Leading Worship With Larrivee

[mnewton]

We play:

Crowder
Tomlin
Redman
Hughes
Newsboys
Robbie Seay Band
Billy and Cindy Foote
Derek Webb
CommonGround Band (La Tech Band)
Eoghan Heaslip
Delirious
Jacob's Well
Etc...

[laughingskunk]

I lead singing for our local atheist group. Do a lot of traditional as well as contemporary songs including... How Great Thou Art, and Paul as well, I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, But I've Got To Get Home In Time For The Superbowl, Amazing Grace Slick, Shout To The North, But  Don't Wake Me Up With Those D@#n Church Bells.  Could list rest of but take to long. Actually have been main instrumentalist on church camping trip and far as I know nooone has become a Satanist yet. Leading singing another matter- Make a Joyful Noise doesnt even begin. Patrick

[MaRio]

I lead singing for our local atheist group. Do a lot of traditional as well as contemporary songs including... How Great Thou Art, and Paul as well, I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, But I've Got To Get Home In Time For The Superbowl, Amazing Grace Slick, Shout To The North, But  Don't Wake Me Up With Those D@#n Church Bells.  Could list rest of but take to long. Actually have been main instrumentalist on church camping trip and far as I know nooone has become a Satanist yet. Leading singing another matter- Make a Joyful Noise doesnt even begin. Patrick

Yeah, I used to sing those songs too, among others. I like the ones I sing now better.  :D

Recently my friend and I were put in charge of locating and purchasing a guitar for our church. My friend is a Taylor guy and I was lobbying for a Larrivee. Unfortunately, he was more convincing, and we ended up with a Taylor 414. Thank goodness we only play it plugged in.    

[jimi thing]

Our set list from last week:

Sunrise (by Jeff Slaughter, who does many kid's camps) has "Eye of the Tiger"  
           in the middle of the song, where the kids do aerobics  :D )
Joy (Tree63 - John Ellis)
Indescribable (Chris Tomlin)

indescribable is such a great song!!!
i introduced that one to the church in november...... i saw the webisode on "new song cafe" worshiptogether.com

any way played it with light drums and two acoustics (my larry and our associate pastor on his Duncan) jay capoed up on 7th or 9th i forget....  
but it sounded awesome, we got the standing o  :D

it was a very cool experience!!

cheers,
kit

[Mikeymac]

sacredground,

Yes, Jim is a great guy...I actually had the honor of officiating at his and Cynthia's wedding, a few years back!  

We do most of the songs you listed; Days of Elijah is a personal favorite of mine/our whole team's.

I also bought a mahogany parlor from Jim, but it was for my daughter on her 14th birthday (thus the description below!).

;)

[Fstpicker]

I am in my church's Praise Band playing each week. I used to play on my Larrivee D-03E w/Fishman Prefix Plus pickup, but 3 years ago, I had a yen for a solid rosewood guitar, and bought a Martin D-16RGT w/Fishman Natural 1 active p/u. Both my Larrivee and my Martin sound good through our church's sound system.

BTW, I hope to be able to buy another Larrivee D-03E when I can afford it. I have missed my Larrivee alot since I sold it, and I want a mahogany guitar to compliment my rosewood Martin.

Our set list often contains a mix of newer and older songs like:

Shout to the North
Shout to the Lord
The Power of Your love
I could sing of your love forever
As the Deer
Above all
Here I am to worship
Lord I lift Your name on high
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Shine Jesus shine
Step by Step
Thy Word
You are my all in all
I will celebrate
More precious than silver
He is exalted
Great is the Lord

etc., etc.

http://forestlakechurch.org/

Jeff

[mikew]

Hello, I play acoustic guitar on our worship team. It is a Larrivee D03R with Baggs M-1 into a PARA DI to the house PA. Other players are electric and bass guitar with keyboard, drums and vocals. The music is contemporary Christian. Our church is in a renovated warehouse, we play Sat. night and three Sunday services.  Because of the time commitment I play on a 3 week rotation.

Mike

www.lifechangechurch.com

[PastorChuck]

Songman,

My 6 string Larrivee has a Baggs iMix and the 12 string has a Fishman. The beater, my Ovation Celebrity gets passed around a lot too. It has the Ovation OP24 preamp.

[davidsowk]

Hi Everyone,

I too play in a Church group (St Helen's Catholic Church in Burnaby, BC).  I am the olderst (56) member of our Sunday Evening youth choir and play my OMV 03re through a yamaha magicstomp and into the Church PA.  I have had so many positive comments since I got the Larrivee at Christmas.  Prior to that I played a Takamine Santa Fe model that is now for sale.  

Our group leader plays a Yamaha electric piano way too loud.  The guitar the the electric piano occupy basically the same musical space.  

