Photo by Elaine Green – A plethora of new songs become regularly available for the church to learn, surpassed only by the number of arrangements (multiple arrangements for the exact same songs.) In a day when musical literacy is waning, what are effective strategies to encourage four-part harmony and musical literacy? I suggest that projecting [...]
The new Praise & Harmony CD, entitled Only God, contains 25 contemporary worship songs. As with the entire Praise & Harmony Series, the package is bundled with two CDs; one with the hundreds of worshipers and the second, very valuable Vocalist Training Disk. The training disk allows people to isolate one part at a time [...]
Take this simple poll. Then, you are welcome to expound further in the comments on my blog, as I’m sure there are multiple factors (answers) for most of you. However, IF you had to pick one answer, which would it be? Thanks for taking the time to visit my new blog home! I pray that [...]
Learning shaped notes is the quickest way to teach a novice how to sight read music. When people understand the significance of the shape and the intervals, the notes on the page quickly come alive. Last night in Sherman, we shared handouts of the “moveable DO” in a chart that demystifies the concept, especially for [...]
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