methods of Orchestration/ directing music
1. Work with the limitations and strengths of the musicians and vocalists that you have
2.Ensure that choice songs and arrangements bring out the best in every one of them.
Extemporary; most common form of playing in worship. A foundation of keyboard or guitar, the other musicians ‘improvise’ ie. Make up their own unique parts by working around the melody line and accompanying chords.
Not strict to musical law, it’s effectiveness still depends on a strong element of overall control and direction. All musicians should keep their parts simple or the sound will be too busy and the overall effect blurred. The phrasing and dynamics of the song will be lost-most common fault with this form of music directing.
Encourage the musicians to use their instruments to their full extent by sometimes having breaks and/or melodic improvisation featuring the gifting and style of a particular player.
In one song it may be appropriate to have a driving guitar sound. In another a haunting melodic oboe or violin improvisation will be effective.
Different songs lend themselves to powerful interpretation by a particular instrument/instrumentalist. Selective improvisation is therefore quite important
Mutual understanding and sensitivity are essential among the musicians, song leader and vocalist when ministering and/or improvising (on the musicians part) practice therefore plays an important role in developing solid sound. Inevitably both singers and players come from different musical backgrounds and have different styles of playing or singing, pub style pianist, trad jazz sax, classical violinist. It will therefore take time and patience together with an attitude of mutual submission, respect and care to nature an effective ministering group of singers and musicians who work together.
Strings; long notes held over several bars (string-synth, a style of string playing common in middle-of-the-road pop music)
2. Remeloes
3. Rhythmic strumming effect played against others playing the melody.
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