LearnGospelMusic.com Community

Please login or register.
« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 12 13 [14] 15   Go Down

Author Topic: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................  (Read 28807 times)

Offline Hasmonean1

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4107
  • Gender: Male
    • HVAC International Parts

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #260 on: September 28, 2011, 12:05:20 PM »
Quote from: keysrme2010 on September 28, 2011, 10:49:07 AM
when the MOM stops the choir during a concert and says "Yall know that's not what I taught yall...so we gon start this over and yall gon sing it right or else I'm going home...drummer bring me in again and not too fast"!!!

 :o :o  Been there, heard similar to that.
Logged

Offline keysrme2010

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 907
  • Gender: Female
  • I'm just a servant and I'm not even worthy of that

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #261 on: September 29, 2011, 08:02:37 AM »
When you are asked to come play while visiting a church and the drummer is a kid and you are forced and try to give him the correct beat during the song until you just eventually give up and just play
Logged

Offline rodchris

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #262 on: September 29, 2011, 09:12:58 AM »
Quote from: musicbishop on September 09, 2011, 01:16:51 PM
when the musicians all leave when the preacher gets up to preach

In my case, if the pastor wasn't so boring I'd be happy to listen to his sermon. I tend to leave because I don't wear boots on Sunday lol
Logged

Offline THE WOLFMAN

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7556
  • Gender: Male
  • .........

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #263 on: September 29, 2011, 08:03:47 PM »
Quote from: rodchris on September 29, 2011, 09:12:58 AM
In my case, if the pastor wasn't so boring I'd be happy to listen to his sermon.

OH DAAAAAAANG MAINE.
Logged

Offline sjonathan02

  • LGM Royalty
  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 41575
  • Gender: Male
  • My heart

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #264 on: September 29, 2011, 10:18:56 PM »
Logged
Despite our communication technology, no invention is as effective as the sound of the human voice.

Offline phbrown

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12070
  • Google Fiber

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #265 on: September 29, 2011, 10:32:21 PM »
Logged

Offline nessalynn77

  • LGM Royalty
  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24503
  • Gender: Female
    • Inspirational Contemplation

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #266 on: September 30, 2011, 12:27:03 AM »
Quote from: Gibby on September 27, 2011, 09:28:37 PM
I love the breaks too.  Plus I would think that the bass player and drummer would get tired playing a straight shout for 10 mins with no breaks.
Yes.  Gotta give my drummer a break, or he'll get tired and start draggin' lol.  He's getting pretty good, though.  I love to see how much he's improved from one week to the next.  He's joined the drumline in school, and you can hear the improvement.  Of course now he's in that stage where he just plays random licks all the time, even when there's no music.  #patiencelord
Logged

Offline under13

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 16439
  • Gender: Male

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #267 on: September 30, 2011, 12:42:04 AM »
Quote from: nessalynn77 on September 30, 2011, 12:27:03 AM
Yes.  Gotta give my drummer a break, or he'll get tired and start draggin' lol.  He's getting pretty good, though.  I love to see how much he's improved from one week to the next.  He's joined the drumline in school, and you can hear the improvement.  Of course now he's in that stage where he just plays random licks all the time, even when there's no music.  #patiencelord

My drummer doesn't even know any breaks...  >:( >:(
Logged

Offline nessalynn77

  • LGM Royalty
  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24503
  • Gender: Female
    • Inspirational Contemplation

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #268 on: September 30, 2011, 06:43:01 AM »
Quote from: under13 on September 30, 2011, 12:42:04 AM
My drummer doesn't even know any breaks...  >:( >:(
LOL, I feel you.  I pray your strength and his growth, lol.
Logged

Offline keysrme2010

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 907
  • Gender: Female
  • I'm just a servant and I'm not even worthy of that

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #269 on: September 30, 2011, 09:01:38 AM »
Quote from: under13 on September 30, 2011, 12:42:04 AM
My drummer doesn't even know any breaks...  >:( >:(

LOL You should hear the deacon drummer we have! We were shedding after a concert and he came over  and said "let me get some" to the drummer..I was on the keyboard shaking  my head (no)! But he somehow persuaded the drummer to get up.. so I went with it for like 10 secs...and he thought he had..but I couldn't take it..I just slowed down..then my husband unplugged his bass and the other keyboardist started breaking down his equipment...well within 5 mins the shed was over! LOL..we all just gradually left!!

What do you do with those drummers that just don't cut it??? LOL
Logged

Offline THE WOLFMAN

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7556
  • Gender: Male
  • .........

