Proverbs of a Church Music Director
A skilled singer makes a pastor glad,
But a shrill singer is a heaviness to his congregation.
Better is a single,
adequately skilled musician than a bandstand full of neophytes.
Give instruction to
a gifted musician and she will be still more musical;
Teach a singer who
can match a pitch and he will improve his intonation.
A sensitive drummer
makes the heart rejoice,
And he who doth not
disturb the groove will get called again.
The singer who does
not warm up should be burned at the stake,
But the well-prepared player causes no inner disturbance.
An untuned guitar is a weapon of destruction;
He who wields it assaults the outreach committee.
An inconsistent
tempo is an abomination to a celebration,
But those who keep
time stay in the praise band.
With banal songs, a
music director quenches heartfelt adoration,
But through the final blessing, the faithful will
be delivered.
