Good Evening Musicians, I have today set-up some new speakers (sitting on the electric piano at present) as fold-back speakers so those on the music team can hear more clearly what is coming through the PA system. I was hoping to test them this afternoon, but there were flute lessons going on in the church and so had to contain the volume. I was also thinking about the layout of the music area and wondered if you had any ideas on how we could improve it?

  1. Excellent news about the fold-back speakers. As to the best use of space, I find the trad. upright piano is not a pleasant instrument to play. It doesn't bring out the best in the pianist, with one or two seriously dud notes in the lower register, and out of tune. Whereas the more modern keyboard is effortlessly in tune. The trad. piano may be taking up valuable space that could be used by other instrumentalists? Also, if the organ were placed between the sound system and the church wall - so the organist would be facing out toward the congregation - the organist would see the music leader (and singers) much more readily, and so have greater incentive to follow his/her lead.