"A normal capo would also work!"
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"Why do you think a song needs to make sense?"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stevo Sep 5, 2012. 49 Replies 0 Likes
The title of this post comes from a question one of my group asked me recently. We were going over songs various people had enjoyed during a recent summer conference, and I had said I didn't like…Continue
Classical guitar
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stevo Dec 31, 2011. 14 Replies 0 Likes
OK, first the background story..... one of our church members recently donated a guitar to me. It used to belong to her husband, who (very sadly) died of cancer a few years back - it has been in her…Continue
New NIV translation
Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel Read Dec 12, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello Folks.It appears there is a new NIV Bible translation scheduled for release; you can already take a look at www.biblegateway.com. See, also,…Continue
The squeak tax and other proposals
Started this discussion. Last reply by Greg Moore Nov 9, 2010. 56 Replies 0 Likes
In a militant (and experimental) mood today...... ..... and noting that one of the most common questions on worship forums is "what key do you do this in?" / "what key for the girls" etc..... .....…Continue
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Profile Information
- Home Church:
- St John's Yeadon
- Musical Gift(s):
- Guitar, songwriting, vocals (sort of), other bits and pieces
- About Me:
- I am the worship leader for St. John's Church, Yeadon, U.K. (http://www.stjohnsyeadon.org) - a smallish, but growing, church just north of Leeds, West Yorkshire. I've been writing worship songs, on and off, for about 13 years, when I get the time. This isn't so very often: I'm married, and a father of four young children! I also have a day-job - I am a lecturer in the maths department at the University of Leeds.
- Favourite Music:
- Worship stuff: Stuart Townend, Tim Hughes, Holy CD, Neil Bennetts.....
Other stuff: Radiohead, the latest "TV on the Radio" album (Dear Science), KT Turnstall, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, Bill Frissel....
- Favourite Books / Authors
- For Christian stuff, it has to be NT Wright, especially "Jesus and the Victory of God", and "The Resurrection of the Son of God", "Paul, Fresh Perspectives", "Surprised by Hope".....
For general fiction, I really like David Mitchell's work (Cloud Atlas and Ghostwritten especially).
- Favourite Bible Verses / Passages:
- Too many to choose from.
Here is the sheet music, in pdf format, for a few of my songs. Please feel free to download them, use them, send comments, critique.....
Tiny Child in Bethlehem: Christmas song!
Tiny Child.pdf
Come rain down: a song asking for more of God's Spirit, inspired by a church prayer evening.
Come Rain Down.pdf
For the pride: Some of the things that Jesus took upon himself on the cross.
For the Pride.pdf
Our hope is in the Lord: song for unity, rooted in our present and future hope.
Our Hope is In the Lord.pdf
All the world is changed: From Easter morning onwards.... (this one needs rocking up a bit, but we don't have a drummer!)
All the World is Changed.pdf
In the angel's harmony: Very simple praise song.
In the Angels Harmony.pdf
More like you: Imitating Christ's humility....
More Like You.pdf
By your word: A song about creation, fall and restoration.
By Your Word.pdf
Chord chart for By your word
Bible study
Last autumn, I tried writing a set of bible studies, covering (in a broad brush way) the "whole of the bible" in seven studies. Take a look here, if you're interested.
the_story.doc
Tiny Child in Bethlehem: Christmas song!
Tiny Child.pdf
Come rain down: a song asking for more of God's Spirit, inspired by a church prayer evening.
Come Rain Down.pdf
For the pride: Some of the things that Jesus took upon himself on the cross.
For the Pride.pdf
Our hope is in the Lord: song for unity, rooted in our present and future hope.
Our Hope is In the Lord.pdf
All the world is changed: From Easter morning onwards.... (this one needs rocking up a bit, but we don't have a drummer!)
All the World is Changed.pdf
In the angel's harmony: Very simple praise song.
In the Angels Harmony.pdf
More like you: Imitating Christ's humility....
More Like You.pdf
By your word: A song about creation, fall and restoration.
By Your Word.pdf
Chord chart for By your word
Bible study
Last autumn, I tried writing a set of bible studies, covering (in a broad brush way) the "whole of the bible" in seven studies. Take a look here, if you're interested.
the_story.doc
Latest Activity
Daniel Read replied to Steve Wilson's discussion 'key choice?'"I do it in key of E. I use a Shubb C7 partial capo on second fret, covering the A, D and G strings of the guitar.... so chord shapes are from key of D, as in:
Bless the Lord [A (G) ] oh my soul [E (D)]
etc...
