Churches often have orchestral or single melody instruments like violin, sax and flute in worship teams. Most players like to read from the music and tend to play the melody line. Here Tim Martin (pictured above with the musicians from our upcoming orchestral instruments DVD) advises on playing in a more improvised style.
The majority of single melody instrumentalists have been classically trained. This means that they read music really well but often struggle to play in a more fluid improvised style. In contemporary worship settings, the lead vocalist and congregation are singing the melody line so it makes sense for instruments such as brass, strings and woodwind to play either a harmony line or something more improvised such as a melodic “fill”. Read More
