September 2020 - Kareem Powell

Lessons from Exile #17: Do Your Thing. Don’t Be Lazy.

Operate from your strengths, but challenge yourself. In all likelihood, you have your position because there is an area in […]

Give people space to operate… but with the understanding it’s yours to give. Delegate, delegate, delegate… I’m a fan of […]

People need reps to build chops. Not everyone walks in having played or sung with others professionally for 20 years. […]

Respect your servants’ availability to commit. Not everyone wants to serve on the worship team every week. Not everyone wants […]

You do not have to always double up in the same register. If you have six people on the stage […]

Basses can be BGVs, too. Contemporary music seems to have a fascination with tenors. I’ve got no problems with tenors. […]

Make it easy for your people to serve. Get the music to them as soon as possible. (Last minute gets […]

Love your people. All of them. As the director, there is a chance you might be the initial or most […]

Everyone has different strengths/weaknesses: learn them. (Know your team.) Some vocalists are great at leading melody but not-so-good at harmony. […]

With three BGVs, the leader can riff and actually lead vocally. This goes back to not trying to do it […]