{"id":8292,"date":"2012-05-08T08:45:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T08:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=8292"},"modified":"2019-07-31T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T10:11:09","slug":"improving-your-projected-song-lyrics-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/improving-your-projected-song-lyrics-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics \u2013 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last two posts on improving your projected song lyrics (part one<\/a>;\u00a0part two<\/a>), I dealt with many design issues. Today, we will look at the operation of the slide show.<\/p>\n

Timing of the Slides<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is of utmost importance for the person running the presentation to always be very aware of what is happening in worship. When it comes to displaying lyrics, it is crucial that the slides are changed BEFORE the words are to be sung.I often see operators trying to time the words such that they appear on screen just as they are to be sung. If they appear at that moment or any later, they are TOO LATE. Singers must see the words BEFORE they need to sing them. If the song is moving along at a fast tempo, you will need to move to the next slide before the current slide is completed. Note that people are always reading ahead, and they have to do this in order to sing the correct word on time.<\/p>\n

What works best is for the operator to be thoroughly knowledgeable of the song so that words don’t appear too early, for instance during an instrumental bridge, but that they never appear “just on time” or late. If you notice people in the congregation continually stumbling on or not singing the first words of slides, you should know that you are changing the slide too late. Always err toward being too early–too late is not acceptable.<\/p>\n

Transitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t get cutesy with the transitions between slides. Just because PowerPoint or other presentation software can make spectacular Star Wars-like special effect transitions doesn’t mean you should use them in worship. Here’s an example of a bad presentation:<\/p>\n

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