Brian Wahl on playing electric guitar in church for worship, preparing for the weekend and playing well with others
The electric guitar has become a dominant instrument in worship music over the last 25 years, and Brian Wahl has been creating YouTube content for guitar players for almost half that time. Being the creator of Worship Tutorials, a worship leader and one of the main electric players at his church, Brian has a lot of wisdom for both the guitarists in a worship band and the worship leader who is working with their electric players. This conversation covers everything from preparing for the weekend, how to play with other guitar players and how to set up your in-ear monitor mix.
Find Brian Wahl online:
YouTube: youtube.com/worshiptutorials
Instagram: instagram.com/worshiptutorials
Facebook: facebook.com/worshiptutorials
Twitter: twitter.com/wrshptutorials
Web: worshiptutorials.com
One of the products that Brian mentioned in the episode is RehearsalMix from Multitracks.com. It’s a service that can be linked directly in Planning Center, and now the musicians in the band can listen to their parts as they prepare for the Sunday service.
One of the most recent Sunday Vlog episodes on Worship Tutorials is about creating an awesome in-ear monitor mix.
And on the topic of YouTube, here’s the video I did a few years back where I gave a tour of our guitar position and mentioned that our players only played our backline (which caused a pretty decent firestorm on Facebook).
The Worship Manual is over 50 videos and almost nine hours of content based on the experiences of Brian Wahl and his good friend and worship pastor Fuller (whose first name is also Brian). They made several of the videos free to preview, so you can get a really good sense of the course before you make the investment.
The product of the month is the book The Soul Felt Its Worth by Cameron Frank and Preston Norman. It’s 25-Day devotional journey through the music of Christmas. Whether you’re wanting to learn more about the history behind many different Christmas songs to share with the congregation during a service this month or just a personal devotional for yourself as someone that enjoys music and investing in your spiritual walk, this is a great resource.
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