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How to Sight-Read a Hymn on Short Notice
Asked to play hymns at the last minute? A ward organist shares how to sight-read with confidence: what to check first, picking a tempo, and simplifying.
How to Sight-Read a Hymn on Short Notice
Asked to play hymns at the last minute? A ward organist shares how to sight-read with confidence: what to check first, picking a tempo, and simplifying.
The Story Behind “Come, Thou Fount of Every Ble...
A converted hairdresser's apprentice, an 1813 folk tune, and the line "prone to wander": the story behind Come, Thou Fount, now hymn 1001 in our hymnbook.
The Story Behind “Come, Thou Fount of Every Ble...
A converted hairdresser's apprentice, an 1813 folk tune, and the line "prone to wander": the story behind Come, Thou Fount, now hymn 1001 in our hymnbook.
How to Play a Hymn Introduction the Congregatio...
How long should a hymn introduction be? A ward organist on how much to play, setting the tempo, and the beat of silence that starts everyone together.
How to Play a Hymn Introduction the Congregatio...
How long should a hymn introduction be? A ward organist on how much to play, setting the tempo, and the beat of silence that starts everyone together.
Which Stops Help the Congregation Sing? An Orga...
New ward organist unsure which stops to pull? A church musician's guide to organ registration that helps your congregation actually sing.
Which Stops Help the Congregation Sing? An Orga...
New ward organist unsure which stops to pull? A church musician's guide to organ registration that helps your congregation actually sing.
All Is Well: The Story Behind “Come, Come, Ye S...
The story behind ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’—written in a muddy Iowa camp in 1846—and how to play this pioneer hymn like you mean it.
All Is Well: The Story Behind “Come, Come, Ye S...
The story behind ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’—written in a muddy Iowa camp in 1846—and how to play this pioneer hymn like you mean it.
Be Still, My Soul: The Story Behind the Hymn Th...
The story behind 'Be Still, My Soul'—a German text, a Scottish translation, and Sibelius's Finlandia—plus how to play it with reverent restraint.
Be Still, My Soul: The Story Behind the Hymn Th...
The story behind 'Be Still, My Soul'—a German text, a Scottish translation, and Sibelius's Finlandia—plus how to play it with reverent restraint.