It's late and I ought to be asleep.
But here I am.
Finally met Syndy.
She's awesome!
They said 'No more strings', but it made me wonder in retort, 'Will you allow it?'
Sometimes we are so used to our comfort zone, used to the way a song is presented that we are not open to new ideas, new sounds. And in the end, artistic expression is stifled in the name of 'getting it right'.
What is right is nothing but an opinion, a belief, a conviction.
A self-centred arguement.
Somehow, it doesn't sit right with me tonight. And yes, I know that is my own opinion, belief and conviction.
Especially when it comes to worship songs.
Yes, the need to get the vocals, chords and timing tight make sense to get the song across.
That is why we have practices.
But if you break it down til the exact notes has to be the same as 'the original', the sound has to be similar to what they are playing otherwise resort to strings instead, then I have a problem with that.
How do you call that worship if it becomes so centered in 'getting it right', that there's no space left to worship with your heart to your hands and expressing yourself not only vocally?
The focus that belongs to God is instead wasted more on 'getting it right'.
Yes, I have to admit everyone up there is multitasking.
We are all trying to play or sing correctly, to hear each other, to see hand signals and worship all at the same time.
And every one of those tasks takes a percentage of concentration to fulfill.
But what in the end is the point, the number one reason, other than to bring worship and to worship Him ourselves? Everything else fades in comparison to that.
That's just the way I see it.