Comments for Live to Worship

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by Alastair

Alastair — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:29:33 +0000

Cannons works really well. Most people really liked the song before I came along. Hope your thanksgiving vacation goes great.

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by HL McConnell

HL McConnell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:04:06 +0000

Hey, I’m tired of Your Grace is Enough too :) How is “Cannon’s” going over at your place? By the way i’m in NC right now for Thanksgiving vacation. Love it here though it’s much cooler here than in FL :)

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by David

David — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:28:14 +0000

Happy Day works really well for us, while I’d love to do Holding Nothing Back too – but not sure when/if it will make it into our repertoire before we depart for the cold of the north.

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by David

David — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:25:59 +0000

Our sets are split throughout the meeting… Our opening set is 50% fast, 50% slow…usually with a drawn out transition from the fast to the slow, to bring the mood down, rather than using what might be a transitional song.

Then at the end of the meeting, it would be 90% slow and 10% transitional.

Except when it turns into a huge party and people start conga lines around the church and we just end up playing fast songs for half an hour or whatever :)

Comment on Indecision is a Decision by Sherita Searcy

Sherita Searcy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:17:26 +0000

Mr. Vance,
Your article was right on point. Even more so… it was interesting to see how your subject on indecision lead to the concept of co-dependency. I would have loved to read more on how the two entities connect. Great post.

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by Alastair Vance

Alastair Vance — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:54 +0000

Didn’t know you could code/tag songs in planning center. Must check that out.

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by Alastair Vance

Alastair Vance — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:21 +0000

What would your average setlist consist of then percentage wise?

(Before I get flamed here, I know there is no magic formula)

30% fast, 10% transitional (medium), and 60% slower?

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by Alastair Vance

Alastair Vance — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:00 +0000

I tried the whole alphabetical thing before. It doesn’t last long to be honest. Usually for each set I’ll have one or two songs that I definitely want to do. The rest of the set is filled in my browsing through my library and picking out songs that I think will fit based on a) song key, b) transition possibilities, c) speed, and d) theme.

Love Happy Day! Haven’t used it yet though.

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by inspiringworship

inspiringworship — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:58:35 +0000

I don’t file by category, rather by alphabetical. Perhaps this is because I plan the services and lead the band so I know where to go for the various tempos. My files are all on my pc. I have a general file called “worship songs” and another one called “new songs.”
Every time someone has a free pdf download or if I purchase a song chart from Praise Charts or the like, I put it in the new song file. It keeps me current and is like having my own resource center right at my fingertips.

A few up tempo song suggestions that work for us:
Today is the Day
Because of Your Love (Baloche or Hughes)
Happy Day
My Saviour Lives
Who Paints the Shies (Stuart Townend)
Hallalujah (Brenton Brown)

Comment on Set List – 22 Nov 2009 by Barry Westman

Barry Westman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:25 +0000

Yes, I have those same categories in my library as well, except that I call the medium ones “Driving”, which doesn’t always fit, but for the most part it works. We’re using Planning Center Online, and I have all the songs coded in there, so I can search for a song in any category easily.

Our Fast songs are also the smallest group, with Driving being the largest.