Guitar Tips: What Every Worship Guitarist Should Know
By Ric Flauding
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Guitar Tips - Ric Flauding
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Introduction
This manual is not meant as an exhaustive study on the subjects presented, but rather tips that have worked for me over years of performing on guitar as a sideman, recording session guitarist, and as a performing artist in and out of churches.
Having also spent many years as a composer-arranger-orchestrator and producer has served me well as a guitarist. Because I see myself as a writer
first, I have used many techniques learned from writing and producing in my guitar performing work.
Know this: Playing an instrument is as much mental as it is physical.
We performers (especially us guitarists) tend to forget this. We usually are impressed by the physical aspects of playing guitar.
I have taught guitar for many years and have frequently seen what I call a theory phobia.
It is vital to know that your hands work about as good as what your head knows. What I mean is how music works, which is basically what Theory is.
How much you need to know will depend on your goals and is in relation to the styles you want to master. Mastering harmonic techniques for Folk or Popular music (i.e. most contemporary worship styles) will not, in most cases be as complicated as if you wanted to master Jazz, or 20th Century Classical harmonic techniques.
I have broken down the subjects according to the basic elements of music.
Music basically comes down to these three primary elements: Rhythm - Melody - Harmony. You might also add: Texture (homophonic, polyphonic, etc.), Orchestration and Form.
One of the first things I learned from studying composition was the importance of analysis.
If you can learn to analyze music, or make simple observations based on these three primary elements you will be doing yourself, your fellow performers and listeners a favor.
My objective in this manual is to help you want to be a better overall musician.
Rhythm
My opinion, as many others, is that rhythm is the most important element in music. Music cannot really exist without it. Historically, rhythm was the first to appear on the scene. Even the most primitive civilizations have had rhythm in their music, some only rhythm.
Do not overlook the importance of rhythm.
I remember when I was a young Father and I would play music for my children and it amazed me how they could bop to the beat! They seemed to instinctively know where beat one was!
I’m sure some of you have experienced this as well. See if your kids can respond the same way to a single harmony (chord)!
Here is a simple example of how important the application of rhythm is.
So, do not overlook the importance of rhythm in your playing!
As a guitarist, a big part of your job may be as the primary rhythmic driver - strummer! Second to the drummer and percussionist (if there is one), you may be the primary rhythmic force. So,