Yea Im not sayin dont let loose..I myself love embellishments but i need to be able to understand the song as well... but I believe there there are times where even the service calls for a new sound.... or there are some people anointed to do that whenever.... they paid the price for it.... but, anytime a person get on the keys and i know every scale u kno in 20 min because you start repeated your self that can say a whole lot....i heard one dude juss killin....finally it came for the solo it was like....he gave me a cavity earlier in the service with the rest of the candy he dished out...
I read your first post on this over again. I think that we're on the same page.... I just didn't word my comments on that exact, same "wavelength", so I'll try again.
I hear you.....some people start the song with their whole arsenal of skills to the point when they get to the end of the song (or their solo), they have nowhere else to go. The Bible says to play skillfully, so we musicians NEED to do that if we have the God-given ability........even in service (I agree....I should have expressed that in my last comment). I just think that we need to do it as a band tastefully and together so that everyone can feel like they have contributed to a great sound.
When the choir is learning a song, I agree that we musicians should play the song and the choir parts straight and close to the recording as possible so that the choir can understand it. Once they really know their parts, then I think that we are safe to let loose. So...foundation is the key. I was just trying to say that the sheds are useful to know how band members play to their extreme, so that each member can learn each others tendencies to be prepared for those "elevated" times in the service.
I hope that made sense.........