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #270 on: September 30, 2011, 10:01:15 AM »
...deacon drummer
Logged

Offline under13

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 16439
  • Gender: Male

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #271 on: September 30, 2011, 10:12:32 AM »
Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on September 30, 2011, 10:01:15 AM
...deacon drummer

That's exactly what our drummer is. We have a kid who is decent, but he only shows up once in a blue moon, and when he does show up he's MIA for the second half of the service, but you'll see him in the parking lot after service.
Logged

Offline phbrown

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12070
  • Google Fiber

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #272 on: October 04, 2011, 10:48:13 PM »
Quote from: under13 on September 30, 2011, 10:12:32 AM
That's exactly what our drummer is. We have a kid who is decent, but he only shows up once in a blue moon, and when he does show up he's MIA for the second half of the service, but you'll see him in the parking lot after service.


lol wow
Logged

Offline nessalynn77

  • LGM Royalty
  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 24503
  • Gender: Female
    • Inspirational Contemplation

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #273 on: October 05, 2011, 09:38:05 AM »
Quote from: keysrme2010 on September 30, 2011, 09:01:38 AM
LOL You should hear the deacon drummer we have! We were shedding after a concert and he came over  and said "let me get some" to the drummer..I was on the keyboard shaking  my head (no)! But he somehow persuaded the drummer to get up.. so I went with it for like 10 secs...and he thought he had..but I couldn't take it..I just slowed down..then my husband unplugged his bass and the other keyboardist started breaking down his equipment...well within 5 mins the shed was over! LOL..we all just gradually left!!

What do you do with those drummers that just don't cut it??? LOL
I think you gotta cut them some slack.  A friend of mine pastors a church and all of his sons play instruments.  They are really good, but the thing that strikes me about them is that they take time out to work with anyone who wants help.  There's a young man who's about 20, but he has some mental issues, but he wants to play drums so bad.  Everybody kind of blows him off (even me in a nice way, I mean I encourage him, but not much more than that).   These young talented musicians meet with him every week to show him stuff and work with him.  I was so impressed by that.


And yes, deacon drummers are generally not that good.  I think they pursued being a deacon because drumming wasn't going anywhere, LOL!
Logged

Offline under13

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 16439
  • Gender: Male

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #274 on: October 08, 2011, 05:43:35 AM »
Quote from: SketchMan3 on October 08, 2011, 12:24:45 AM
When I became a deacon, I didn't realize it would interfere with my drumming so much. :(

At least my church likes my drumming, though. The only practice I get on a full drum-set is during church, and the odd choir/praise team practice when we learn a new song.Well, if he can keep a steady beat, at least you have that. It's better than the guy who knows breaks but can't play them, and throws everybody off.

I'm curious as to what types of breaks you guys do. anyone Can post a video with examples?


It would be nice to do be able to do simple breaks like in the video below. IN the rare event that we do shout, he starts and ends the shouts abruptly.

I guess we need to get together and practice

Praise Unleashed by Brandon Daniels
Logged

Offline motifbludd82

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 553
  • He's the same God in Iraq..our 1st worship service

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #275 on: October 21, 2011, 01:05:23 PM »
You know when you are in a black church when a church musical turns into a Battle of the Bands!
Logged

Offline jlgadson

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
  • Easter 2009

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #276 on: December 05, 2011, 10:58:25 AM »
Quote from: SketchMan3 on September 23, 2011, 11:24:37 PM
You know you are... when: nobody misses the guitarist.
...you end up at the back of the food line.
...the tenors drown out the rest of the singers. 8)
...there are 4 tenors, 3 sopranos, and 15 altos in the choir.
...said altos still get drowned out by the tenors.
...the organ is too loud.
...the lead singer's microphone has more overdrive than the guitar.
...the music is limited to 3-part harmony, but 90% of the tenors in the choir are basses/baritones.
...and they still drown out the rest of the singers.
Hmmm... Why did I think "Dagon" when I read this post? I wonder if there's a connection...
GUILTY
Logged
Psalms 28:3

Offline jlgadson

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
  • Easter 2009

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #277 on: December 05, 2011, 11:05:15 AM »
Quote from: nessalynn77 on September 26, 2011, 03:04:22 PM
That's an easy choice...  Engage baptist cloaking device... OUT!
where can i get one?
Logged
Psalms 28:3

Offline motifbludd82

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 553
  • He's the same God in Iraq..our 1st worship service

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #278 on: August 08, 2012, 10:32:18 AM »
When people in the church form a praise break "train"!!!

Gospel Train Praise Break (It's Contagious)

Logged

Offline phbrown

  • LGM Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12070
  • Google Fiber

Re: You Know You are a Musician in a Black Church When........................
« Reply #279 on: August 08, 2012, 12:15:54 PM »
train starts at 1:27
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 12 13 [14] 15   Go Up
« previous next »