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Title: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: SirTJ on November 02, 2011, 06:10:08 PM
I know this should probably be in one of the music forums, but I think non-musicians can offer valid input as well. Plus, no one hardly goes over there.  :P

What makes an adequate musician? If a musician is skilled enough to play the music that the M.O.M. (or whoever is in charge) sends him, are they adequate? Or should they also be expected to pick up soloists and members who bust out singing impromptu songs? Should they be expected to have extra 'abilities' (for lack of a better word) outside of playing the assigned songs, and, if so, what are those abilities?

I was thinking about this as I was watching the COGIC Convocation. You know those old COGIC Bishops love to sing the most obscure songs, so I was wondering how they went about making sure there was am 'adequate' musician on set that could pick them up, and if they are expected to do so.
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: nessalynn77 on November 02, 2011, 06:29:43 PM
I think that on any given night, they have a 'quorum of musicians' so someone else can jump in pretty quick if one doesn't know the song.  Also, these cats hang out at COGIC conventions and traditional COGIC churches, so I'm pretty sure they are fluent in all of the old bishops' favs, lol.  I know I am getting pretty good at all of my Bishop's hymns, if he'd quit changing the key every time he sings them, lol.

I have a friend, Gabe, who is a nat'l musician for COGIC, and he knows way more old stuff than current/new stuff.  I think there are still some pretty traditional COGIC churches that sing the hymns, call and response, and have the hand clapping foot stomping sound over the contemporary.  Those churches breed the types of musicians that play at the convocation.

To answer your question, I think adequate varies depending on what you want to do.  If you will only serve a particular church or style of church, then adequate is having a grasp of their repertoire of music.  However, I think a good musician can easily adapt and become adequate at another church or style... and a lot of stuff crosses over with a few minor differences.
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: lordluvr on November 02, 2011, 06:31:32 PM
Well, since "adequate" means "barely sufficient", I'd say that an "adequate" musician has the bare minimum skills necessary to complete whatever task he/she's assigned to do.  If he/she knows basic major and minor triads and minimal chord progressions, he/she will be able to play most songs adequately.  A more skilled musician will play passing chords, more advanced progressions, arpeggios, etc. and play more proficiently as opposed to barely making it.
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: sjonathan02 on November 02, 2011, 08:17:47 PM
Well, since "adequate" means "barely sufficient", I'd say that an "adequate" musician has the bare minimum skills necessary to complete whatever task he/she's assigned to do.  If he/she knows basic major and minor triads and minimal chord progressions, he/she will be able to play most songs adequately.  A more skilled musician will play passing chords, more advanced progressions, arpeggios, etc. and play more proficiently as opposed to barely making it.

I concur.
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: T-Block on November 02, 2011, 08:37:41 PM
Well, since "adequate" means "barely sufficient", I'd say that an "adequate" musician has the bare minimum skills necessary to complete whatever task he/she's assigned to do.  If he/she knows basic major and minor triads and minimal chord progressions, he/she will be able to play most songs adequately.  A more skilled musician will play passing chords, more advanced progressions, arpeggios, etc. and play more proficiently as opposed to barely making it.

Thread over!!! :D
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: phbrown on November 02, 2011, 10:24:46 PM
Thread over!!! :D

+1
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: ferrente on November 04, 2011, 10:13:36 AM
Well, since "adequate" means "barely sufficient", I'd say that an "adequate" musician has the bare minimum skills necessary to complete whatever task he/she's assigned to do.  If he/she knows basic major and minor triads and minimal chord progressions, he/she will be able to play most songs adequately.  A more skilled musician will play passing chords, more advanced progressions, arpeggios, etc. and play more proficiently as opposed to barely making it.

Sounds good to me!
Title: Re: What makes an adequate musician?
Post by: musallio on November 04, 2011, 05:41:49 PM
The comments are adequate for me :D