Music ministry guide The music ministry plays a vital role in the CLP. It provides vibrancy and excitement so that every CLP session is full of life. It also helps in building up the right atmosphere in our CLP sessions; it may also act as a tool for us to attract single men women to join our CLP. Music can also help in removing the common notion of people that our activities or communities like Singles for Christ (SFC) is boring and is only for those who are religious and the likes.

The music ministry can help in making our CLP a very successful one, especially if it is utilized in its fullest potential. It needs not to be a very elaborate one, what it only needs to do is to know and serve its purpose and role in the CLP.

Goals of the music ministry

1. To provide a vibrant and exciting atmosphere in the CLP sessions by playing music.

2. To introduce and make the participants appreciate praise and worship songs as part of our Christian lives.

3. To support the team leader in teaching and leading the participants in praise and worship.

4. To provide any musical requirements that the CLP needs. (Reflection songs, creative, etc..)

Roles of the music ministry 1. Helps the team leader in leading the participants in worship session. 2. Teaches songs to the participants. 3. Plays gathering songs when the session is about to start.

Instruments & materials

1. Remember the goal is to make the CLP a vibrant and dynamic one, this doesnt mean that in every session you need to put up a full band set up. You just need to inject excitement in our playing. A guitar/ keyboard will serve this purpose, although you can upgrade the set up in some sessions if needed. For instance, in session 9 and 12 you can upgrade to full band set up to provide more support to the sessions. In the other sessions you can add a beat box, shaker or other acoustic instrument to make the music more exciting.

2. The singers/ the vocal section, more than anything else make sure you

sing in tune. If the there will be 3 or more people singing it will be good

to assign a lead vocalist to lead the rest of the group. This can minimize pitch problems. Do not exaggerate things what you do is helping people sing songs for the Lord and not for other reasons.

3. Prepare a song sheet for the songs you will be playing and teaching.

Since the participants are still new to this songs need some visual aid to help them memorize the songs.

How to teach a song 1. Greet the participants, build rapport and make them comfortable. It

would easier for you teach and for them to learn the song if you are in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere.

2. Sing the whole song first. Make sure you sing it correctly and you know the song by heart. Be confident it is hard to teach if you yourself is not very sure in your singing.

3. Teach the song line by line or part by part by asking them to repeat after you. You can start with the chorus first since it is the part of the song that has more recall then work your way to the other parts of the song (verses, refrain, bridge, etc). Take note of some difficult parts of the song make sure they get the right way of singing it. Repeat this pattern 2 to 3 times. Note: make sure you have a song sheet or the lyrics are flashed on the screen when you teach.

4. Be conscious of the time, you dont want to use up so much time in teaching a song. When you noticed they already got a good hold of the song invite them to sing the whole song one more time.

5. Take time to use and review the song. If possible sing it in the opening of the session or in closing. Play the song in the succeeding sessions to help them get familiarized with it.

Suggested songs to teach per session Below are list of suggested songs to teach, you can follow this list or use it as a guide in choosing which song/s to teach in a particular session. Orientation Freedom Session 1 I know & one in your love Session 2 Praiseworthy & great God Session 3 God is enough & by your grace Session 4 Truly home & I give my all

Session 5 grateful & have your way Session 6 life to the full & nothing more Session 7 god of all grace & hallelujah Session 8 all for you & larger than life Session 9 ablaze & heaven Session 10 live for you & set the world on fire Session 11 move & mission ready Session 12 - god in me Other songs; Send me I stand Walk on water Need Follow you Power and majesty Win the world Your everything Never be the same With you *all songs in the list are original CFC songs