This article’s not going to require much brainpower, but this car theme’s been going round my head for a few weeks, so I needed to get it off my chest.
Thank you to Doug Mavay for suggesting I did something on teaching new songs.
First, a few general hints
Test-drive the song before trying it out on the open road. If you’re not convinced yourself that the song will ‘catch’, then it’s likely it will dive when the congregation try it. However, if you play through a song and you’re still humming the tune later in the day, then you know the congregation at least have a chance. Play it to someone else too — preferably someone unmusical, and see if they’re able to pick the tune up.
