Direction – Kareem Powell

Lessons from Exile #44: Music Has Shape

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

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 […]

Whether you are running a choir, band, worship team, media crew, or any other ensemble, recruitment and retention are going […]

This seems like an obvious one, but it is so easy to overlook. You have to practice your instrument. I’m […]

I said in a previous post: “Boundaries are life. Draw them early. Don’t yield.” Whether you have been directing music […]

I say this from personal experience. It doesn’t matter if your work is top notch or you bust your butt […]

No one has anything to prove to you. If Jesus doesn’t ask anyone to prove themselves, why should you feel […]

At rehearsal, don’t just run everything down, especially if you have limited time. (You should always limit your time, but […]

Rehearse voices separately if possible. Singers need to hear themselves, hear their parts in relation to each other, match vowels, […]