We're serious about training church bands. Here are the notes we use when we run a music training day. Feel free to use them for your own non-profit church band training sessions.  

 

Download listening grid (for exercises)

 

2010 Edition includes:

Part A. What kind of music does God like? 
Part B: Why do we sing in church? 
Part C: What’s going on when we sing? 
Part D: Playing in a band 
Part E1: Instrument workshop – guitar 
Part E2: Instrument workshop – keyboards 

Part E3: Instrument workshop – drums’n’bass 
Part E4: Instrument workshop – vocals 
Part E5: Instrument workshop – sound 
Appendix 1: Some thoughts for discussion 
Appendix 2: What is praise and worship? 
Appendix 3: Further reading & resources 
Appendix 4: Our albums 
Appendix 5: Our current worship leading setlist 
Appendix 6: Listening grid