
Singing with Feeling: Let the Text Drive the Song
As music ministers, we often sing music with incredibly powerful words, but sometimes we forget the importance of singing with feeling. Every Third Sunday of
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As music ministers, we often sing music with incredibly powerful words, but sometimes we forget the importance of singing with feeling. Every Third Sunday of
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In this CLEF Life video, Dr. Mary Dumm talks about the back-and-forth swirl that music ministers and liturgists often find themselves in: embracing the current
As church musicians who serve our parishes throughout Lent, we might be asked to sing at Holy Hours, Stations of the Cross, or even provide
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