As part of Seniors Month in Mount Gambier, Boandik Lodge on Lake Terrace hosts a Songs Of Praise gathering. Through a couple of friendships I’ve been leading the singing for a few years now. This afternoon we sang our way through: To God Be The Glory Now Thank We All Our God What A Friend …
The first one of these is one of my all time favourites. I also don’t mind the second one as long as it doesn’t involve asking folk to ‘sing it like they mean it’. Read Neil Oldham’s whole post here. 1. Stop using Chris Tomlin’s key signature! Most male recording artists — regardless of how …
David Murrow’s comments are focussed on men, but they are applicable more broadly. I don’t think projection screens are going anywhere, so there needs to be careful thought given to how songs are introduced and led in order that congregations will sing. Among Murrow’s observations, he doesn’t note the propensity for new worship songs to …
Mark Peterson expresses some helpful thoughts about why singing with the church is different to group singing which takes place in other contexts, such as footy matches or concerts. Such observations are helpful, lest we stray into the area of making church gatherings more like concerts or footy matches in the hope people will sing, …
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