I can't say that I haven't heard this question before, but one that I have heard quite a bit is: "Who runs GospelSkillz.com?"  I've found out that you can be so busy behind the scenes that people sometimes don't know the visionary. Well, hopefully this promo video can shed some light on the topic and give you an idea what GospelSkillz is and who the man behind the curtain is. Oh yeah and you will be seeing a lot more of him in the future!

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I hope you are enjoying your day and the blessings of the Lord that have been bestowed upon you. I just wanted to offer some encouragement by informing you that YOUR TIME IS NOW. << MORE >>

Being a horn player myself, I know the frustration of wondering whether you are going to go out like the doorman at a hotel. Once the automatic and revolving doors came into existence, his job was pretty much obsolete. Although there are a few doormen out there still doing their service, there are certainly not as many as a result of the advancement in technology. Do horn players face the same fate?  Once the electronic synthesizer came into ...

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Being a musician myself I have come to realize that there are some key elements that I feel the church does not  consider when putting together the music ministry. Often times you see much turnover in the music department because there have been no standards set for operation. Below are some of what I call "Essential Elements" that are needed to build and grow a strong music ministry.

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This is a video of Bishop Lester Love showing you that a song can come to you but it's where your heart is that determines how it is received. << MORE >>

We here at GospelSkillz.com want to take this time to pay tribute to a saved International Jazz and Gospel Bassist, Wayman Tisdale. Wayman was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he fell in love with his the bass guitar while watching the musicians in his hometown church where his father was Pastor. It wasn't long before he began playing the bass for service himself. Before he was a Jazz legend, he was a three time All-American basketball player at the University of Oklahoma in the mid 1980s and went on to play in the NBA for 12 years. In his professional basketball career, he has played with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and the Phoenix Suns.<< MORE >>

Me being primarily a saxophone player (20 years), I want to use this blog opportunity to touch on a subject that has been on my mine for a while. I had a friend tell me a couple of weeks ago that the most important instruments in the church were the Organ and Keyboard. << MORE >>

I have gotten a lot of feedback from those that say they are still having problems with achieving the “Contemporary Sound”. “I can play the chords in exercises, but when it comes time to put them in a song, I’m lost!” Some even go as far as to conclude that some people HAVE IT! and some people DON'T! and therefore want to quit. COME ON PEOPLE!! We got enough complications with the 2008 Democratic Primary. Let’s not bring it to the music!! It’s supposed to be fun and rewarding and we have to keep it that way or we will all be confused and frustrated – just like we are with the Democratic Primary, but I won't go there :o) Let’s talk about this Contemporary Sound.<< MORE >>

-by Christopher Heron

This is an interview I did with BlackGospel.com.  I thought I would share it with the GospelSkillz.com family.   Let me know what you think?
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In this day and age it is common to see musicians playing more than one instrument. Common combinations I see most often are Sax-Flute-Clarinet, Bass-Guitar, Piano-Organ-Drums, etc. My question is..."Does it really pay off in the long run?".<< MORE >>