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STOP, DROP AND ROLL: HOW TO UN-REHEARSE THE MISTAKES
Are you letting the mistakes hold you back
from making music and leading worship unto
the Lord? God does not want us to miss a
moment. Mistakes in music will happen; but
when they do come, how do you handle them,
or will they handle you?
2 Corinthians 12.10 says:” That is why, for
Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults,
in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For
when I am weak, then I am strong.”
STOP: TELLING YOURSELF NOT TO MAKE A MISTAKE.
Easier said than done, but it’s true. Before
winning the 2015 World Series, the Kansas
City Royals head coach said something quite
shocking and contrary to his teams: “Don’t be
un-corrected and un-addressed, you are
afraid of making a mistake.”
actually rehearsing them. Without caring for
The more worship is about God, the less
it has to do with us. The more we make the
most of our joy while playing and singing
music, the better we grow in our skill and
development. As our confidence increases,
our insecurity decreases.
DROP: THOSE BAD HABITS BEFORE YOU REHEARSE
THEM.
Do you make corrections during your practice
time? Anytime you encounter a mistake, drop
the bad habit right away! Instead of ignoring
and hoping it will go away, stop immediately
When mistakes
those notes, they simply remain there waiting
go un-corrected
you realize it, you make the same mistakes
... you are actually
rehearsing them.
this in a loop as well – both the measure before
first. Listen to the affected area and make
the necessary adjustments and fine tune
developing good habits in your practice time.
At rehearsal, you are also serving as a model
the rest of the band, you help them learn how
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- Branon Dempsey
When you correct the problems, you are
Next, play the section again and add the very
music that precedes the challenge spot. Play
worship for others, and never miss the moment
ROLL: WITH THE PUNCHES.
by influencing others to come better prepared.
Once you get this down, add the measure of
punches. Never miss the music, never miss the
mistake, but you also learned how to get in and
the problem.
next measure and stop. Repeat this again.
learn to drop the bad habits and roll with the
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and play it from top to bottom. You will notice
out of the problem successfully.
the mistake. Play it over and over again at
stop telling yourself not to make a mistake. You
In the end, tie all of those measures together
For an exercise, try this: practice the same
Make a short musical loop or phrase out of
The key to Stop, Drop, and Roll is that you
of what God is doing.
that you’ve not only learned how to correct the
increase the timing once you get it down.
during service.
and at the challenge spot.
and fix it.
part again at a slower tempo. You can always
to be mistakenly played/sung again. Before
Plus, when you encounter trouble spots with
to make those corrections.
Here’s the bigger issue. When mistakes go
Jul Aug 2016
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BRANON DEMPSEY
CEO/Founder and Training
Director of Worship Team
Training®. He has an M.Div
in Worship and BM in Music
Composition/Performance
and is a clinician for several
entities.
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