Ever get burned out on your new songs before you even introduce them?

Joe F · 08-03-2007, 12:42 PM

I wonder if anyone else experiences this?

When I want to introduce a new song, first I'll go off and learn it myself. I usually like to have the words and chords memorized before I start working with anyone else. Next I'll start working the band up on it seperately in our early Sunday morning band practices. While they are getting it down, I'll start working it up with the singers on Wednesday nights. Then once we introduce it, we'll do it a couple of weeks in a row to get the congregation ramped up. Usually by the time we use it the first time in service, I am so totally overdosed on it I already feel like it needs a break!!!

trpullen · 08-06-2007, 01:46 PM

When I intro a song, I will do it as special (usually) and then pre-service once or twice and then let the congregation sing it 2-3 weeks in a row, take a week away from it and then do it once again. It is on that last playing that I make the go/no-go call for a song. I and the congregation need that week away from the song to determine if it really is a keeper.

And YES, before that week, I sometimes HATE a song by that point. Usually the week away and then every 3 weeks or so puts a great song into it's proper balance.

Also, I find by that last playing that I can hit "auto-pilot" on the mechanics of the song and really groove in to listening to the team and the congregation worship with it. Often times, Before this point, I am still just working to "execute" well and that is no fun.

TunerSteve · 08-07-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by trpullen

When I intro a song, I will do it as special (usually) and then pre-service once or twice and then let the congregation sing it 2-3 weeks in a row, take a week away from it and then do it once again. It is on that last playing that I make the go/no-go call for a song. I and the congregation need that week away from the song to determine if it really is a keeper.

That sounds like a great method for trying out new material.

I've only been involved with our group for a little over two years. When we began, one of the songs we were working up, was "God of Wonders". We practiced, and rehearsed, and then several members of the group left, new members arrived (including the music director changing) and believe it or not, we finally got around to playing that song just two weeks ago!

I love the song, but sometimes when you put it off, and never get back to a song, you begin to lose some of that enthuisiam(sp).