Bob Kauflin of Worship Matters, writes a very interesting article on musical literacy and the church. I’ve blogged over the last year of my musical journey. The first 30 years I was techincally an “untrained” musician. I have spent the last 14 years in a different role. Kauflin was responding to a question that I’ve had asked of me. Is the “powerpoint driven” church affecting the musical literacy of the church? That is a great question. I know that in just a few days, I will be leading worship in a more “contemporary” setting. That means we will be using a video projector with the words projected on a screen and I will lead a band that will play primarily from either lead sheets or chord charts. As a contemporary musician who has been trained also in the classical tradition, I see (in my opinion) that both ways work. I love singing the classic hymns in four part harmony. Our church does that well. But I also love singing the contemporary expressions of God’s love for us and our love for Him. I like it both ways and I do believe as Kauflin says that we do have a responsibility to train musicians for the benefit of the church. For more check out the whole article [here.]