Sometimes you don’t realize what you have until it’s gone. So, as a singer, what do you possess that you would miss if it were suddenly taken from you? The obvious answer to the question is your voice. As you sing, you use your voice to communicate the message of the song to your audience. Even a slight impairment of… Read more
Want to be a Great Choir Member?
It’s true that the more you put into something the more you get out. That must be why I love to serve the Lord. I enjoy the blessing and satisfaction of serving the Lord. If you’re looking for a ministry where you can “put more in” look no further than the church choir. The blessing… Read more
Teaching Listening Skills to Improve Choral Blend | Conducting Tips
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
Song Leading 101: Before You Lead Your First Song
Song Leading Essentials According to the National Congregations Study of churches across America, 66% of churches fewer than 100 people in their congregations. Most of the time in these smaller churches, the pastor will conduct all the services, direct the song leading, do all the preaching, handle all the visiting and counseling, while also taking… Read more
6 Reasons Congregational Singing Is Important
Benefits of Congregational Singing If you were to step into the average church service, you would find many similarities in how we worship. One of the most important elements in our worship is our congregational singing. Sadly, congregational singing in many churches falls short of bringing praise to God. The singing is no longer vibrant… Read more
Free Christian Choir Music | I Choose Faith | 9/11 Tribute
Let’s Not Forget September 11 When I think back to the days shortly after 9/11 most Americans where encouraged by the spiritual impact of this tragic event had on out country. The memory of Congress standing as one on the steps of the Capital singing “God Bless America” was a source of inspiration to our… Read more
How to Achieve a Better Choral Blend | Conducting Tips
Most of us would agree when singing together we blend sounds more beautiful than we could make individually. For that reason, you should spend time as director working on tone quality and choral blend. You will find it is well worth it. Good blend, though, is still the exception, rather than the rule. Therefore, why is… Read more