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Worship drumming: Precision in Playing

Percussion by Michael Pollard March 31, 2010

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 [...]

Worship drumming: Reflections and interactions

Percussion by Michael Pollard March 21, 2010

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 [...]

Worship drumming: Drum Tuning

Percussion by Michael Pollard February 20, 2010

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 [...]

Practice tips for drumming

Percussion by Michael Pollard February 11, 2010

Now everyone prepares for worship services differently, but I’d like to give my take on how I prepare for a weekend of services. 1. Listen: Listening to the tracks with focus is a great way to take that initial step of responsibilty for your part in worship. We have a great organization system through Planning Center Online. [...]

Worship Drumming: Talent Versus Service

Percussion by Michael Pollard February 10, 2010

So after my last post, I was immediately challenged by this thought of talent versus service or playing whats best for worship. God deserves and craves our best effort, but that can seemingly go against what we’ve been taught by the music industry. Many times we’ve been told to play the simplest part so it [...]

WORSHIP drumming

Percussion by Michael Pollard February 10, 2010

If it sounds like I’m trying to put some emphasis on worship, I am. The purpose of worship is, after all, for all of God’s people to engage in action for Him. Drums are some of the oldest instruments of praise and worship. They’ve been used in processions for centuries, yet today, even in a worship [...]