks for this
this is a wonderful blessed workshop video for sure!
I got this DVD from my friend and listened to it couple times. It has been pretty helpful to me and my thinking about our worship group. I can recommend it.
This is so beneficial. Thanks for posting...you have the heart of David (1st for worship and 2nd to teach the next generation on excellence for the worship of our God). Thank you so much!
Thank You Brother Paul & Lead Worship for posting this video!
yes!!! I am glade that some one else is say that . be blessed
Thank you, Paul, for such a great resource! God bless you.
good series, thanks for sharing
This is incredibly helpful! thank you so much, Paul!
i love it bro God bless you
Thanks I really learned something in this video
This video is very very very helpful..
But it is sooo easy to forget about God while worshiping because we are so into music..
we have to only focus on GOD!!
Thank you, This is gonna help us at NationChangers Merthyr Tydfil Wales uk. Thanks
i think this is going to be a great help for many and lots of people. I mean it's a wonderful thing to comeback to see this video after storming into it three or more months ago and still find it fresh and helpfull.
Thank you!
this is awesome. if you dont find this useful, please dont put negative comments.... there is so edification in doing that. God told us that our words are to impart grace to our hearers. IF one believer finds this useful,,, dont bag on it-- just take whats good and use it to glorify god, SIMPLE AS THAT. thanks for the video. GodBless!
i wish i could do music like that. a music in which you could hear the "soul" of the players. in which people would not hear how good they play rather they'd hear how "great" they play. my respect to you guys. :)
Genius. I really enjoyed your break down of this concept. Thanks so much and God bless.
frikkin awesome
finally somebody else understands worship..
i ordered it and it's on the way
I really like this video! It's really informative musically, and it's really cool how Paul Baloche breaks down the dynamics of a worship band. I've never thought of things like this before!
Man i am blessed knowing this stuff frm the one who knows best. thanks Paul I am encourage to share this to my band mate in our church. GOd bless u more!
thanks for uploading :)
this is really a great dvd so far! I'm a bass player but man the keyboard players i play with give me no room!
thanks :)
i understand.. i suppose we always start trying to do everything and when others join, we have to them space and learn to work together. thanks paul.
I think that's very important - tonal stratification. Otherwise you get rhythm overload. Excellent. Nice insights. God bless. :)
@EuphoriaMusicSession You''ve made my point exactly.
You're a blessing sir! Keep doing this... I've played all over the world and I realize something about the states... We wanna PLAY! Not listen. lol Music contains BOTH. Add God to that and you're winning!!!! :>)
@notofthisworld22 That's why we practice for individual improvement at home or alone at your Church.
I'm more of the reverse. I had to learn to play less busier with a full band.
@lastdaysguitar I think by "sit on his left hand" he meant that the keyboardist could ease up on the bass and focus mainly on the high end. Obviously it didn't mean that the parts wouldn't overlap at all :)
useful info, i have played piano on a couple worship teams, and it is suprising how many people don't know about this stuff, or forget it when they get into their own part. I am a failure of this
i can never hear our church's keyboardists...idk why, but they should be heard...its a pleasant sound
@2fast4uspartan Welcome! :) you can still play this type of music if you wish lol.
hey piknikie i actually have it I got it from Morningstar christian bookstore
Thank you soo much.. You made me feel so much better. In my church, Im the only piano player and we have one drummer. and it is soo true i do play base, i keep the rhythm and all chrods on one piano. Do you have any techniques for someone in my situation.
This is great! One of church members showed this video to our music ministry, and it has been helping us to make good music since then.
May I know the title of the song you guys are playing?
God bless! :D
I'm gonna be doing some clips in the near future on left-hand technique for keyboardists playing with a bass player.
well, thank you for your comment.
but i think you totally misunderstood me.
after all, we ARE mostly using music as a tool to worship..
and sometimes.. we may be too concentrated on music...
so this video is only helpful for those who already keep God in mind..
but may cause more distractions to those who always try to "sound" good to people's ears.
@lastdaysguitar I am a Worship leader, keyboardist and former bassist. I TOTALLY agree with you however I think he was speaking specifically to this progression in E and the way THIS groove is light. Take a song like "I am not forgotten"--Israel Houghton, in the same key (E) demands more power mostly throughout the song, you would definatley double bass on the keys.
Legal se isso fosse legendado pra Português.
is this the dvd? "Worship Band Workshop"
if so, a friend and i are planning on buying it. thanks so much. i showed this video to my music min but we never were able to map out songs or anything but we are going to try.
Killer!! I'm in a Christian band myself. Please go to RESCUE ROAD BAND and check it out! We're all in this together
I think what hes trying to teach is dynamics, its not just worship, good bands will do it like this in order to fill out the audible areas. To many instruments consisting in the same audible area will get muffled and drowned out. All around a good lesson in musical theory.
Very helpful for instrumentalists. What about the lead guitar? Where can I buy this DVD? Thanks Paul.
@zedrein18 OH MY GOD YOU GOT ME
do you have the Video of come As a mighty River? please upload it i like it
@lastdaysguitar I'm not the one shooting down a brother in Christ for no reason other than to say "I'm musically and intellectually superior to you". I'm not the one who is obviously trying to take all the glory and power in this situation, when it obviously belongs to God.
My point is : I know I'm not perfect. I know that I need some work, both spiritually, and physically. I've listened to all you said. I think YOU are the one who needs work. Humility. It's a life lesson.
that's called "ghost notes"
Is the drummer hearing a metronome click? and is it good to play along with a metronome in a worship song?
