Keith Lancaster » Music education http://keithlancaster.com Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 New Praise & Harmony Album: Only God http://keithlancaster.com/2010/01/new-praise-harmony-album-only-god/ http://keithlancaster.com/2010/01/new-praise-harmony-album-only-god/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:40:34 +0000 Keith http://keithlancaster.com/?p=1576 6H7A6696 (1)

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 in order to learn how to sing alto, tenor, bass or soprano.  Since most people learn “by ear,” we are excited about this tool that churches are using to teach four-part harmony, even to the non-musical folks.  The training disk makes the process easy, through repetition.  Combine individual (and daily) usage of the training disk with weekly classes (best if everyone sits in their “section”) and you have a powerful combination to make significant strides in a church’s singing, and more importantly, in their overall participation in worship.

There are many solutions offered for the problems that plague mankind; but only God provides the true remedy.  In fact, Jesus confirmed that He is “The way, the truth and the life.”  Join us in celebrating the salvation that is found in the Christ.

“I was so lost, but You showed the way, because You are the way.”

“I was lied to, but You told the truth, because You are the truth.”

“I was dying, but You gave me life, because You are the life.”

“Christ above me, Christ beside me, Christ within me ever guiding, Christ behind me, Christ before, Christ: my love, my life, my Lord.”

“In Christ alone my hope is found . . .”

“You are the holy One – You’re the one, You’re the ONLY ONE.”

So, “You better take the Lord with you everywhere you go.”

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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 these discussions can be both interesting and helpful.

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]]> http://keithlancaster.com/2009/09/what-influenced-you-the-most-in-learning-how-to-sing/feed/ 71 Sharing shaped notes in Sherman http://keithlancaster.com/2009/09/sharing-shaped-notes-in-sherman/ http://keithlancaster.com/2009/09/sharing-shaped-notes-in-sherman/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:18:51 +0000 Keith http://keithlancaster.com/?p=214 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 non-musicians who would like to know more.

As much as I love shaped notes, it seems that all forms of music literacy has been underemphasized in recent decades.  How great it would be to see a renewal of teaching music to the average church member, rather than exclusively to those with special music giftedness.  It has happened before and it can happen again.

Is reading shaped notes a foreign concept to you?

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