Nathan May 10, 20213 min10 Things Every Young Band Should HearI have coached bands for well over a decade. Here is some advice bands can never hear enough.
Nathan Apr 28, 20215 minGrowing a Worshipper: Part 1This reader asks a big question, and I won't be able to answer it in one post, but I can start.
Nathan Mar 15, 20212 minDon't Try to Be CoolI stewed and shelved the song for a while. After my passions cooled, I started to look at the song again and noticed some flaws.
Nathan Mar 9, 20213 minDon't Be "That" Sound GuyThey are the first to get there, and the last to leave. They deserve appreciation. But just a few clunkers can give the rest a bad name.
Nathan Feb 23, 20213 minFive Books Every Church Tech NeedsWhenever I talk to an expert in their field, I wonder what books have influenced them.
Nathan Feb 15, 20213 minHow to Listen to a Snare Drum The choice of snare drum can change the emotion of the entire kit. Let's have a listen.
Nathan Feb 8, 20213 minHow to Listen to the BassThe bass is perhaps the most important, and the least noticed, instrument in the band.
Nathan Feb 1, 20214 minHow to Listen to a Kick Drum There is no perfect kick drum sound. There are just tradeoffs that fit for every genre and song. That’s the fun of being an engineer.
Nathan Jan 25, 20213 minOkay, But Why Do the Church Singers Sound So Bad?You have a singer who is going to take the lead on one song, but isn’t strong on harmony for the other songs. What do you do?
Nathan Jan 18, 20214 min"Is the Music Always that Bad in Churches?"What inexperienced players don’t realize is that a full sound comes from a sense of space, not when everyone plays what they want.
Nathan Jan 11, 20212 minWhat Is "Deep Listening"?When we listen casually to a song on the radio, we tend to experience it like a novice experiences a football game. We miss the strategy.
Nathan Jan 4, 20213 minNew Year's Resolutions With a GrooveI chose 50 songs that feel good. Every week I'll spend my practice time dissecting each song.
Nathan Dec 14, 20205 minWhy Giving is Good For You By having us live together rather than separating ourselves, the strong learn to nurture, and the weak can be strengthened.
Nathan Dec 7, 20203 minHow to Grow a Worship Team God's WayEven if our team was hobbled for the whole year, it would be better than breaking the trust of our team by instituting a double standard.
Nathan Nov 30, 20204 minThe Second Step of Creativity: It's Not About YouMy writing improved greatly when I stopped trying to write my songs. I became a pass-through for the good things God wanted to say.
Nathan Nov 23, 20205 minThe First Step Of Creativity: It Isn't What You Think. Creativity, like any other human endeavor, is a divine act, because it begins with receiving from the Lord.
Nathan Nov 16, 20204 minSing A New Song: What Is At StakeThe more each church cultivates a community who hears from God for themselves, the clearer picture we will have of God’s heart and mind.
Nathan Nov 9, 20203 minWait, Oatmeal Is a Value? Dinnertime was sacred in my family. That was how we shared appreciation and talked about our day.
Nathan Nov 2, 20204 minWhat Makes a Great Disciple? Or Guitar Student?I've had hundreds of students. Some flamed out, some made respectable progress, and some were so dedicated that they became great musicians.
Nathan Oct 26, 20203 minDiscipleship in Several Hundred Guitar LessonsThat is the heart of discipleship. It isn’t knowledge transfer. It is modeling behavior.