Music Team Games
Fun games to play if you’re on Church Music Team.
“What dress code?”
If your team has a dress code, flaunt it in subtle but pointed ways. For instance, if the rule is “no faded jeans; preferably black trousers,” wear *slightly* faded black jeans. What? They’re black aren’t they? Bonus points for a mullet; no-one will dare criticise you.
“Name the song”
Find creative ways to work bits of other songs into the usuals. For instance, try working the lead break from a popular rock song into the middle of an “I love you my friend God” song. Bonus points if other members of the team recognise the song and give you restec-p. Double bonus points if the song is ‘heavy metal’ or similar.
“Genre abuse”
Hate that song? You’ll have much more fun hating it if you make it Country and western. Think that song’s a little too slow? It’d sound wicked as speed-punk. Bonus points if other team members think you’re serious and join in.
With any luck, these games will help you reach new levels of enjoyment in your involvement in any music team. Enjoy! (Please remember, these are offered in fun, and are not intended to offend.)
Comment by The Transformer • Sun 26 Sep 04, 11:55 pm #
Your church sounds fun, Matt.
Comment by Kelly • Mon 27 Sep 04, 2:11 pm #
One of the guys at my Church in Blenheim used to play metallica softly & sweetly in the background during the offering & communion. I’m not a muso or a boy (sometimes), so I never noticed until one of his mates was sitting next to me & started cracking up during a service.
Comment by David • Mon 27 Sep 04, 4:54 pm #
Isn’t it ironic that in a place that you are supposedly submitting to God you still want to rebel?
Comment by kelly • Mon 27 Sep 04, 10:26 pm #
Oh, and Lois says you should clean your room.
Comment by Matt • Tue 28 Sep 04, 5:43 pm #
David: only with the dress code. The rest is confined to practice, or at least is not done in a smart-arse way. I think worship is allowed to be fun, as long as God is still the focus.
Regarding the dress code, I have serious moral issues with a dress code in church for any reasons other than modesty. My church’s music team dress code is not about modesty, it’s about “looking professional,â€? and as such I disagree with it completely. So black jeans is my small way of protesting it.
Comment by Nato • Tue 28 Sep 04, 11:48 pm #
I would think that there are more reasons than just modesty for a dress code. Looking professional probably isn’t a good reason. Looking Decent could be a good one. (anyone for wearing nazi uniforms in church?).
Now that I’m thinking about it, its probably just to have the same standard as we have when dressing usually. But then being up front raises the bar a little. hmmm…
Anyway, Just with regards to Davids comment, I think there is a big difference between submitting to God, and submitting to silly rules and regulations. (But at the same time, we are told to submit to each other (eph 5))
I feel like this comment doesn’t say anything (or rather, it says contradictory things). Woopee!
Comment by andrew • Mon 6 Dec 04, 1:09 am #
what about blue and yellow fluffy slippers?
i mean amy from hamilton writes matt u so hot, how do i get u in a bottle so i can put u on mexican food?