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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #100 on: September 13, 2011, 06:40:41 PM »
When drummers try to set up after service begins.
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #101 on: September 13, 2011, 06:43:39 PM »
the fist lady and the ushers take a smoke break.

when you go feeling fine, and leave with  head or neck pain.

when nobody is around to catch whoever is slain in the spirit

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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #102 on: September 13, 2011, 07:05:26 PM »
When the musicians (male) are wearing skinny jeans..a sweater vest and a bow tie.. None of which matches each other
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #103 on: September 13, 2011, 08:04:55 PM »
When you're a dude sitting next to a female, and the preacher makes you "touch your neighbor" so much that she has to go take a pregnancy test afterward.
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #104 on: September 13, 2011, 08:13:35 PM »
Quote from: SirTJ on September 13, 2011, 08:04:55 PM
When you're a dude sitting next to a female, and the preacher makes you "touch your neighbor" so much that she has to go take a pregnancy test afterward.

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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #105 on: September 13, 2011, 08:59:13 PM »
When you start as a member of the youth choir, start to play drums, then elevate to an organist, then to a minister of music, then to being a preacher and then pastoring a church.....LOL!
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #106 on: September 13, 2011, 10:14:27 PM »
...during shouting music, as soon as you play that certain "chord" or "break", people that been sitting just watching other people suddenly jump up as if the Spirit just hit em.

...after that same break, they sit down like that was their moment for the service.

...you hear/play the same songs every Sunday.

...there are multiple offerings and you have to pick a song that you can keep going through all of em.


Quote from: blyempowered on September 13, 2011, 08:59:13 PM
When you start as a member of the youth choir, start to play drums, then elevate to an organist, then to a minister of music, then to being a preacher and then pastoring a church.....LOL!

...when all that happens in less than a year. LOL!!!
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #107 on: September 13, 2011, 10:20:57 PM »
Quote from: T-Block on September 13, 2011, 10:14:27 PM
...during shouting music, as soon as you play that certain "chord" or "break", people that been sitting just watching other people suddenly jump up as if the Spirit just hit em.



LOL! Ok I have been wondering for sooooo long why after you play a certain "chord" or "praise break song" more folk begin to just get up. Like one Sunday we were shouting and stuff and as soon as I played "I.....I got a praise" the praise broke out like it was an old-fashioned pentecostal revival service....SMH!!
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #108 on: September 14, 2011, 07:04:36 AM »
Quote from: SketchMan3 on September 13, 2011, 10:43:36 PM
Harmony is rhythm. that chord just does something to your heart, man...

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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #109 on: September 14, 2011, 07:28:32 AM »
...when they play "Lord you are Good" in E-flat  >:( >:( >:(

...when you have a ding, scratch or nick on your instrument due to some little kid running up after service touching your stuff and making it tip over

...(someone said this before) when members from the congregation try to direct the musicians.

...while in the middle of a shout you suddenly get hit in your back...followed by "you betta play boy!!!"

...when there are "after service" shed sessions
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #110 on: September 14, 2011, 07:52:55 AM »
when you play a phat chord or a nice run and someone throws their hankerchief or towel at you....

When the offering song is Blessed In the City with your own twist

when drummers fight over who's Sunday it is to play.......................

when one drummers wins but doesn't know the songs.......................

when there is a store bought lamp clipped onto your keyboard because the corner they put you in has no good lighting

when the choir sings a song so long that your fingers begin to cramp and you have to start doing the stevie wonder lean


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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #111 on: September 14, 2011, 09:00:51 AM »
.....if people go ABSOLUTLY BAL-FREAKING-LISTIC if a kid touches the brown "in rememberance of me" table.
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #112 on: September 14, 2011, 09:11:04 AM »
Quote from: keysrme2010 on September 14, 2011, 07:52:55 AM
when you play a phat chord or a nice run and someone throws their hankerchief or towel at you....

I've been in CCM, predominantly white churches for a long time. In my current church, this lady freaked me out one time when she did combination of ^^^that and Gibby's "You betta play that!" Chick came out of nowhere. I'm looking down, then I look up and see her in my face and hitting me with her hanky. It's on tape. Hillarious!  :D :D :D
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #113 on: September 14, 2011, 09:20:16 AM »
Quote from: nessalynn77 on September 13, 2011, 06:27:01 PM
When each guest choir for choir day leaves after their turn is over.

This when your choir is a big choir and made up most of the congregation.
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #114 on: September 14, 2011, 09:24:20 AM »
Quote from: nessalynn77 on September 13, 2011, 06:27:01 PM
When each guest choir for choir day leaves after their turn is over.

Happens all the time, especially if the offering has already been collected....LOL!
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #115 on: September 14, 2011, 09:25:21 AM »
You know you're in a black church when you didnt start playin in E, A or B until Israel's songs blew up.
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #116 on: September 14, 2011, 09:26:55 AM »
Quote from: blyempowered on September 14, 2011, 09:24:20 AM
Happens all the time, especially if the offering has already been collected....LOL!

More like if the offering HASN'T been collected! LOL
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #117 on: September 14, 2011, 09:32:14 AM »
Quote from: Tiptip357 on September 14, 2011, 09:11:04 AM
I've been in CCM, predominantly white churches for a long time. In my current church, this lady freaked me out one time when she did combination of ^^^that and Gibby's "You betta play that!" Chick came out of nowhere. I'm looking down, then I look up and see her in my face and hitting me with her hanky. It's on tape. Hillarious!  :D :D :D

I've seen that kinda stuff for years, but it wasn't until recently that I realized how embarrassing that can be for most musicians. I guess the arrogant ones love the attention, but if you're humble or even just NOT arrogant, that can be really embarrassing. I remember this lady was singing a solo and GGFZ she was killing it... and an elder ran from about 7 rows back right up to her and started "slapping" her back and forth with a $20 bill. She kept singing, but she was visibly startled by it, uncomfortable, and worst of all, it kinda took her out of the spirit.

I don't know why we do stuff like that. It's funny but... :D :-\
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #118 on: September 14, 2011, 09:36:22 AM »
Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on September 14, 2011, 09:25:21 AM
You know you're in a black church when you didnt start playin in E, A or B until Israel's songs blew up.

THIS....
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Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #119 on: September 14, 2011, 10:20:30 AM »
Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on September 14, 2011, 09:25:21 AM
You know you're in a black church when you didnt start playin in E, A or B until Israel's songs blew up.
You know you're in a black church when you change "You Are Good" to Eb so you can play it better.  *Lifts Guilty Hands to the Lord*
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