Topic: Percussion

Worship Drumming: “A Little Passion Please”

Thumbnail image for Worship Drumming: “A Little Passion Please” by Travis Gouge August 2, 2011 Percussion

“A Little Passion Please” Greetings Friends, Romans, (eh forget it).. So this isn’t really a drum article, but yes I am a drummer, and yes I have been in Christian music all of my life (38 years so far), and yes I have seen a lot of changes. And no, I am not talking about [...]

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Worship Drumming: “Evolve” With Age

Thumbnail image for Worship Drumming: “Evolve” With Age by Travis Gouge April 27, 2011 Percussion

Greetings friends! In my last article, I talked about the importance of us drummers “engaging” the congregation. In this article, I want us drummers to shift our focus to the stage. Specifically, I want to focus on the worship team as a whole during a worship set. After almost 35 years of playing this instrument, [...]

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Drummers need to “Engage” in Worship

Thumbnail image for Drummers need to “Engage” in Worship by Travis Gouge April 13, 2011 Percussion

Greetings friends. As a Worship drummer for over 25 years, I have had the opportunity in the past to play in churches when drumming and drums were considered a taboo instrument. Drums were often frowned upon specifically in the early 1980′s and before, and it took quite a while back then for the instrument to [...]

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Worship Drumming Tip #2: Build a Foundation

Thumbnail image for Worship Drumming Tip #2: Build a Foundation by Scott Jasmin October 22, 2010 Percussion

I have been a drummer since I was 12 years old. But I never really played in a band until I was 25. So what did I do for those 13 years? I practiced. In my early years I would literally play for hours a day. While other drummers were cranking their stereo and playing [...]

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Worship drumming tip #1: consider playing electronic drums

Thumbnail image for Worship drumming tip #1: consider playing electronic drums by Scott Jasmin October 4, 2010 Percussion

I realize that I usually write on the topic of leading worship, but today I would like to talk about worship drumming.  The performance of the drummer is the link in the chain that can either make or break the overall sound of your worship band, and therefore, your overall efficacy.  I am a drummer [...]

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Worship drumming: Precision in Playing

by Michael Pollard March 31, 2010 Percussion

So I’m coming up on my 14th year of playing drums for worship. I’ve had many different experiences during that time due to playing with various groups of people. To be completely honest, I’ve learned more about music from these people than I have through school or my previous “outside of church” bands. The one [...]

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Worship drumming: Reflections and interactions

Thumbnail image for Worship drumming: Reflections and interactions by Michael Pollard March 21, 2010 Percussion

So I’m two weeks removed from a conference we had at our church where we had Monty Hipp come in and talk to us. This was the second time I’ve had the pleasure of listening to him speak about worship culture and what we as individuals can do to either ask for annointing or take our [...]

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Worship drumming: Drum Tuning

Thumbnail image for Worship drumming: Drum Tuning by Michael Pollard February 20, 2010 Percussion

So if you’ve read my other posts, you’ll understand that I’m trying to express my thoughts and opinions on how to create a great worship experience with the drums. One of the biggest obstacles to overcome can be the simplest: Drum Tuning. Tuning is almost as important as playing the drums themselves. All of us [...]

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