--- title: Welcome to the Prelude Music Planner Blog! | culture description: culture | Gain insightful tips, perspectives, and ideas in the Prelude Music Planner Blog, designed for practicing church musicians to energize their passion for music in worship. --- [![AF-prelude-logo](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Augsburg%20Fortress/AF_Prelude_Blog/AF-prelude-logo.png?width=181&height=52&name=AF-prelude-logo.png "AF-prelude-logo")](http://www.preludemusicplanner.org/) - [LEARN MORE](https://preludemusicplanner.org/) - [BLOG](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org) - [SIGN IN](https://members.preludemusicplanner.org/) # [Prelude Music Blog](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org) # Prelude Blog ## [Using the Nairobi Statement in Worship Planning](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/using-the-nairobi-statement-in-worship-planning) Posted on Mar 7, 2024 9:00:00 AM by [Andrea Baxter](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/author/andrea-baxter) in [Music Ministry](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music-ministry), in [music](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/music), in [culture](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/culture), in [worship](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/worship), in [Cultural](https://blog.preludemusicplanner.org/tag/cultural) As a music educator and children’s choir director, I know that it is very important to expose children to a variety of repertoire. Variety means ensuring that they are singing in different modes, meters, and languages. It means including something that was written generations ago, as well as something that is newly composed. It means exposing children to rich, poetic texts that need exploration to understand and texts that are simple and repetitive with the potential to easily remain with them during the week. Not only does variety in music selection keep things interesting, but it ensures a curriculum that weaves a thread of connection to different times, places, and styles. 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