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Every Sunday, I attend church where the worship band plays. They play contemporary Christian music in the front left corner of the church. It is a well lit room, where the sunlight shines through the stained glass windows from either side of the church. The worship band was set up in the regular fashion of a band set up. The worship singers stood in front, while the pianist sat off to the right side. Meanwhile, the acoustic guitar and electric guitar players sit off to the right, as the bass player and percussionists are placed behind everyone else. The worship team plays on a slightly raised sage. Their sound projects through the church due to the speakers and overall design of the church. As the worship team plays their music, the projection

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