October 2020 - Kareem Powell

Lessons from Exile #48: Cooperation > Talent

In my experience as a music director, there are two groups of people who are nearly always a delight to […]

No, I’m not just talking about your friends or family, though you should certainly do that too. I’m not just […]

Yes, I know. Churches love their plans and worship series. They love everything following in sequence from one week to […]

Unison is underrated. Often times when we lead music, we see singing in unison as just that thing you do […]

Every piece of music – from “Mary Had a Little Lamb” to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 – has some sort […]

Yes, I used “Call It Out” on a previous blog entry. It focused primarily on issues that need to be […]

This was one of my biggest mistakes at my last position. Often times when I was asked to do something […]

Look… I’ve got two music degrees. I’ve played for thousands of recitals. I’ve seen piano majors lose their shit because […]

As a leader of people, any success you have will be due to the commitment of your team and your […]

I’ve seen this thousands of times as a professional musician and it annoys me even more in the church than […]