December 3, 2016 David West Choir, Church Leadership, Music Education 2 comments
There are numerous reasons why you should teach your choir to listen to one another as they sing. Improving their listening skills will have an effect on the quality of sound your choir produces. Specifically, the choir that learns to listen as they sing will be a well balanced and well blended group. So, teaching… Read more
November 21, 2016 David West Church Leadership, Organization 1 comment
Everything that you do for the Lord should be done for His honor and glory. Your music ministry is no exception. It is imperative you set the standard high and settle for nothing less. In order to have a successful music ministry there must be preparation and organization. Without this, any effort to improve your… Read more
November 16, 2016 David West Church Leadership, Organization 2 comments
It may be easier than you think to organize church music. As a musician, you’re always searching for good music. If you’re a music director, then you’re familiar choral clubs and have attended choral reading sessions in search new music. In either case, you’ve walked away with hundreds of single copies of anthems, octavos, and… Read more
November 11, 2016 David West New Products, News Release 2 comments
There’s something very special about the season of Christmas. I’m not talking about the lights or the presents under the tree. It’s the feeling of warmth and comfort we have as we sing together our familiar carols. One of the best loved Christmas carols of all times is Silent Night, Holy Night. News Release: Silent… Read more
November 11, 2016 David West Free Music, News Release 0 comments
New Release: Spanish Hymn We are pleased to release a new Spanish hymn called Escuchad Su Gran Clamor. This Gospel song is the first of many to be released in Spanish. We would like to make our songs available to the many Spanish ministries both here and abroad. I’m sure this resource will be a blessing… Read more
November 4, 2016 David West Church Leadership, Song Leading 1 comment
When planning the typical worship service, the song service is often an after thought. What I mean by this is, many song leaders are content to hurriedly pick out the congregational songs at the last minute. This practice is totally unacceptable and will lead to making several mistakes. 1. The mistake of contradicting the message… Read more
October 26, 2016 David West Church Leadership, Music Evangelism, Soul Winning 0 comments
A Wonderful Change Has Been Wrought Dr. Ron White shared this video with our church during a recent missions conference. During Pastor Ogawa’s testimony, he tells us what part church music played in his decision to trust Christ. The chorus of Since Jesus Came Into My Heart made him desirous of the wonderful change that Jesus… Read more