Welcome to Our Team! First Thoughts and Songs

Hi everyone!

I'm excited about having you all on our team this year - welcome to those of you who are returning and to the new people on the team!  I believe God is going to do great things in and through us this year in our singing, playing, practicing, and worshiping Him.

Much of our core group hasn't changed from last year so I'm thinking we should be ready to do a chapel fairly soon.  Practices will be on Thursdays after school and they'll start Sept 11 (this Thursday).  Please arrive promptly after the bell rings.  I'd like us to all work together to get the sound system set up.  We should be ready to practice (with everything set up) by 3:30.

For you new members on the team this year, have a look through the old blog posts to see how we did things last year.  Generally I post thoughts as well as songs we'll practice on the blog as videos, and after chapels I'll have a debrief post which everyone should read.

Here's a list of songs to get familiar with - it doesn't mean we'll do all of them as the team from last year is well aware  :-) .   I love these fast songs because they have lots of shots, keep a lot of the instrumentalists busy - they are just lots of fun.  Feel free to suggest songs as well...

You Are Good (Bethel) key of G - we did this one last year.

You Are Good (PlanetShakers) Key of D - Great one for Mac!  Get that guitar part down  :-)  Good one for you drummers too.

Lord You Are Good (Israel Houghton) Key of E.  This is a good one for everyone!  A little old, but it will help us learn to play together as a team (and it fits with the theme I've got going).  Drummers watch what this guy does (ignore his crazy outfit).  He puts in lots of good fills and yet keeps a good feel going throughout the song.

Everyone (Desperation Band) Key of E - We did this one last year.  It's a fairly easy one we could put together.

I Found a Love (Bethel) Key of G - We did this one last year.  The old members know it well.

Healing is in Your Hands (Christy Nockels) Key of D - We prepared this one last year, but didn't have a chance to do it.  I love this song.  Lots of potential for God to move in and through us in this one.

You are Good (Kari Jobe ) Key of G - This is a new one, but relatively easy I think.  I'm not entirely sure if the girls can hit all the low notes in the verse when we sing it in G - we'll see   :-)

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!