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 Jennifer Budziak | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Planning
When my daughter was born in early May about 14 years ago, I remember a brief moment of feeling a little luxurious that I suddenly, for the first time in decades, found myself not at church on that first Saturday in May. (It was a very small feeling of luxury; on that...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Organists, Planning, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Podcast7PreteFINALCompressed.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSComplaining about weddings is probably the single favorite pastime of church musicians when they get together. (Okay, even as I...
by Jennifer Budziak | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Planning
(I had somehow always thought that the quote above, “Well begun is half done,” was from Mary Poppins or something like that, but when I looked it up for this post, it turns out it’s Aristotle. Go figure. As much as I try to read, my ignorance remains...
by Jennifer Budziak | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music, Music Directors, Planning
(Another entry during this month when a lot of us are looking at the Year of Grace to come, and thinking about what we will be putting in front of our assemblies to sing…as always, I’d love to hear from folks in the comments, let me know how you approach...
by Jennifer Budziak | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Planning
Here’s a topic that comes up periodically on various forums: How do you deal with music planning for the liturgical year? Last summer, in the GIA Quarterly (29.2), Christian Cosas wrote a great article about his process for music planning at his parish, called...