Joined: October 2012 Posts: 349
Location: Denver, CO | Finding excellence in music is a tough chore in any environment. So few people understand the difference between "that sounds pretty good," and "that's great," and that applies to musicians who want to be in a band as well as musicians who want to be a band leader. Those of you who play strictly secular music should consider yourselves lucky, because you always have the option of saying, "you just don't seem to understand, or you just aren't good enough, or you just don't seem to be able to get here consistently, I don't want to work with you anymore." As a minister, you are pretty much stuck with the talent level, commitment level, and personalies that the congregation offers you, and your duty is to encourage and adapt and nurture, AND produce as high-quality a program as possible. When you introduce a poorly prepared or ignorant leader, things can get really frustrating really quickly. |