| LIFE | WORSHIP |
- Our role and purpose as the worship team is to build a culture of champion worshipers, to usher passionate and genuine worship aimed to Christ with each service opportunity we get.
- Looking to the future, we hope to continue our part in valuing the growth of our church as we grow as a team within the church at our two campuses.
- We are committed to creating a musical and worship expression that is unique and fitting to our culture here at Life Church.
Basic Requirements:
-Be in agreement with our biblical standings, our vision and values.
-Complete our Growth Track Course (4 week course)
-Trustworthy, team-minded people who value commitment & community.
-Maintain a humble, teachable attitude.
-Previous experience on a worship team or in a band can be helpful but is not required. While there are similar principles used in most live music situations, every band or team experience is different. Be prepared to learn new ways of doing things even as we follow standard practices.
Worship Experience:
West Campus:
|Sunday | 9 a.m | 11 a.m.
Southwest Campus English:
|Sunday | 10 a.m. |
|Wednesday | 7 p.m. |
Time Expectations:
The time requirement for worship team members is 4-7 hours per week when one is scheduled for the weekly services. (This time frame does not include personal practice time.) Included in the time requirements are mandatory weekly night rehearsals.
NOTE: extra meetings/services such as: revivals, night of worship, special guest services, Seasonal Production services are required.
Vocals: Provide vocal harmony with the worship leader and other worship vocalists. They also model worship for the congregation by maintaining an attitude of worship while serving.
How to audition:
- Fill out the Audition Application at top of page
- All auditions are submitted videos via YouTube
- Under privacy settings, select “UNLISTED” and title with “YOUR NAME – LIFE WORSHIP AUDITION”
- Copy and paste the link of your YouTube video and include it in an email sent to: lifechurchsaworship@gmail.com
- Please make sure to submit a video including all songs listed under the area you are auditioning for.
*You can sing with a track or acapella.
Male Vocalist:
“See A Victory” – Elevation Worship: Whole Song
- “Build My Life” – Passion: Whole Song
Female Vocalists:
- “Goodness Of God” – Jenn Johnson: Whole Song
- “Worthy” – : Elevation Worship: Whole song
- We only accept auditions via video submissions.
- Each submitted video will be reviewed.
- You will receive an email letting you know if we would like you to come in for a live callback.
- You will be emailed back only if you’ve been asked to continue in the audition process.
Skill Set:
Able to sing on pitch.
Hear and sing a harmony part for a given melody.
Reproduce a harmony part for a given song consistently.
Control vocal elements like volume and vibrato, to blend with the worship leader and other vocalists.
How to audition:
- Fill out the Audition Application at top of page
- All auditions are submitted videos via YouTube
- Under privacy settings, select “UNLISTED” and title with “YOUR NAME – LC WORSHIP EVALUATION”
- Copy and paste the link of your YouTube video and include it in an email sent to: lifechurchsaworship@gmail.com
- Please make sure to submit a video including all songs listed under the area you are auditioning for
Drums
- “Fill This Place” – Red Rocks Worship: Whole Song
- “Chain Reaction” – River Valley Worship: Whole Song
Bass
- “King of Glory” – Passion: Whole Song
- “The Church is Alive”- River Valley Worship: Whole Song
Acoustic Guitar
- “Glorious Day” – Passion: Whole Song
- “Holy Spirit” – Brian & Katy Torwalt: Intro and First Chorus
Electric Guitar
- “Reckless Love” – Cory Asbury: Whole Song
- “In The River”- Jesus Culture: Whole Song
Keys
- “Build My Life” – Passion: Whole Song
- “Great Are You Lord”- Sons & Daughters- Whole Song
Acoustic Guitarists:
To provide rhythmic support as needed by the worship leader.
Skill Set:
Knowledge of open chords and barre chords. Working knowledge of the guitar neck.
Control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo. Play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.
Play different strumming patterns as called for by the given song.
Able to transpose chords and use a capo.
Comfortable learning parts by ear.
Instrument must hold tune and be in good repair.
Ability to arpeggiate chords and flat-pick very desirable.
Electric Guitarists:
To provide rhythmic support and sonic textures as needed by the worship leader. To play specific parts (lead lines) for songs as needed.
Skill Set:
Good knowledge of major and minor chords and basic scales. Power chords are essential!
Be able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo.
Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.
Able to reproduce tones consistent with modern contemporary music.
Should be comfortable learning parts by ear
Ability to arpeggiate chords and flat-pick very desirable.
Drummers:
To provide solid rhythmic foundation for the worship team.
Skill Set:
Able to hold steady time against a click track..
Comfortable learning parts by ear.
Play a variety of basic quarter notes and eighth notes rock drum patterns,
Others; 2 beat country, 6/8 time signature beats, etc.
Able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo.
Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.
Bass Guitarists:
To provide bass content and rhythmic support as needed by the worship leader. To play specific parts for songs as needed.
Skill Set:
Should understand basic rhythmic divisions; quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, etc.
Should be comfortable learning parts by ear and knowledge of basic scales.
Good knowledge of the neck, i.e. know the notes in the first five frets of the neck on all strings, preferably without looking.
Be able to control dynamics while maintaining consistent tempo.
Must be able to play with a click track/metronome and hold tempo.
Keyboardists:
To provide sonic textures and keyboard parts for the worship team.
Skill Set:
Able to hold steady time against a click track.
Should be comfortable learning parts by ear.
Know chord inversions and be able to find different chord voicing.
Can read simple chord charts. Reading music is desirable but not required.
Able to play in a variety of musical styles: contemporary styling, gospel, rock, etc.
Familiar with general modern keyboard architecture, i.e. how to recall patches, find
different sounds, use a modulation wheel, etc.