by Jennifer Budziak | Aug 6, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), GIA Resources, Hymnody, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TicePodcastDraft3Redo3.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSOne of the great gifts to the singing Church in more recent years has been the wonderful outpouring of new hymn texts by our modern...
by Marilyn Biery | Aug 6, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery)
Organists play with their feet! It’s one of the unique aspects of the instrument, fascinating yet intimidating. Most organists expend a lot of effort to ensure that everything is just so, from a favorite pair of organ shoes (mine are tap shoes without the taps—they...
by Jennifer Budziak | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors
In the first part of this piece (found here), we talked about the mission and vision at the core of our work with children preparing to receive their First Communion: we are there to form disciples. As a part of that vision, it is crucial that we begin to look beyond...
by Peter Kolar | Jul 11, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Hispanic Music, Multicultural Worship, Music Directors, Music Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Planning
Welcome back! Bienvenidos de nuevo a ¡Cantemos Amén! I saw a post awhile back on a pastoral musicians’ forum that caught my eye. Music directors were responding to a question posed by a colleague about how much English versus Spanish there should be in a bilingual...
by Marilyn Biery | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog: Keyboard to Keyboard (Biery), Pulling out all the Stops
The Organ’s Tonal Design and its Building Blocks The following article was written by John-Paul Buzard, President of Buzard Pipe Organ Builders. John-Paul is a colleague I have known since our student days at Northwestern University, and he is always willing to...
by Peter Kolar | Jul 9, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Hispanic Music, Multicultural Worship, Music Directors, Music Ministry, Pastoral Ministry
Musings in Hispanic Music Ministry Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! These days, there’s many excellent forums to be found on the topic of Hispanic music ministry. There’s also many wonderful minds contributing to the important dialogue on liturgical music and...
