Let Us Sing, Volume 1: Song leaders Instructional DVD Set

RJ and Tim Stevens have spent years traveling all over the country helping individuals and congregations improve the quality of their congregational singing. “A congregation’s singing is only as good as its song leaders,” according to RJ. “The development of this DVD training video is the fulfillment of a lifetime dream for my dad and me,” according to Tim.

Now, to meet the demand of congregations asking for R.J. and Tim’s help nationwide, they have developed this two-DVD set to help song leaders and individuals improve their worship in praise to God.

Over Three Hours of Training In This Two-DVD Set

This unique interactive two-DVD training tool set is menu driven giving you, the user, complete control of which section of training to cover at your own pace, moving as QUICKLY or as SLOWLY as you personally need to during any given training session. After each section is completed, the DVD reverts back to the main menu giving you the opportunity to, “Test Your Knowledge” regarding any section of training covered in the DVD set. Also, at the main menu of the DVD, you choose which section of the training you will cover next. And finally, the two-DVD set includes vocal and rhythm warm-up sections on both of the DVD’s included in the training. Your personal coaching by RJ and Tim Stevens on the DVD set covers information including:

• The Rudiments of Music, which helps lay a positive foundation for your basic knowledge of music whether a song leader or a congregational singer;
• The Fundamentals of Rhythm, covering duple, triple, quadruple beat patterns, both simple and compound rhythms to help song leaders better lead and for congregational singers to follow the direction of their song leaders;
• The Fundamentals Of Pitch, outlining the song leaders scale, notes on the lines and spaces of the musical staff, and pitching songs with the pitch pipe.

Through all aspects of this instructional DVD, you are personally coached by RJ and Tim so that after time and commitment on your part, you will have a solid understanding and command of congregational song leading. Also, if you’re a member of a local congregation and you want to better understand music, this instructional DVD will also provide you with the knowledge needed to better worship God in your song service.

Congregations – Song Leaders – Individuals

This music instruction two-DVD set is a must for:

• Song Leaders, whether new or seasoned, who want to improve their overall music knowledge and skills to better direct the song worship service for their congregation;
• Individuals, who want to better understand the music they are singing in praise to God. Also, this will help in better following the song leader as he leads the singing in worship service.
• Congregations, that are interested in making their singing more vibrant and inspirational, and just more of what God expects it to be during your worship.

What The Package Includes:

In this package, you get the following instructional materials to help you on your journey to improve your individual, congregational or song leading service skills:

1. Two-Set Unique Instructional DVD Which Includes:

• Warm ups- including vocal, beat patterns and scales.
• Rudiments of Music – covering the basics of music knowledge needed to better understand music.
• Fundamentals of Pitch – covering the musical staff, singing names and shape notes, scales, accidentals, pitch pipe, key signatures and major
  scales.
• Fundamentals of Rhythm – covering beat patterns, note & rest values, simple time signatures including duple, triple and quadruple beat patterns and compound time signatures including duple, triple and quadruple beat patterns.

2. Song Leader's Instructional Workbook

This workbook supports much of the information included in the instructional DVD’s. The workbook gives you the opportunity to work through some exercises on your own, refer to information included in the DVD and also study your music training when you do not have a DVD player accessible.

3. Song Leaders Selection Guide

This guide for song worship leaders is a "Key/Time Index" for the "Hymns for Worship" (Revised) hymn book and is sized in such a way as to be placed inside of the hymn book. All song titles, and corresponding song numbers, are sorted by "key signature". Also, by each song title, the "rhythm" of that song (whether it be simple or compound time) is indicated. The use of this guide helps to enhance the song selection process and gives variety (in pitch and rhythm) in the song worship service. R.J. Stevens believes that the song leader, when selecting songs for a worship service, should not select songs "back-to-back" in the same key &/or of the same time signature. There should be variety! Other benefits are that it helps the leader to more quickly select the songs and to keep a record of when songs are led in order to keep from selecting the same songs over and over again.

4. Dictionary of Words

This publication is designed to help song leaders better know the definition of many of the words unfamiliar that are often used in some spiritual songs. The song leader can then pass this information along to the congregation to help them better understand what they are singing about in their worship to God, too.

5. Pocket Tone Electronic Pitching Device

This easy-to-use electronic device will quickly replace old-fashioned pitch pipes in your day-to-day singing activities. Pushbutton ease combined with electronic accuracy make this device perfect for beginners and experts alike.

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