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Re: Wind Instruments in Church

Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2007-08-31 14:14

I have about 5 years experience playing on a Lutheran Church worship team for a regular Sunday morning praise service. We used drums, keyboard, and guitars to back up the singers, and I usually played alto sax. Playing the only wind instrument with such a group is a bit awkward, so I settled in on the philosophy that I would generally stay away from the melody and simply play lead in's and fills to assist the singers and congregation to find their next pitches and entrances. I also didn't play every tune since they didn't always work with sax being a part of it. I felt that my role was as a helper, not a performer and this seemed to work. Also, since I am not that great improvising and transposing to the Eb alto, I would often write my own parts. Most of our music was mellow and not especially rock-oriented.

John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com

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