It’s a common observation that a lot of new music for churches is not recorded in keys best suited to congregational singing. This can also be true of older settings for hymns. As I search around for hints about finding suitable keys for newer songs this article by Luke Woodard at a site called Discover …
Here’s an amusing animation featuring a scenario in which the piano accompaniest can’t quite reign it in during a church song. (This never happens at our church) HT Reminds me of this one featuring drums.
Stephen Altrogge recommends that those who don’t feel like singing with the gathered church are at odds not only with those singing in the room, but all of creation. It’s not a voice problem, but a vision problem. Look around and then join in the chorus. An excerpt: Psalm 19:1-4 declares that the entire creation …
Reformed Praise is a network of musicians whose mission statement is to: * Provide songs for corporate worship which are rich in theology, diverse in musical style, and centered on the gospel of grace, that our praise might be informed by Biblical truth. * Promote the use of historic and modern hymns in corporate worship. …
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