Transitions between songs are one of the most important, and often the most overlooked, part of crafting a great worship service. Today, Brenton Collyer and I discuss why transitions matter, and give some very practical tips for making them as smooth and seamless as possible. Plus, a few cool ideas that you can try out in your next worship service! Enjoy the episode, and please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section.
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Transitions are one of the most under planned yet most vital parts of a worship service. -Tweet That!
The smoother your transitions the more immersive your worship sets can be. -Tweet That!
Bad transitions can rip people out of a time of worship. -Tweet That!
Well planned transitions can turn a good worship service into a great one. -Tweet That!
If I am playing a song in the key of G and my next song is in D,how do I end the first song on D when it seems like I should resolve on G?
I heard Brenton talk about it in terms of suspending the song, but unsure if it will sound right.
Hi Deb! Great question! In this case, the D would be the 5 chord. Typically songs don’t resolve well on the 5 chord, usually the 4 (suspended) sounds better, which would be the C. In some cases, like “Your Love Never Fails”, I end it on the 5 chord, by singing “Your love never (C)Fails, (Em) ////| (D) (Ring out the D). That gets me to the 5 chord, and it doesn’t sound weird. Another option is to resolve to the G, and then kinda let the G sound linger, and slowly walk up to the C, and then slide up to the D. Does that make sense? Sometimes I’ll end a song on the 4 chord (the C), and then lightly finger pick, alternating between the C and the D (4 and 5 chords) before finally settling on the D, and going into the next song. Please let me know if that helps, or if you have any questions about it! -alex