Basic Instrument Course

Do you want to learn an instrument? Find out more!

A Primer on Band Dynamics

There's more to running a band than just "copying the CD". Pick up tips and tricks here!

Where we are

Moving back to our church building, and reminiscing where we came from.

FORT Pulpit Calendar 2013

Check out what's going to be shared on Corporate Sundays!.

Keys to music and ministry

Artists and artsy-type people are hard to work with. Read about some ministry principles here!

Thursday, April 25, 2013

SOP: Worship Ministry Equipment

For the weekly running of the worship practices, we have a Operations Box (nicknamed the “Ops Box”) found in the Worship Ministry Store Room. Worship teams are to note the following:

1. Staff will ensure that the Ops Box will be in the Sanctuary 3 by Saturday afternoon latest for the 8am Team.
2. The 8am Team will observe the following:

Ops Box
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The Ops Box will have the following items:



  • 1x Acoustic guitar stand
  • 1x Bass guitar stand
  • 1x Power reel
  • 3x Music stand
  • 1x Microphone box
  • 1x Cable box


  • The Microphone Box

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    The Microphone Box contains 2x wired microphones and 1x wireless microphone with receiver and AC adapter. Please ensure that the wireless mic has sufficient battery for operation. Approach the Staff for spare batteries (2x AA size).

    The Cable Box
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    The Cable Box contains two DI boxes, a Behringer Ultra DI and an Artec 2 Channel DI. The Artec DI can accommodate two inputs. Approach the Staff if your band requires more DI boxes. There are an assortment of 1/4” cables and XLR cables for instruments and microphones respectively. Please notify the Staff should any of the cables spoil.

    Please avoid packing the cables outside of the Cable Box:
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    We want to prolong the lifespan of our cables as much as possible. Keeping cables outside of the Cable Box leads to cable entanglement, which in turn, causes loops and kinks which shorten the life of the cable.

    Friday, March 1, 2013

    FORT Pulpit Calendar 2013

    Friday, November 9, 2012

    Time to Take Flight!

    You pass by that particular instrument. You see it gleaming in the light, beckoning you to stop in your tracks. You pause, close your eyes, and indulge in a little day-dream of playing it. You imagine the joy of musical expression through that instrument.

    Stop dreaming! It's time to take that definitive step to pick the instrument up and learn it!
    Our music team will take up aspiring musicians and train them with basic skills required to make music. We're looking for people interested in:

    Guitar
    Bass guitar
    Keyboard
    Drums
    Vocals


    Some questions you may have at the back of your mind:

    I don't know if I can do it! It just seems so hard. I don't even know if I have musical talent.
    Nothing is easy when you first start out. In fact, there will be times when you'll feel like quitting--and it's those times which you will experience the greatest growth as a musician. Talent is one thing, but perseverance is another.

    How long will I take to make progress?
    It can take as little as 3 weeks to as long as 3 years for musicians to grasp the basics of their instrument. Personally, I took 2 years before anything on the guitar made sense. However, what's more important than the quantity of practice time is the quality of it. If you practice well, you'll learn the instrument a lot faster.