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Technology for the Modern Worship Drummer

Zachary Solomon September 24, 2019 For Drummers, Musicianship 13 Comments

In this blog, Zachary Solomon shows how he infuses modern technology with an age old instrument to elevate his drumming and musicality.

How to Serve from Behind the Drum Kit

Cole Sawyer June 26, 2017 Featured, For Drummers Leave a Comment

Serving on Sundays from behind a drum kit may seem restricted, but here are a few ways that you can serve your worship leader, audio engineer, and church to create an environment centered around the worship and praise of Jesus.

How I Trigger Electronic Drum Sounds Live

Philip Ellis April 6, 2017 For Drummers, Gear, Musicianship Leave a Comment

In this video, I explain how I use Ableton Live’s Chain Selector to automatically load drum samples on to my electronic pad when I launch a song.

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Warping Tracks In Ableton Live to Change Tempo and Key on the Fly

Philip Ellis February 27, 2017 Featured, For Drummers, Gear, Musicianship Leave a Comment

In this video, I show you how to properly warp all of your tracks in Ableton Live to be able to easily change the tempo and key of a song that you lead.

Running Tracks and Click with Ableton Live

Philip Ellis February 13, 2017 Featured, For Drummers, Gear, Musicianship 2 Comments

In this video, Philip Ellis walks through how he runs tracks and clicks with Ableton for a worship service. Philip provides helpful hints and tricks that he uses to help a set run smoothly.

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Dynamics and the Energetic Drummer

Daniel Wainright October 23, 2015 For Drummers, Gear, Musicianship Leave a Comment

The main responsibility of a worship drummer, outside of leading people in worship well, is giving form to music. The drummer plays a large role in determining the energy level coming off the stage. Our parts can make the music too loud, soft, out of control, lacking or just right.

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The Ultimate Guide To Maintaining Quality Sounding Drums

Daniel Wainright June 5, 2015 For Drummers, Gear, Musicianship 2 Comments

Drumheads can be an intimidating and overwhelming purchase for anyone. Here are some tips to help you maintain quality drum sounds at your church.

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Drum Microphone Rundown

Todd Hartmann March 13, 2015 For Drummers, Gear, Production Leave a Comment

In this video, Todd Hartman talks about all the drum mics he uses at the Austin Stone.

3 Ways To Serve The Church As a Drummer

Philip Ellis August 30, 2014 For Drummers, Musicianship Leave a Comment

When I was 13 years old and I was just beginning to play drums at my church, I had no idea what it meant to serve.

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Liturgy

  • Preparing a Call to Worship: How and Why by Jarryd Foreman
  • Worship service at Austin Stone Community Church Is Corporate Worship a Spiritual Discipline? by Logan Walter
  • 3 Ways Worship Leaders Should Engage With the Word by Logan Walter

Musicianship

  • Understanding the Number System by Kyle Lent
  • Technology for the Modern Worship Drummer by Zachary Solomon
  • 3 Points to Consider When Choosing the Key for a Worship Song by Logan Walter

Theology

  • What Does A Shepherd Do? by Kyle Lent
  • Man Loses Everything, Then Writes The Song “It Is Well” by Stephen Crawford
  • Cornerstone – My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less by Logan Walter

Character

  • 4 Lies Female Worship Leaders Believe by Jaleesa McCreary
  • Advice to the Young Worship Leader by Jeremy Gonzalez
  • Hour of Prayer and Scripture Meditation – Devotional Resource by Austin Stone Worship

Team

  • 10 Suggestions for a Songwriting Retreat by Aaron Ivey
  • Worship Leader Development: Pastoring Your Band by Aaron Ivey
  • Worship Leader Development: Pastoring Your Band (Part 2) by Aaron Ivey

Production

  • How to Create an In-Ear Monitor Mix by Kyle Lent
  • Intentionality of Audio in a Worship Environment by Todd Hartmann
  • title card with picture of Jaleesa being filmed for online worship services How to Record & Mix Audio for Online Worship Services by Kyle Lent
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