You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................

[nessalynn77]

If it is basiclly a "Bb" hum it has bad capacitors in the power supply. A fairly easy fix (had to replace in both of my A-100s built in 1959). Is silent now.
I was driving my sound guy nuts.
 

Good to know.  I'll have to see if we can get someone to come out and fix it. 

When the choir director never learns the correct titles of the song and you have to guess what song they are talking about

Living on top of the world  =>   Back to Eden

Searched all over  => Nobody Greater

We worship You => Lord You are Good

You ain't seen nothing yet  => The best is yet to come

I'm better, stronger, faster, wiser => Never would have made it.

Keep fighting => It ain't over

I pray for you, You pray for me => I need you to survive OR Be blessed

Watch God change things => Be blessed

"That one song that we sung that one time at that one place => ????????????? 

"That song that goes Ba da DAAAHHH DA Ba DAAAAH Ddaa ba da ba da bum bUUUUUHHHHH"  =>  Souled Out

Yes!  MOMs everywhere must vow not to concern themselves with knowing correct titles of songs, lol.

[Tiptip357]

*________*

We have just a praise and worship team and that is my mom all the way! And each time, you'll hear me echoing her with the right title. LOL!

Just so we're clear...it's my mother and not MOM. 

[phbrown]

when said are all next to elephants and triangles............DST 1913!

ROFL!!!

[nessalynn77]

Just so we're clear...it's my mother and not MOM. 

LOL, I thought your mom was the MOM...

[SirTJ]

When you tense up every time you see a "solo" on the program because you never know WHAT Keisha 'gone get up there and bust out with.

[Tiptip357]

LOL, I thought your mom was the MOM...

I guess you could say that my mom is technically the MOM, but mom doesn't have the MOM title.










...internship.

[sjonathan02]

Good to know.  I'll have to see if we can get someone to come out and fix it.  Yes!  MOMs everywhere must vow not to concern themselves with knowing correct titles of songs, lol.

NEGATIVE!   I know the correct title of EVERY song we sing.  It's the singers that don't know what I'm talking about so I have to do it in reverse:



Lift Him Up --Give him the highest praise

Hallelujah -- There is a praise in my heart and I've got to get it out

 

[THE WOLFMAN]

...when there's a soloist named Keisha.

[under13]

When there's microphone feedback in the speakers and the organist plays the same note as the feedback.

...when there's a soloist named Keisha.

and she has to keep pulling down her skirt, cuz it's too short

[SirTJ]

When you're playing for a guest choir and you ask the director what key they're singing the song in, and she says "High". (<--- this happened to me)

You know you're a musician in a black BAPTIST church when the male chorus sings Lee William's latest hit, and the women of the church go IN like they're at a Gap Band concert.

You know you're a musician in a black BAPTIST church when the deacon who led that Lee Williams song starts smelling himself after it's over. Suddenly he's a local star and can't sing unless his "demands" are met.

[keysrme2010]

When the choir director thinks because you played a song once before. 4 months ago if they pull it out the hat last min during service you should know....

When you can't remember chords. To a song requested so you under the piano use your phone to search LGM to find the chords

[phbrown]

Just so we're clear...it's my mother and not MOM. 

PWAAHAHAHA!!!

[SirTJ]

When you have to hurry and pack up all the equipment off after the benediction so Paulina's bad children don't run over and start banging on stuff.

[nessalynn77]

When you have to hurry and pack up all the equipment off after the benediction so Paulina's bad children don't run over and start banging on stuff.

True!

[T-Block]

...you ask a musician what key he/she is playing in, and they reply with "+3" (or something like that). And I'm like +3 from what? SMH!!!

...you can't play UNLESS you transpose.

...musicians set-up all they equipment and stuff for one (or two) song(s). Then after they done, commence to tearing down the equipment while the service is still going on.

...a choir gets up and sings a song you're choir was gonna sing. So, when it's your time to sing, instead of choosing a different song, u do the same one.

...you barely tap the plug in the keyboard and it makes all kinds of noise. And it always happens during a quiet time in service, so you know the whole church stares at you.

...even if the church is empty, the musician corner is thick.

...you play a song (the right way) behind a guest choir or soloist, and they look at you strange because that's not how they do it at they church. Really???

When you tense up every time you see a "solo" on the program because you never know WHAT Keisha 'gone get up there and bust out with.

THIS!!!

[SirTJ]

When you're at a "choir day" or concert and, after the last choir exits the stand and your choir is taking the stand, your director leans over and tells you "let's show them how it's done."

[RoyalJimP]

I think it must be an immutable Organ Law somewhere that says, "At no time shall the Organist consent to play in a Guitar-friendly key"

And the venerable T-Block quoteth (once again ;-) )

..you can't play UNLESS you transpose.

LOL  Hey guitar players get a capo, I caint find one for my Hammond LOL. We actually do quite a few songs in "A" and "E"

[nessalynn77]

When each guest choir for choir day leaves after their turn is over.

[keysrme2010]

When each guest choir for choir day leaves after their turn is over.

Guilty

[sjonathan02]

When each guest choir for choir day leaves after their turn is over.

The. worst.