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All Saints Sunday
Posted on Oct 29, 2012 7:52:51 AM by Linda Cable Shute in Potpourri, in review-prelude
Nurturing the Parish Choir: Accompaniment & Collaboration, part 3
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 7:40:44 AM by Dennis Friesen-Carper in Instruments and Ensembles, in review-prelude
Working with drum ensemble, rhythm section or praise band
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Posted on Oct 15, 2012 9:40:20 AM by Dennis Friesen-Carper in Instruments, in Instruments and Ensembles, in review-prelude
Celtic Music in Worship
Posted on Oct 8, 2012 7:41:58 AM by Luke Tegtmeier in Instruments, in Instruments and Ensembles, in review-prelude
Nurturing the Parish Choir: Accompaniment & Collaboration, part 1
Posted on Oct 1, 2012 3:42:42 PM by Dennis Friesen-Carper in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
Worship as Spiritual Formation
Posted on Sep 24, 2012 8:26:25 AM by Valerie Hess in Potpourri, in review-prelude
The Latin phrase lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi essentially means “how we pray influences what we believe and how we live our lives.” The phrase is important because it means that all aspects of worship influence spiritual formation, both for individuals and for gathered worshiping communities. Spiritual formation is anything, Christ-centered or not, that forms our deepest being. Everyone on the planet has a spiritual formation of some kind, for good or for ill, as everything we read, sing, and listen to contributes to the formation of our souls and spirits.
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Posted on Sep 17, 2012 8:52:27 AM by Craig Mueller in Potpourri, in review-prelude
How do I plan music for Sunday morning?
Posted on Sep 10, 2012 8:37:48 AM by Jennifer Baker-Trinity in Planning, in review-prelude
Text/Music Relationship: Imaginative Performance of Renaissance Music (part 2)
Posted on Sep 3, 2012 8:19:58 AM by John Paulson in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
Your Ally, The Guitarist
Posted on Aug 27, 2012 8:32:12 AM by Paul Friesen-Carper in Instruments and Ensembles, in review-prelude
Especially in church music, there is an often uneasy relationship between guitarists and keyboardists. Some regard guitar playing as imprecise or simple-minded. And in return some regard keyboard playing as unfeeling or convoluted. But the needs of the church do not afford us the indulgence of mutual skepticism. The Church is recognizing that we need assembly song that is conceived both with guitar accompaniment and with keyboard accompaniment. Yet most church musicians are still trained as keyboardists, and are taught to play guitar-based music by transferring it to piano. This has benefits (autonomy & control) and drawbacks (a different feel & the lost opportunity to open leadership possibilities). Often the solution is to cross the lines of skepticism and embrace your ally, the guitarist.
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