Can anyone recommend a good guitar and worship dvd(Instructional) that goes beyond the basics? Ive already tried hillsongs creative dvd and paul baloches modern worship etc.
Thanks
i am hindu.....
hey is this melody part of real song? if it is please tell me the name of the song?
hi can you tell me if this dvd is already out? i'm in the philippines. what is the title?
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To everyone who has the misfortune to read the comment section at this time, I'm sorry. Apparently, this whole argument is my fault, so I'm sorry. If I could delete the whole thing, I would, because this is a great video and I didn't mean to spoil it. Thanks for listening. @lastdaysguitar I'm done trying to reason with you, so you can have this one. Sorry if I offended you or anyone else.
Does anyone know the name of the song clip and where can I find it ???....... thanks!
He he he.... Paul must have two drummers called Carl. I know the other Carl, lol!
@lovelovechrist Take not criticisms as insults but as feedbacks to improve your skills
the drumsticks that the drummer is using, is there a special name for it? are they called Hot Rods?
What's the second chord in his chord progression?
Can anyone tell me where to get this DVD??
I am a keyboard(synthesizer) player. I dont sit on my left hand. A good keyboard player should be able to play two keyboards simultanously.
I play strings/atmospherics on my left while my right plays the fills using piano/rhodes/sax/synth/flute and other lead sounds. This should be the way.
Paul Baloche is confused between the pianist and the synth player
to gbisaga:
God did forgive everybody!
why doesn't everybody go to heaven??
because people don't accept Jesus as their saviour.
Its a GIFT of salvation..
and you can be saved by simply...taking the gift..
but many choose not to.
@lastdaysguitar Okay, well I think I can speak for the general public including me who doesn't own a smart-ass handbook when I say it's quite obvious you don't have to take it literally. Anyone who actually plays the piano or keyboard probably won't say "well, Paul told me not to play with my left hand, so I won't"
I may not be as musically prestigious as you CLAIM to be, but at least I'm not a condescending jerk when I try to make my point. Please think outside the box for once. Thank you.
While I understand the point Paul is trying to make to create space, I appreciate his, & his teams talent... but I, & apparently the keyboard player (who kept using both hands) disagree regarding advice that the keyboard player "sit on his left hand" just because you have a bass player. There are many times a counterpoint, pedal point, & yes - doubling bassline from keys can add incredible punch to songs & still keep them spacious.
That said, the instruments have to make room appropriately.
that's just E E/G# A
you obviously haven't been in a Pentecostal church...we play/sing good and YET the Spirit moves and we have church! you have to let the Spirit flow...and its flows when everyone is comfortable and like what they are doing and can focus on worshiping
I'd just really hate to see some young keyboardist taking the "left hand" comment as a literal and general rule... or worse: a leader insisting the keyboardist to stop using his left hand (to try to get "the sound") rather than playing (appropriately) WITH the bass.
To me anyway, interplay dynamics are/should be a kind of "living thing" in making music - i.e.: one day no left hand may be appropriate, but maybe the next day calls for it.
Hey there my channel name is Yash Drum Beats I want to ask you that have you commented on my video yesterday and then you have deleted that comment why so? If yes than I want to know the reason plzz.
I don't think so. I think your job as a WL is to help others focus on God...You must have your time with God before the worship and bring Him with you into the session. Then you can focus on the music and still be with God...it's His music afterall.
@lastdaysguitar I entered the conversation with a kind remark, whether I was right or wrong. I'm sorry if the word "obviously" offended you. I honestly am sorry, but my intentions were good and friendly.
BTW: Internet troll: a person who survives off of the anger and frustration of others. That's not me. I'm not trying to make you mad whatsoever.. I'm simply trying to reason with you, which is extremely difficult, I've found.
@lastdaysguitar (cont.) I'm sure you weren't intending to do this, by the way, but frankly, your reply was exactly the kind of snobby, arrogant comment I would expect to see from a Christian if I was a non-believer, and it would do nothing but strengthen my disbelief.
I watched some of your videos, and no doubt you have musical talent. But you seem like a responsible, mature middle aged man. Starting an argument like this over CZcams is the last thing that would impress anyone. Thanks.
This is becauase church bands tend to have non musicians playing instruments,. If they need a workshop,. Then put that shit down...
With all due respect, thus has nothing to do with "worship" thus is solely a "music" advice.
@lovelovechrist Dude dont strat throwing bible verses at sumone....no one is putting down no one...is talking bout when ur playing music how everyone should control they're instrument. But this guy wants to focus on us who play worship music wich is very diffrent from any other style cuz u dont play so agressively.
@lastdaysguitar I just think you should be a little more humble when responding to someone. Even if they are wrong.
@EuphoriaMusicSession
Talking to you is useless, you don't listen: you're a hypocrite.
Take a look at your own foul spirit.
As for impact - it's always a God thing.
@lastdaysguitar How am I a hypocrite? You can point fingers and argue all you want, but you're going to have a hard time calling yourself a follower of Christ with this arrogant attitude. Until you humble yourself in front of others, you will never make an impact on society or be different from any one else. You'll just be another troll on the internet.
This is such a bad example becuase, you are using one song as an example,. I can not beleive you put this much time into this,. It all depends on the song,. Not the band bro,.
you have not clue of what you are saying! this is a clear example for the Bad musicians that all they do is trashing songs by over playing and by the way is not about the songs is about GOD
@zedrein18 You know, I wouldn't have a problem with this if the music wasn't so AWFUL. I mean seriously they're cannibalizing the last 100 years of Western music. Absolutely ruining it. I have literally never in my life heard music so contrite and awful. LIKE FUCK! How do they live with themselves? goddamn.