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I play in the worship team at my church for the teen-group wednesday night thing. The guy who leads the worship is a great guy, and he's a great guitar player, but we've been having problems with the "worship" end of it recently.

"Nick", as I'll call him, shows up roughly a 1/2 hour before everything starts, and we go over the music he's picked out for the night. Problem is, I'm not that good at guitar player yet, though I'm getting better, and I can't really do more than a slip-shod job of learning a new song or new chords in only 1/2 an hour. Same goes for our bass player. Subsequently, since we don't sound all that hot, "Nick" tends to crank his volume to compensate. It's gotten to the point where people really don't sing much any more, because it's too loud. We've talked to him several times about the whole thing, but he seems to just smile and nod, and nothing ever changes for more than maybe one week.

Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Zealot_4_him I play in the worship team at my church for the teen-group wednesday night thing. The guy who leads the worship is a great guy, and he's a great guitar player, but we've been having problems with the "worship" end of it recently.

"Nick", as I'll call him, shows up roughly a 1/2 hour before everything starts, and we go over the music he's picked out for the night. Problem is, I'm not that good at guitar player yet, though I'm getting better, and I can't really do more than a slip-shod job of learning a new song or new chords in only 1/2 an hour. Same goes for our bass player. Subsequently, since we don't sound all that hot, "Nick" tends to crank his volume to compensate. It's gotten to the point where people really don't sing much any more, because it's too loud. We've talked to him several times about the whole thing, but he seems to just smile and nod, and nothing ever changes for more than maybe one week.

Any suggestions? practice more. you'll learn your songs, know them well, get better at your instruments (so he won't have to crank his volume), and besides all the practical stuff, you'll be able to spend more time with the guy in a practice setting...so maybe, even if you don't accomplish anything musicall, you can get over this attitude of his.
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Tell him you need more than 30 minutes before the service to prepare. Sometimes the quick rehearsal is all that's available, but I would not stand for that on a regular basis, even if I considered myself a fair musician. His lack of planning shouldn't be the cause of your lack of playing.
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If you got the rest of the "worship band" to all turn their attention to him and adress the issue at the same time that might work. or else do what agrimes87 said.
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We've talked to him several times about the whole thing, but he seems to just smile and nod, and nothing ever changes for more than maybe one week
Just talk to him every week
But seriously, you should approach him and ask if it would be possible to practice together some other time durring the week. Another thing you could try is to bring a tape recorder with you and record the music you guys play, so you can practice it on your own.
Whatever you do make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons, and you do so with (and out of) love and humility.