Wonderful evening...
I didn't post anything yesterday because there was too much going on!
Yesterday was our "Concert on the Lawn", and spent most of the day at the church setting up the sound equipment and helping with various other preparations. It is quite a job to move everything outside and set it up! But we did it...
When it was time for our sound check, I began to feel a little nervous--and not about singing or playing (I hardly ever get nervous, for some reason)...I realized that we had not yet run through the concert, practicing the transitions between performers and various details like that. Things like that always make me nervous, and that probably comes from all my years in drama productions and being a stage manager...we ALWAYS practiced everything countless times...
Our worship team opened up the concert, and it was wonderful...but my first solo song was coming up, and I began to get nervous about it for two reasons: C#m7 and B6 (those are chords, for those non-musicians out there!). Those two chords have been a source of frustration for me because they are difficult to play when your hands are small, like mine. During the sound check I failed to execute them smoothly, which frustrated me...
However, when Chris and I got up to play, it was PERFECT! I got all the chords, my voice sounded clear and resonated nicely throughout the lawn area...and I was SO happy! I got the two chords! That seriously made my evening! My second song was good as well...no problems with that one! (I sang "Shifting Sand" by Caedmon's Call and "Unashamed Love" by Ten Shekel Shirt, in case you were curious.)
I got to make my debut on mandolin last night, which was exciting. We did a bluegrass medley, and had a banjo as well. It was so awesome! Our worship team has such diversity and I love that! We played gospel songs, rock and roll, bluegrass, etc.
It was so awesome to hear all the musicians from our church play, many of which sang and played their own songs. Such talent! For one of his songs, Chris did "I Am", which is my FAVORITE song that he wrote (so far).
The evening was wonderful...music was fantastic...weather was unbeatable...
A good time was had by all!
Yesterday was our "Concert on the Lawn", and spent most of the day at the church setting up the sound equipment and helping with various other preparations. It is quite a job to move everything outside and set it up! But we did it...
When it was time for our sound check, I began to feel a little nervous--and not about singing or playing (I hardly ever get nervous, for some reason)...I realized that we had not yet run through the concert, practicing the transitions between performers and various details like that. Things like that always make me nervous, and that probably comes from all my years in drama productions and being a stage manager...we ALWAYS practiced everything countless times...
Our worship team opened up the concert, and it was wonderful...but my first solo song was coming up, and I began to get nervous about it for two reasons: C#m7 and B6 (those are chords, for those non-musicians out there!). Those two chords have been a source of frustration for me because they are difficult to play when your hands are small, like mine. During the sound check I failed to execute them smoothly, which frustrated me...
However, when Chris and I got up to play, it was PERFECT! I got all the chords, my voice sounded clear and resonated nicely throughout the lawn area...and I was SO happy! I got the two chords! That seriously made my evening! My second song was good as well...no problems with that one! (I sang "Shifting Sand" by Caedmon's Call and "Unashamed Love" by Ten Shekel Shirt, in case you were curious.)
I got to make my debut on mandolin last night, which was exciting. We did a bluegrass medley, and had a banjo as well. It was so awesome! Our worship team has such diversity and I love that! We played gospel songs, rock and roll, bluegrass, etc.
It was so awesome to hear all the musicians from our church play, many of which sang and played their own songs. Such talent! For one of his songs, Chris did "I Am", which is my FAVORITE song that he wrote (so far).
The evening was wonderful...music was fantastic...weather was unbeatable...
A good time was had by all!
posted by Lesa at 8/14/2004 10:52:00 AM
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