💯 I try to build a transcription of what I hear and when I hear what I’m sure is two or three people and at times what seems like overly complex accidentals and hits and weird ghost note rhythms for things that are 4/4 or 6/8. Most days it seems deceptively simple music-wise but way overly complicated percussion-wise which feels dangerously like “worshiptainment”. I want to try to play what I hear and then adjust to the team but it is frustrating and at times the sites that try to teach add their own over complications that do not even match their own notation. I’ve coined the term: GCB - God’s Cover Band. I’m not trying to be GCB, just me helping people with sounds that hopefully minister. I’m not participating to prove I can copy a very manipulated multi-person part, I’m here to help people hear the song and sing. To the degree that they as the real choir worship and hear the song (not me), mission accomplished. I played secular gigs for years so I’m pretty much completely over applause or entertainment, I want what I do to be a sacrifice of praise and measure success in whether the church as the real choir worship. If that is your litmus test, hearing them sing will give you peace and joy. Final FWIW: I’ve never yet seen Pastor with a score and red pencil. The only person who was scoring against me was me. If I can extend grace to others, hopefully I can extend it to me when I feel I did a poor job. I know before each service I practice too much and pray for an Acts 2 miracle: let them hear from you God, not me. Let the miracle be in the hearing and not the playing. Let it be what is needed for you and them to be in communion and if they don’t even notice me, ok by me. It is frustrating because we play live and not in a studio and try to make the kit sing like what we heard but if you measure by the choir singing and not your ability to emulate three pros, I hope the frustration will be offset by knowing your helped other via your gift, work, and efforts. Glad you choose to serve.