by Peter Kolar | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Pastoral Ministry
The Body of Christ in Exile As wave after wave of news reports on the coronavirus pandemic come crashing down, each more astonishing than the last, it feels like I spend most of my days now in a stupor. Confirmed cases rising, new emergency measures being mandated,...
by Marilyn Biery | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), GIA Resources, Music, Organists
Women’s History Month is celebrated during the month of March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day (March 8). The goal is to highlight the contributions of women in society through history...
by Marilyn Biery | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), GIA Resources, Multicultural Worship, Organists
Since moving to Detroit, I have served in several churches with members that represented many different ethnic backgrounds. It became a much-anticipated tradition for me to highlight Black History month through music as well as other artistic creations, and I looked...
by Jennifer Budziak | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), GIA Resources, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Carol-Browning-FINAL1.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSWe’re back! Sing Amen took a little hiatus after Christmas, but here at last is our first podcast of the new year. As most people know...
by Marilyn Biery | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
Now that we have been through the basics of organ registration, we can talk about the more unusual stops on the organ, including the solo stops, the stops that imitate orchestral instruments, the chimes, the harp, the celesta, and the stops that are there for sound...
by Marilyn Biery | Jan 11, 2020 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
How exciting! If you are reading this blog post, that means you are either an organist who already plays the pedals, a newcomer who is interested in playing the pedals, or perhaps you are just interested in the organ! Thank you for reading, and for following this...