I Stand All Amazed

Easter weekend seems like a great time to start working on a new SAB arrangement of "I Stand
All Amazed." This has always been one of my favorite hymns. What is your favorite hymn?

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

I'm Back!

And I have a new arrangement for all you Ward Choir directors out there.

When I played through the hymn "My Shepherd Will Supply My Needs" and read the story accompanying it in the September Ensign, I knew I wanted to write an arrangement for a Ward Choir. This is a touching, testimony in song that goes straight to the heart.

I have written it with small choirs in mind in SAB format with simple accompaniment. It could be prepared in only a couple of practices.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

Surgery Woes

I had knee replacement surgery two weeks ago. I thought I would bounce right back and be able to spend a lot of time on my music and research. It has not turned out that way. I am unable to sit in front of a computer for long periods of time. I appreciate your patience as some of my projects will have to wait a few weeks.

Hugs to all!

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?
Make  a joyful noise unto the Lord!

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!?