Opportunity: Bass Guitar Player
Summary:
Worship is any discipline that acknowledges God as worthy of our lives (i.e. time and energy). It is a physical practice toward spiritual wellbeing. At Kaleo, we worship on Sunday mornings through singing traditional and contemporary songs as a congregation. These songs are arranged for and played by a contemporary band of vocalists, keyboard, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, and drums. The bass guitar bridges the rhythm section to the melodic instruments in a contemporary worship band. Bass guitar provides rich, low sound and gives character to the percussive beat of the drums to create a “groove” to a song.
Time Requirements:
- 2 hour evening practice the Tuesday before you serve
- 1+ hours of individual practice at home
- 5 hours (10:45am-1:15pm) at the Sunday service
- Serve a minimum of once every two months
This Position Reports to:
Worship Director, Mary Giles, mgiles@kaleoalaska.org
Responsibilities and Authority:
- Humility and a heart for serving others
- Consideration of how your performance is affecting congregant’s worship experience
- Partner with the drummer to establish and maintain a steady tempo
- Drive the energy of a song appropriately and according to the worship leader’s direction
- Help guide the group toward a correct groove if they get off
- Give useful feedback to the worship leader while always being willing to submit to the leader for a final say in song direction
Qualifications:
- Be able to play well with others
- Able to hear and lock rhythm with the drummer’s kick
- Be able to listen to a song and identify when and how to raise and lower the energy
- Ability to play in any key or time signature that classic and contemporary worship songs are played in
- Be creative and adaptable to the arrangement decided on by the worship director
- Complete a background check
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