Vocalists:

The worship vocalist’s primary function is to provide vocal harmony with the worship leader and other worship vocalists. They also model worship for the congregation by maintaining an attitude of worship while singing with the team.

Skill Set:

• Able to sing on pitch

• You can sing along with a track or a cappella

• Hear and sing a harmony part for a given melody

• Be able to reproduce a harmony part for a given song consistently

• Be able to control vocal elements such as volume and vibrato in order to blend with the worship leader and other vocalists

Acoustic Guitarists:

To provide rhythmic support as needed by the worship leader.

Skill Set:

• Knowledge of open chords and barre chords

• Working knowledge of the guitar neck

• Must own their own guitar with built in electronic pickup system, and an electronic tuner with bypass

• Control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo. Play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo

• Play different strumming patterns as called for by the given song

• Able to transpose chords and use a capo

• Comfortable learning parts by ear.

• Instrument must hold tune and be in good repair.

• Ability to arpeggiate chords and flat-pick very desirable.

Electric Guitarists:

To provide rhythmic support and sonic textures as needed by the worship leader.

To play specific parts (lead lines) for songs as needed.

Skill Set:

• Good knowledge of major and minor chords and basic scales. Power chords are essential!

• Able to play competently in the upper registers of the neck (above the 5th fret).

• Be able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo. Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.

• Must own their own guitar and equipment, and be able to reproduce tones consistent with modern contemporary music. (This can be done inexpensively with modern modeling amps. A big pedal board is not required!)

• Must own an electronic tuner with bypass. Instrument should be able to hold tune and be in good repair. Should be comfortable learning parts by ear Ability to arpeggiate chords and flat-pick very desirable.

Drummers:

To provide solid rhythmic foundation for the worship team.

Skill Set:

• Able to hold steady time against a click track.

• Must own their own sticks/mallets/brushes. Comfortable learning parts by ear.

• Play a variety of basic quarter note and eighth note rock drum patterns. Others; 2 beat country, 6/8 time signature beats, etc.

• Able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo. Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.

Bass Guitarists:

To provide bass content and rhythmic support as needed by the worship leader.

To play specific parts for songs as needed.

Skill Set:

• Must own their own instrument. Instrument should be able to hold tune and be in good repair.

• Should understand basic rhythmic divisions; quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, etc.

• Should be comfortable learning parts by ear and knowledge of basic scales would be useful.

• Good knowledge of the neck, i.e. know the notes in the first five frets of the neck on all strings, preferably without looking.

• Be able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo. Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.

Keyboardists:

To provide sonic textures and keyboard parts for the worship team.

Skill Set:

• Able to hold steady time against a click track.

• Should be comfortable learning parts by ear.

• Know chord inversions and be able to find different chord voicings.

• Can read simple chord charts. Reading music is desirable but not required.

• Able to play in a variety of musical styles: contemporary stylings, gospel, rock, etc.

• Familiar with general modern keyboard architecture, i.e. how to recall patches, find different sounds, use a modulation wheel, etc.