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Category: Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #52: Part on Good Terms
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #52: Part on Good Terms

Posted on November 4, 2020October 31, 2020 by KareemPowell

Well… Given that I indeed did not part on good terms – or anything even resembling them – from the […]

Lessons from Exile #51: Take the Hit.
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #51: Take the Hit.

Posted on November 3, 2020October 31, 2020 by KareemPowell

There is more to being a leader than making the decisions and telling everyone what to do. Neither of those […]

Lessons from Exile #50: Stop Waiting! Start!
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #50: Stop Waiting! Start!

Posted on November 2, 2020October 31, 2020 by KareemPowell

I find it interesting that this is my fiftieth “Lesson From Exile.” (Technically 51st. One of them was a one-off […]

Lessons from Exile #49: You Have No Obligation to Die
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #49: You Have No Obligation to Die

Posted on November 1, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

Okay. You will die someday. So will I. So will everyone you love, including those that you will likely choose […]

Lessons from Exile #48: Cooperation > Talent
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #48: Cooperation > Talent

Posted on October 31, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

Lessons from Exile #47: Sit with the Broken
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #47: Sit with the Broken

Posted on October 30, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

Lessons from Exile #46: Scrap the Plan!
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #46: Scrap the Plan!

Posted on October 29, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

Lessons from Exile #45: Unison Is Underrated
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #45: Unison Is Underrated

Posted on October 28, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

Lessons from Exile #44: Music Has Shape
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #44: Music Has Shape

Posted on October 27, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

Lessons from Exile #43: Call It Out – Again!
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #43: Call It Out – Again!

Posted on October 26, 2020October 22, 2020 by KareemPowell

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

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