Our set list for last Sunday was:
Seek the Lord
Beatitudes
Shout to the Lord
Children of the Light

I am always looking for music to bring to the group so if anyone has suggestions I am listening.

[Mikeymac]

Our group leader plays a Yamaha electric piano way too loud. The guitar the the electric piano occupy basically the same musical space.

David,

I have the same problem with our piano/keyboard player (she plays through our full size Roland keyboard into the PA).

The problem with most "trained" pianists is that they're used to covering all the bases!!  They want to play the bass, the chords, the fills, all the while adding the vocal lines as well!!! Drives me nuts!  I love her to death, but she doesn't understand how to back off and give the other instruments (and voices) their own space...which as you experience, turns the sound into mud.  

Maybe we should all tie one of our keyboard players hand's behind their backs...then they would be playing just about the right number of notes!

<_<  

[danerada]

Our group leader plays a Yamaha electric piano way too loud. The guitar the the electric piano occupy basically the same musical space.

We had the same problem with our keyboard player (who si a trained pianist). Then at one of our practices I was praying and prayed that there be no ego in our band and that we be in unity as servants of God to lead his children into the Throne Room. I have been praying the same thin ever since, and we have not had those problems since. I really think that sometimes more than training, it is a matter of ego as well as the lack of being used to having other parts of a team to work with. Unity is the key.....

Not that your issues are the same as ours. I was just sharing...

[bing4sons]

You really need someone who's used to playing keyboards in a band, and not someone who has always been the church pianist.

We had a similar situation in a church I used to go to.  I came into the band after they had been going for a while (with no guitar player).  The lady was an excellent piano player, but was not a band keyboard player.  They ended up bringing another fellow in, whose main thing was playing keyboards in a band.  It made all the difference in the world.  The piano player was not happy, but it was the right thing to do for the direction the music director wanted to go.

As I said earlier, at the church I attend now, our main worship leader is a guitar player, with years of professional experience.  Needless to say, we don't have an issue of the keyboards drowning out the other instruments.   :D  

[jimi thing]

Hi Everyone,

I too play in a Church group (St Helen's Catholic Church in Burnaby, BC).  I am the olderst (56) member of our Sunday Evening youth choir and play my OMV 03re through a yamaha magicstomp and into the Church PA.  I have had so many positive comments since I got the Larrivee at Christmas.  Prior to that I played a Takamine Santa Fe model that is now for sale. 

Our group leader plays a Yamaha electric piano way too loud.  The guitar the the electric piano occupy basically the same musical space. 

Our set list for last Sunday was:
Seek the Lord
Beatitudes
Shout to the Lord
Children of the Light

I am always looking for music to bring to the group so if anyone has suggestions I am listening.

well another Lower Mainlander!!! yeeeeeeeeeee haw!
i haven't seen you around! welcome to the boards  :D

i play at heritage mountain community church in Port Moody!

as for music....
for worship i am really digging the whole david crowder, casting crowns, chris tomlin.... oh and one of my favs, the third day worship stuff is awesome for a band to get into! check it out....

i can point you in the direction of tab sites if you would like....
pm me.

cheers,
Kit

[SongMan]

Guys!
If you have choice of between using guitar+Keyboard or Guitar+ Piano, Which would be  better combo?

Remember, It's a 6-7 member group in a 150 capacity sanctuary playing Crowder/Tomblin and simiilar.

[danerada]

Guys!
If you have choice of between using guitar+Keyboard or Guitar+ Piano, Which would be  better combo?

Remember, It's a 6-7 member group in a 150 capacity sanctuary playing Crowder/Tomblin and simiilar.

I like guitar + keyboard. There are so many more options with a keyboard than with piano.

[jimi thing]

Guys!
If you have choice of between using guitar+Keyboard or Guitar+ Piano, Which would be  better combo?

Remember, It's a 6-7 member group in a 150 capacity sanctuary playing Crowder/Tomblin and simiilar.

guitar + keyboard.....

so much more you can do with the keys!....

but how about 2 guitars + 0 keys  :D  

[ducktrapper]

I don't lead worship or worship leaders (and I watch the parking meters).    

[SongMan]

Guys!
If you have choice of between using guitar+Keyboard or Guitar+ Piano, Which would be  better combo?

Remember, It's a 6-7 member group in a 150 capacity sanctuary playing Crowder/Tomblin and simiilar.

guitar + keyboard.....

so much more you can do with the keys!....

but how about 2 guitars + 0 keys  :D

2 guitar would be great, but the lady(piano player) don't play guitar.

[bing4sons]

Keyboards?  We don't need no stinking keyboards!   :lol:  (in my best Cheech voice).  Just joking...

Parking meters????   :unsure:  

[ducktrapper]

"Don't follow leaders, watch the parking meters."
Okay, how about "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."