New Neighbor

We are all moved in to our new house. The fun thing is that we are only a few houses away from Lindy Kerby! How great is that? She is a very talented composer who shares her music free on her web site. Her site is at http://www.kerbymusic.org/

Be sure to check it out!

And...make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

We are Moving

We are moving to a new house next week. That means I will be leaving my special little Ward Choir behind. I will miss them so much! I plan to still work on SAB arrangements for Ward Choirs all over the world. But I may not be the Choir Director in our new Ward, so I may not be able to try out the new numbers on my patient choir before I post them for all of you! Perhaps you will all have to try them out and let me know what you think.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

What is your choir singing this Summer?

Our choir is  singing American the Beautiful next week. What is your choir singing this Summer?
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A Common Challange

From a Dedicated Ward Choir Director:

Can I ask you guys for some ward choir advice? My church is from 1:30-4:30 this year and my choir has shrunk dramatically. I've tried different times and locations and those changes don't seem to make an attendance difference. With our turn out of 3-5/singers a week it's really hard to learn any songs outside of Hymplicity type stuff. We have lots of singers in ward.....what are different things you guys have tried to get more people out. I get lots of people come to the short practices right before we sing that day....then lots up to sing. I have a couple really nice songs picked out for the rest of the summer that aren't TOO too hard....but people need to show. Help!?

Liberty in what?

Did I really leave off the word "law" in America the Beautiful? Apparently so. Thanks to an alert musician, it is now fixed. Geez.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

America the Beautiful

Our little Ward Choir needed something patriotic for July this year. It is always a special challenge to write something that sounds "big" without making it too difficult for the accompanist or too challenging for the choir members. I hope I have done that with this one.

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Where Love Is SAB

This one is from the Children's Song Book and has a beautiful melody and inspiring message. I kept the accompaniment pretty much the same as it was, but added voices for a small choir. It is super easy to learn and sing.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!