Comments on: Worship Confessional | 11.04.07 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/ Worship Leader. Family Man. Jesus Follower. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Greg Allen http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1438 Greg Allen Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:47:45 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1438 Billy, Great stuff. Thanks for posting this video about the benefits of memorization. I think you are spot on. I've slipped a little in this area - I used to always be memorized. The excuse I've begun to offer is that we are doing newer stuff, bla bla bla... but I have truly found that I actually make less mistakes memorized! And there is no question that I am more engaged. This concept seems counter-intuitive to most of the musicians with whom I serve. I sent your video out to my whole team. I hope they watch it. Have a great week, friend! -Greg Allen Billy,

Great stuff. Thanks for posting this video about the benefits of memorization. I think you are spot on.

I’ve slipped a little in this area - I used to always be memorized. The excuse I’ve begun to offer is that we are doing newer stuff, bla bla bla…

but I have truly found that I actually make less mistakes memorized! And there is no question that I am more engaged. This concept seems counter-intuitive to most of the musicians with whom I serve.

I sent your video out to my whole team. I hope they watch it.

Have a great week, friend!

-Greg Allen

]]> By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1430 Billy Chia Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:14:12 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1430 pete, Thanks lad. Mighty kind of you! pete,
Thanks lad. Mighty kind of you!

]]> By: pete http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1420 pete Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:54:37 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1420 very cool -- memorization is the way to go! i don't get to that point most of the time, but when I do, it's a much better experience all the way around. way to go lad! very cool — memorization is the way to go! i don’t get to that point most of the time, but when I do, it’s a much better experience all the way around.

way to go lad!

]]> By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1419 Billy Chia Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:35:01 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1419 Brent, yeah, negative feedback can sting. Although I find it also gives me good insight into what to work on to improve. James, That rocks that your whole band memorizes everything. That's the way to go. visitsanctuary, Thanks :) Conner, I knew I could count on you bro! Thanx for the attaboy. Messing up with conviction is the only way to mess up. Brent,
yeah, negative feedback can sting. Although I find it also gives me good insight into what to work on to improve.

James,
That rocks that your whole band memorizes everything. That’s the way to go.

visitsanctuary,
Thanks :)

Conner,
I knew I could count on you bro! Thanx for the attaboy. Messing up with conviction is the only way to mess up.

]]> By: worshipcity http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1418 worshipcity Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:58:15 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1418 Kudos and Attaboy Billy!! It's funny, I've been weaning myself off my music stand while leading worship these past few weeks and for some reason the 1st service yesterday was chaotic. I sang wrong words, wrong lines, wrong consonants and vowels :) I sang them with conviction though! Big ups to the memorization, I've got a post coming on that b/c the worship I did on Saturday was mostly memorized vs. what I do on Sun and there were some interesting differences as you mention! BTW the church we played at on Sat is looking for a worship leader!! Louisiana is nice this time of year. Kudos and Attaboy Billy!!
It’s funny, I’ve been weaning myself off my music stand while leading worship these past few weeks and for some reason the 1st service yesterday was chaotic. I sang wrong words, wrong lines, wrong consonants and vowels :) I sang them with conviction though!
Big ups to the memorization, I’ve got a post coming on that b/c the worship I did on Saturday was mostly memorized vs. what I do on Sun and there were some interesting differences as you mention!

BTW the church we played at on Sat is looking for a worship leader!! Louisiana is nice this time of year.

]]> By: visitsanctuary http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1416 visitsanctuary Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:32:24 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1416 Nice Set! I'm a huge proponent of memorizing music. We're working with 2 new musicians to the team, so I'm being a little lenient right now, but I don't use sheet music. Great confessional video. Keep it up. Nice Set! I’m a huge proponent of memorizing music.

We’re working with 2 new musicians to the team, so I’m being a little lenient right now, but I don’t use sheet music.

Great confessional video. Keep it up.

]]> By: James http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1411 James Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:57:46 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1411 Way to go on the memorization, Billy. Seriously. It's not easy. We set the standard at The Summit when we launched back in January that our stage would be 100% free of music stands and chord charts and lead sheets at all times, so it means that everyone on the team, including me, has to memorize everything every week. Sometimes it's tough, but it's definitely worth it for the very reasons you mention here. Way to go on the memorization, Billy. Seriously. It’s not easy. We set the standard at The Summit when we launched back in January that our stage would be 100% free of music stands and chord charts and lead sheets at all times, so it means that everyone on the team, including me, has to memorize everything every week. Sometimes it’s tough, but it’s definitely worth it for the very reasons you mention here.

]]> By: inWorship http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1408 inWorship Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:37:58 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1408 You know what, I'm kind of with Rich here. It seems that the only time I make mistakes is when I am playing the communion song and it's just me and my piano. I was talking to my neighbor today and out of the blue she was like, "it makes me laugh when you hit the bad notes during communion". Ouch! And by the way...I did just this today... You know what, I’m kind of with Rich here. It seems that the only time I make mistakes is when I am playing the communion song and it’s just me and my piano. I was talking to my neighbor today and out of the blue she was like, “it makes me laugh when you hit the bad notes during communion”. Ouch!

And by the way…I did just this today…

]]> By: Billy Chia http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1406 Billy Chia Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:28:47 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1406 Rich, Yeah, that's always rough - actually today I forgot to mention that I was in the process of putting my capo on when a song started. I came in late and then we had to start the song over because of me. A nice exposed mistake. :) Blue, LOL - no, just a bit of sarcasm. It tends to run rampant here at billychia.com Jeff, Are you saying I make the internet suffer? Chris, I know how you love them sentences like that. Rich,
Yeah, that’s always rough - actually today I forgot to mention that I was in the process of putting my capo on when a song started. I came in late and then we had to start the song over because of me. A nice exposed mistake. :)

Blue,
LOL - no, just a bit of sarcasm. It tends to run rampant here at billychia.com

Jeff,
Are you saying I make the internet suffer?

Chris,
I know how you love them sentences like that.

]]> By: Chris http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1402 Chris Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:44:05 +0000 http://billychia.com/2007/11/04/worship-confessional-110407/#comment-1402 A sentence I've never heard in all my years - "I know you love them barre chords." Awesome. A sentence I’ve never heard in all my years - “I know you love them barre chords.”

Awesome.

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