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Re: Music Ministry Workshop 2011 – Session 2: Panel – The History of Stonebrook Music

Judith — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:21:55 -0000

These guys are so good! I wish we'd have them over our church. It would be one amazing music experience for sure. And also, I'd love to join on their upcoming seminar around April, see you all there!

Re: Evaluating Songs: Picking the Best Out of the Good

Matt Heerema — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:01:32 -0000

I do agree. Singability is actually on the "rubric" I mention at the start of this. Definitely a consideration. Sometimes we sacrifice a bit of immediate singability for other great benefits, trusting that the congregation can pick up the melody after a few times. If they can't, we ditch the song (and we've ditched several recently because of this).

Re: Evaluating Songs: Picking the Best Out of the Good

Sandy — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:40:28 -0000

Good points, Matt. I agree. There is another consideration. Is it easily singable? Sometimes great songs are very hard for the everyday person to sing. One of the great things about music...especially for kids is if the melody can be easily found and learned and then the words will stay with the singer longer. That may be why early hymns were written to old tavern tunes. If you are looking at two songs and one is easier to learn then another and they both express the same thought...go with the easier one for people to sing and thus learn. Do you agree?