Music Theory
The number of chords in most modern worship songs.
What are "the same four chords?"
"How Great is..."
What is "our God?"
This is the state of the microphone when the switch is showing green.
What is "on?"
How loud or soft a sound is
What is volume?
This is the software we use for slides and video on Sunday morning.
What is ProPresenter?
The classic electric guitar setting made popular by U2 and used by worship musicians. Often credited with ushering in the presence of the Spirit in a worship set.
What is dotted 1/8 delay?
Abbreviated as CCM, this is a large category including modern worship music.
What is Contemporary Christian Music?
The woman who guides us in our ears each week.
Who is Wanda?
This person controls a musicians in-ear monitor mix.
Who is YOU?
This screen often placed at the back of the room facing a stage can be used to aid and communicate with those on stage by giving lyrics and messages.
What is a confidence monitor?
When two singers sing complementary notes at the same time.
What is harmony?
This one word lyric change in our version of a popular song about God's goodness.
What is "Always?"
Pastor Andrew will likely ask the sound person for this in the mix.
What is "more bass!?"
This effect simulates the natural decay of sound as it bounces off surfaces in a space.
What is reverb?
This is the software we use to program and control the BRAND NEW lighting system.
What is Lightkey?
This is the key of a song if the acoustic guitarist is playing in the key of C on Capo 3 with a guitar tuned down a 1/2 step.
What is the key of D?
This controversial CCM lyric references the Exodus narrative in the very popular song "Praise" by Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake.
What is "Praise is the water my enemies drown in?"
This role on worship is often shrugged off as utterly useless, easily replaceable with a track and generally played by people who don't bathe.
What is the bass player?
A common audio processing technique in music production that involves adjusting the amplitude of specific frequencies in a sound.
What is EQ?
This camera setting adjusts the temperate of an image.
What is white balance?
This chord is commonly used in hymns such as Amazing Grace. Example: A7 in the key of C.
What is "secondary dominant?"
Sloppy wet or unforeseen?
What is "sloppy wet?"
This is our giving liturgy in its entirety.
What is
THERE IS NOTHING WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED
TO SPEND EVERYTHING ON OURSELVES AND TO GIVE WITHOUT SACRIFICE IS TO WALK THE WAY OF DEATH
BUT GENEROSITY IS THE WAY OF THOSE WHO CALL JESUS THEIR LORD
WHO LOVE WITH FREE HEARTS AND SERVE WITH RENEWED MINDS
WHO WITHSTAND THE DELUSION OF RICHES
WE ARE DETERMINED TO INCREASE IN GENEROSITY UNTIL IT CAN BE SAID THAT THERE IS NO NEEDY PERSON AMONG US
WE ARE DETERMINED TO BE FAITHFUL STEWARDS OF SUCH A LITTLE THING AS MONEY THAT WE MAY JOIN GOD IN THE WORK OF RENEWAL
ABOVE ALL THINGS WE ARE DETERMINED TO BE GENEROUS BECAUSE OUR FATHER IS GENEROUS
IT IS THE DELIGHT OF HIS DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO SHARE THEIR FATHER’S TRAITS AND TO SHOW WHAT HE IS LIKE TO ALL THE WORLD.
This sound made by the human voice is often found in the 6k-10k frequency range.
What is sibilance? or What is hissing?
This white balance setting for recording matches the white light from the spot lights.
What is 4000k?