What's your praise team singing?

[syddie]

Awesome ideas!  Thanks and keep 'em coming!

[musicbishop]

I know I'm kinda late but our praise team has four people and we do a little bit of everything:


nobody greater than you- Kevin lemons???
You're the god of my strength- Darrel harris and integrity
chasing after you- off of paul morton's cry your last tears
Everything to me-Tye
Let us worship-tye
I trust you- James fortune
Moving forward- off of hezie's souled out
How great is our god- johnathon nelson

even with only four people we get a lot accomplished, everyone has their own mic (which helps a lot). All of our singers sing in quartet groups so they pretty much can hold their own even if they were alone (another big help). We have a keyboardist, a bass player, drummer, and 2 guitar players.

I figured out it's all about doing our best to give God our best.

And for those who are possibly wondering, I'm one of the assistant pastor's and I kinda oversee the whole music department at our church (M.O.M.), but actually my wife is head of the praise team (I'm one of the guitar players for them) , and my sister is head of the children's choir, I'm over the choir, but we all work one with another to make sure things go smoothly.

Disclaimer.......... Just trying to paint a good picture of working together no bragging intended.

Our Praise Connection choir consists of

• 3 tenors, including me when I can sing & play
• 1 soprano
• 1 alto
• 1 sopraltenor (she sings whatever the person standing closest to her is singing   

Instruments include

• piano
• drums
• me on bass
• sometimes my son on keys

Lately we've been working on

• God Is Here - Martha Munizzi (just the first part as an introit)
• Proclamation - David Whitfield
• I Was Created To Worship - Straight Gate Mass
• Grateful - Hez
• Faithful Is Our God - Hez
• In The Beauty Of Holiness
• At The Cross - John P. Kee (we're trying to be optimistic about this one)
• Because Of Who You Are - Martha Munizzi

Hilarious man. I have a few of those in the choir but it's all good to God be the glory.

[laurakallam]

can someone write down the chords to this song Lord you are worthy
Thanx

[betnich]

We use tracks.

Hi - where are some places online where I can download Gospel background tracks? ntimemusic, iTunes, etc???

What are some good producers of these - and, more importantly, the LAME ones that I should avoid?

[sjonathan02]

Hi - where are some places online where I can download Gospel background tracks? ntimemusic, iTunes, etc???

What are some good producers of these - and, more importantly, the LAME ones that I should avoid?

For us, we use either ntimemusic.com or daywind.com. I was also told about christwill.com. All three seem to overlap for the most part, though. 


As for good vs lame, it be a crapshoot, unfortunately. You can't preview an entire song to really know if you want to use it. But, I will say that we've been pleased more often than disappointed.

[betnich]

Thanks - Background tracks (or 'loops') are not our first choice but we have lost some people and our Pastor wants a backup just in case. He got the idea seeing us use (homegrown) tracks w/the childrens' choir...

[sjonathan02]

Thanks - Background tracks (or 'loops') are not our first choice but we have lost some people and our Pastor wants a backup just in case. He got the idea seeing us use (homegrown) tracks w/the childrens' choir...

How did you create your homegrown tracks?

[churchyreal]

This week our praise team will be doing:

Alpha & Omega-Israel and New Breed (get the blankets cause that song knocks us out everytime)

We Lift In Our Hands in the Sanctuary-Kurt Carr

Oh Give Thanks-Judith Christie McAllister

[kodacolor]

I've posted the songs my PT does tones of times so I"m going to post some P&W songs I haven't posted that my PT doesn't do:

Before the Throne - Shekinah Glory Ministry
I Need More - Shekinah Glory Ministry
Glory - Casting Crowns
All the Earth - Parachute Band
Give Him Praises - William McDowell
I Give Myself Away - William McDowell
High Praise - Judith McAllister
Mighty God - Smokie Norful
Thirst For You - CeCe Winans
Come Fill My Heart - CeCe Winans
Awesome - William Murphy
You Are Holy - Shana Wilson
So Amazing - Shana Wilson
Welcome Holy Spirit - First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Just Want To Praise You - Maurette Brown Clark (The PT at my church actually does this song. Lol!)
One God - Maurette Brown Clark
Better Than Life - Israel & New Breed feat. Lakewood
Jesus, Jesus - Jon Owens
When I Praise Him - Jon Owens
Who Is Like the Lord - Jon Owens
All Around - Israel and New Breed

[churchyreal]

I've posted the songs my PT does tones of times so I"m going to post some P&W songs I haven't posted that my PT doesn't do:

