
Patriotic Songs in Liturgy — A Spiritual Journey
As celebrations of national holidays draw near, parishes often field questions about using patriotic songs in liturgy. Many parishioners simply want to know if it’s
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As celebrations of national holidays draw near, parishes often field questions about using patriotic songs in liturgy. Many parishioners simply want to know if it’s

Major, minor, and diminished triad chords form the basis of chord theory and are the most commonly used chords, especially when first learning your way

Steve Petrunak talks about his journey in music ministry, which spanned 51 years in the same parish. Hear more about some of the peaks and

As part of our music theory series, we will be sharing multiple short articles on different aspects of chord theory. We started the series with

Lynné Gray shares some of her journey in music ministry, from volunteering as a pianist at a young age to joining the Catholic church and

As we continue our series on music theory basics, we’re looking at octaves. When we looked at the notes on the treble and bass clefs,