Cajon Grooves for Worship Part One; Playing cajon in church

In this first episode of a five part series I go over some popular grooves I often play and hear in contemporary styles of worship. This is contextual so think CCM, rock, and pop side of things (in an acoustic setting/context). To go straight into the cajon worship grooves skip to minute 3:00 of the video. If you landed on this video and are searching for more basic fundamentals of playing the cajon you can check out my cajon videos in the cajon lesson playlist. In this series I will go over some cajon grooves that you can use in 4/4, 6/8 (a more typical waltz feel) and 3/4. This is my interpretation of some of these rhythms so feel free to make them your own and experiment with your cajon during worship! Remember the most important thing is to listen to your other band members and serve the song. The song recording, bass, rhythm guitar, music director, etc. will be your guide as to the best parts to play. Train your ear and then find your own voice and don't be afraid to try new things. Thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe!

[@hannahmasson8358]

These are awesome, thank you so much! I mentor a teen acoustic group for our church and we have some willing cajon players in need of the blessing that your videos are. You have a wonderful teaching style--very foundational, clear and practical. Thank you!

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you! This is very encouraging to read! Let me know how I can further be of help.

[@ezeeku]

Great help for starting out! Thank you

[@mrwill0910]

I am grateful i found your page. I just recieved my Cajon drum box. for xmax and enjoying it when not playing my drums. So good job on the lessons.

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

You are welcome! I hope your playing is going well! Thank you!

[@ines4967]

I dig the way you teach! Super easy to understand & follow. Thanks so much for all that you do!!

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you Ines! It is encouraging to hear these words from you.

[@dylanrush3345]

thank you so much keep up the great work :)

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you!

[@jeffreyallanmiller2646]

I like your method of how you teach. Very helpful for us beginners. Thanks again, and keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your next video.

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you! Thanks for watching.

[@nitinjusta777]

God bless you bro

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you! God bless you!

[@vshakir622]

Thank you so much for these, William! I'm just entering into the amazing world of percussion... I love your teaching style and your spirit, Brother! Blessings 🙏🙌🙏

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

You are welcome and thank you for sharing that!

[@sreenathvaidyanathan7152]

Really liked it..well presented..keep going..

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@jalahsaboresdeautor68]

Thank you from Argentina, my friend

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@gunardpolite3553]

thanks just began playing worship grooves need more ideas

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Awesome! Check out the “playlist” on my channel to see if any of the other videos relate. Also feel free to suggest ideas for future videos. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@nitinjusta777]

Thank you very much

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

You are quite welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@lekinguitarrista8445]

What model is that cajon? What do you recomend?

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Hello! It is a Bonham Cajon. This one is my signature model and I highly recommend it for pop situations where you don’t necessarily want the snare sound in the bass. If you go to Bonham cajon.com you can check out his models. Honestly any of his drums are great.

[@HaylieSings]

Do you have any video in which you demonstrate these rhythms in the context of a song? I would totally send this video to a couple of the instrumentalists on my worship team, but I know they would be able to internalize it more if they could hear them in context.

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Hello! Thank you for the feedback! I do have a couple with such context but not quite the way you mention. This is great feedback however. I am planning to film some curriculum (cajon in worship). Your comment helps immensely and I will incorporate it in the very near future!