Before the Throne - Shekinah Glory Ministry
I Need More - Shekinah Glory Ministry
Glory - Casting Crowns
All the Earth - Parachute Band
Give Him Praises - William McDowell
I Give Myself Away - William McDowell
High Praise - Judith McAllister
Mighty God - Smokie Norful
Thirst For You - CeCe Winans
Come Fill My Heart - CeCe Winans
Awesome - William Murphy
You Are Holy - Shana Wilson
So Amazing - Shana Wilson
Welcome Holy Spirit - First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Just Want To Praise You - Maurette Brown Clark (The PT at my church actually does this song. Lol!)
One God - Maurette Brown Clark
Better Than Life - Israel & New Breed feat. Lakewood
Jesus, Jesus - Jon Owens
When I Praise Him - Jon Owens
Who Is Like the Lord - Jon Owens
All Around - Israel and New Breed

I might have to sneak some of these songs into our praise team's repetoire.

[betnich]

How did you create your homegrown tracks?

I use Logic Express on the Mac. I am just learning it, so the tracks are rather rough, not professional quality, but rhythmic enough for people to follow. It's labor-intensive; I have been playing parts in, then tweaking and quantizing, but lately have tried adapting some midis I have found on the Net.

Logic Express' sounds are good but not as many as the full version of the program...

[kodacolor]

I've posted the songs my PT does tones of times so I"m going to post some P&W songs I haven't posted that my PT doesn't do:

Before the Throne - Shekinah Glory Ministry
I Need More - Shekinah Glory Ministry
Glory - Casting Crowns
All the Earth - Parachute Band
Give Him Praises - William McDowell
I Give Myself Away - William McDowell
High Praise - Judith McAllister
Mighty God - Smokie Norful
Thirst For You - CeCe Winans
Come Fill My Heart - CeCe Winans
Awesome - William Murphy
You Are Holy - Shana Wilson
So Amazing - Shana Wilson
Welcome Holy Spirit - First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Just Want To Praise You - Maurette Brown Clark (The PT at my church actually does this song. Lol!)
One God - Maurette Brown Clark
Better Than Life - Israel & New Breed feat. Lakewood
Jesus, Jesus - Jon Owens
When I Praise Him - Jon Owens
Who Is Like the Lord - Jon Owens
All Around - Israel and New Breed

Add on: 

In This Place - Joshua's Troop
Lord You Are Welcome - Bishop Clarence E. Mcclendon
With Long Life - Israel and New Breed

[sjonathan02]

I use Logic Express on the Mac. I am just learning it, so the tracks are rather rough, not professional quality, but rhythmic enough for people to follow. It's labor-intensive; I have been playing parts in, then tweaking and quantizing, but lately have tried adapting some midis I have found on the Net.

Logic Express' sounds are good but not as many as the full version of the program...

Ah. Don't have a Mac so......*kanyeshrug* To the part in bold,  I can only imagine. 

[syddie]

These are all awesome ideas!  Anyone have chords for To Our God by Judith McAllister????

[churchyreal]

Here are the songs we are doing this week:

There's A Lifting of the hands-Israel (New song)

Here I Am to Worship/You Are Good-Israel

[malthumb]

For Palm Sunday we are doing......

• Introit:            God Is Here (Martha Munizzi)
• Processional:   Lead Me To Calvary
• 1st Selection:   Please Don't Pass Me By (Fred Hammond & rfc)
• 2nd Selection:  Jesus Is Love (Lionel Ritchie)
• 3rd Selection:   Victory (Yolanda Adams)

[sjonathan02]

We're doing:

Highly Exalted (Israel & Joe Pace)

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul (Judith McCallister)

How Great is our God (Full Gospel Baptist Choir)

[amstudiosproducer]

My praise team sings


He Is Exalted - Youthful Praise

High Praise - Judith McCallister

How Great Is Our God- Bishop Paul S Morton

Let It Rise - William Murphy

Lord You Are Good- Isareal and New Breed

Flow to You - Bishop Paul Morton

Lord You Are Awesome- William Murphy

Here I Am To Worship- Israel

We Worship You- Detrick Haddon

God Wants To Heal You

Bow Down -  Bishop Paul S Morton

New Season- Israel

[APsalmist]

Hello!
Have our song lists changed much in this new year of 2011? This thread was last posted to in 2010. I recently spoke with a musician who was looking for non-Hillsong/C. Tomlin material. Comments?