For the past few months I’ve had a new project up my sleeve, and now I get to share it with you! Organ Media Foundation just launched a new Youtube show, Your Sunday Service, and I’m one of the hosts. Each episode features a new piece of easy or intermediate music that’s suitable for church …
An excellent new collection for the organist who has everything. Musician’s earplugs, for safe, unmuffled listening.
We are blessed with a wealth of hymns that are suitable for funerals and memorial services. As you select music for your loved one’s funeral – or as you help a family choose music for a service – it can be helpful to see a list of hymns to select from. This post gathers together …
I’ve been holding out on this post because…it seems obvious? Like making a hymn set should be really straight-forward, and why didn’t I try it sooner? But maybe you’re like me just a few months ago: I thought creating hymn sets – also know as medleys and song sets – would be tricky. And I …
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A few weeks ago, Brent Johnson from the Organ Media Foundation came to the First Congregational Church of St. Louis, where I work, to film our Austin pipe organ.
How Much Are Church Musicians Paid? I wish there were a nice easy answer to the perennial question “How much money are church musicians paid?” But even though I can’t give a definite answer, I CAN tell you how to find out what the norms are in your area.
Here’s what I wish organ students did all the time in the early years of learning: Book an hour – just one hour – at as many local churches as will have them, and register complicated music as fast as they can.
A funny thing happened the other Sunday. I was on vacation with my family, and we went to church (no, not the one where I work!). I decided to wear a long skirt, and my toddler was like, “What are you wearing, Mama?????” Lol. Seriously though, I basically never wear long skirts, so of course …
Time for some organ music! Here are the two Lenten preludes I love the most. Both are based on hymn tunes, and both work on small organs. But one is easy peasy, and one has my highschool-self’s favorite thing: double pedal!
You know how sometimes an organist finishes a piece, then you hear the tiniest smear of sound? They’re catching a note or two as they reach for the cancel button. Maybe you don’t have that problem (maybe you just forget to press the cancel button altogether!). But it was a problem for me until last …
They Didn’t Teach Me THAT in Music School: Reaching for the Cancel Button Read More »