Imagine yourself in a worship rehearsal. A team member is trying to share an idea of how the team could play a new song, but it’s just not making sense. If everyone knew the same basic terms used to describe sections within songs, there wouldn’t be any confusion.

It’s easy to get confused with the lingo used by musicians, especially if you’re new to music or only play one instrument (which is most of us). The point of this post is to clarify the most commonly used terms by musicians and specifically by church worship teams, to help you and your team better communicate your musical ideas.