This works well."
Daniel Read replied to Cliff Jeffrey's discussion 'Learning guitar fast.'"For the C chord, I really would recommend just practicing until you can play the standard one:
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Practice chord changes until it feels natural, so play G - C - G - C -G - C repeatedly until you can change quickly. Muscle memory is what is…"
Daniel Read replied to Cliff Jeffrey's discussion 'Learning guitar fast.'"In key of C, if you want to avoid the F chord, there are two options:
Capo 3 (left hand side original chord, right hand side new chord that you play)
C -> A
F -> D
G -> E
or, Capo 5 (my preferred option)
C -> G
F -> C
G -> D
Am…"
Daniel Read replied to Cliff Jeffrey's discussion 'Learning guitar fast.'"Practice. Ten - minutes - per - day. Focus as much on what your right hand is doing (rhythm) as you left.
Other tips:
1) To get a clean sound, the finger holding the string down must be, as much as possible, at right angles to the neck…"
Daniel Read replied to Keith Amano's discussion 'Breathe (Your Spirit)' in the group Songwriter's Circle - Get Song Feedback"Hello Keith
I like the chorus tune - I think that works really well. It has a strong tune, and I think suits the lyrics well.
I wonder whether you could think a bit more about the verses - the tune seems fairly flat (in the sense that it…"
Daniel Read added a discussion to the group Songwriter's Circle - Get Song Feedback
Broken body (My Lord Away)
This is a song I wrote, mostly on Easter Saturday. It's been a while since I last wrote anything.... the lyrics are below. The recording is a very rough one.Broken body on a tree Broken bones and shattered dreams I said I’d follow, come what may But they took my Lord awayWe had hoped he was the one Who would make God’s kingdom come Make his people great again But they took my Lord awayAnd as we watched, they led him there And all our hopes hung with him there Him that caused the blind to see…See More
Daniel Read replied to Stevo's discussion 'Worship and Theology? A barrier?'"It's a good set of questions! I think we have to learn to live with the differences - if we just wrote songs that everyone could agree with, then it would be very dull (and some of the more boring the modern worship songs might sound…"
Daniel Read replied to Phil Williams's discussion 'Worship Leader Tips/Advice'"A broad question, Phil! It depends on what kind of things they wanted tips with. But, in terms of general advice, you can't go far wrong with "remember you're there to serve". A practical outworking of that is…"
Daniel Read replied to Joe's discussion 'Should worship leaders be paid a salary, health care benefits, etc. , for the service they provide?'"Warning: everything I'm about to write is probably just a summary of things written above, but maybe it helps.
Joe, if you are certain you are spreading yourself too thin, then something has to give. First off, you need to earn enough…"
Daniel Read replied to Heather Cox's discussion 'Worship songs that reference: "The Battle Belongs To The Lord"'"Aaron Keyes, "The Song of Moses" has that sort of theme running through it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdG5JvICj4"
Daniel Read replied to Ian MacLaren's discussion 'Song Downloads and Presentation Software'"For projection of lyrics, we've just been using powerpoint for many years. I have a folder full of song lyrics - one powerpoint file per song, and I simply copy and paste the slides to make up a set of songs. Bible readings can be…"
Daniel Read replied to Neil Mathieson's discussion 'Songs for Remembrance Sunday'"Ah.... OK. They were working when my stuff was first transferred over here from the old UK version of this site. But, they've all gone now. I'd better sort that out. For now, here it is!"
Daniel Read replied to Neil Mathieson's discussion 'Songs for Remembrance Sunday'"Some possibles:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. Lord have Mercy (Graham Kendrick)
How Long O Lord (David Woodman) (Track 5 on here: http://davidwoodman.bandcamp.com/album/travellers-tales-volume-2)
(also, see:…"
Daniel Read replied to Lyssa Berner's discussion 'Do you make room for another's "Gifting"?'"I think the solution, then, must be for the WORSHIP PASTOR to lead less in the short term, and to give up some of HIS worship leading slots to the new guy.
My reasoning: it is clear, from everything you said, that the co-leader feels…"
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You bet! It's a healthy discussion. I like to get to bottom of things no matter if someone agrees with me or not.
Hi Daniel,
Thank's for joining the "Resound Worship" group, there are three of us now so it looks good.
David Bull.
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Welcome to "I'm Refugee from He Must Increase.com".
Do you think we might be able to get Julia to come over to the other side as well?
David Bull.
Good to see a familiar face. Welcome to Worship The Rock. Just been listening to your songs, great stuff. God Bless. Lorraine