SSM WORSHIP
Who We Are and What We're About:
Saddleback Student Ministries (SSM) Worship is the student worship ministry at Saddleback Church for Junior High and High School. Our ministry is dedicated to empower and equip students – as musicians, worshipers, and followers of Christ – to grow in their gifts, so they may honor God and help lead others into His presence. We also encourage excellence. As Christians we are called to do everything to the best of our ability. It is not our goal to show off or try to impress, but it’s important that we train in such a way that we can give God our very best as an act of worship!
Our team consists of 2 staff members: David Stone and Megan Umali. We also have a volunteer core team. We cannot wait to meet you all and get to know you better! If you would like to join this ministry we do have an audition process. Because we aren’t able to meet in person just yet we will be having video submissions.
Our team consists of 2 staff members: David Stone and Megan Umali. We also have a volunteer core team. We cannot wait to meet you all and get to know you better! If you would like to join this ministry we do have an audition process. Because we aren’t able to meet in person just yet we will be having video submissions.
How To Join SSM Worship:
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*For Incoming 7th Graders
1. Fill out an audition form on the SSM Worship website in the link below. 2. Sign up for a time slot to meet with David and Megan. 3. Submit your audition videos. |
*For Current Students
1. Fill out an audition form on the SSM Worship website in the link below. 2. Sign up for a time slot to meet with David and Megan. 3. Submit your audition videos. |
We have set times for you to sign up so we can meet you and get to know more about you over zoom. During this zoom call you can also ask any questions you have for the coming year.
Audition Information
You will see on the audition website that vocal and instrumental video submissions are a little different. All materials and mp3s are supplied for you all to practice along with in preparation for your audition videos. Please include your name, instrument/vocal, and song when saving your video for submission.
If you are a vocalist you will be submitting 2 videos:
Video 1: Girls, if you have a higher voice sing the main part for “Unknown”. If you have a lower voice, sing the main part for “You Hold Me”. Guys will sing the main part for “Let Go”.
Video 2: Girls, if you have a higher voice sing the harmony part for “Let Go”. If you have a lower voice, sing the harmony part for “Unknown”. Guys will sing the harmony part for “Unknown”. For Video 2 submission you will only need to sing the chorus going into the bridge.
Video 1: Girls, if you have a higher voice sing the main part for “Unknown”. If you have a lower voice, sing the main part for “You Hold Me”. Guys will sing the main part for “Let Go”.
Video 2: Girls, if you have a higher voice sing the harmony part for “Let Go”. If you have a lower voice, sing the harmony part for “Unknown”. Guys will sing the harmony part for “Unknown”. For Video 2 submission you will only need to sing the chorus going into the bridge.
If you are an instrumentalist you will be submitting 3 videos:
The 3 videos will be 3 separate songs: “Burning Ones”, “Who You Say I Am”, and “Embraced”. Each instrument will have a different element that we will be looking for in your audition. On the website we have linked tutorial videos for instrumentalists for one song. The other songs we would like to see how well you pick up and adapt to the song.
Acoustic Guitar: We will be listening for timing, strumming patterns, and knowing when to play and not play.
Electric Guitar: We will be listening for timing and strumming patterns. We encourage you to learn lead lines of each song and play them during your audition.
Piano/Keys: We will be listening for timing, rhythm, and dynamics throughout each song.
Bass: We will be listening for timing and how well you are playing in the pocket of the songs (staying on time and not overdoing it) by locking in with the kick drum pattern.
Drums: We will be listening for how well you are playing in the pocket by staying on the click/metronome and see how well you match the original song.
The 3 videos will be 3 separate songs: “Burning Ones”, “Who You Say I Am”, and “Embraced”. Each instrument will have a different element that we will be looking for in your audition. On the website we have linked tutorial videos for instrumentalists for one song. The other songs we would like to see how well you pick up and adapt to the song.
Acoustic Guitar: We will be listening for timing, strumming patterns, and knowing when to play and not play.
Electric Guitar: We will be listening for timing and strumming patterns. We encourage you to learn lead lines of each song and play them during your audition.
Piano/Keys: We will be listening for timing, rhythm, and dynamics throughout each song.
Bass: We will be listening for timing and how well you are playing in the pocket of the songs (staying on time and not overdoing it) by locking in with the kick drum pattern.
Drums: We will be listening for how well you are playing in the pocket by staying on the click/metronome and see how well you match the original song.