Building Four Basic Chord Types on Piano
Playing in a liturgical ensemble can mean encountering many types of music — from fully written parts to basic lead sheets. Frank Jansen talks us
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Playing in a liturgical ensemble can mean encountering many types of music — from fully written parts to basic lead sheets. Frank Jansen talks us

In my weekday job, I have a role in crisis communication for a Fortune 500 company. Much of that work is about anticipating what could

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

We have entered the holiest of weeks, which also means the busiest of weeks for church musicians. As we journey through Holy Week, Steve Petrunak

I spent the Fifth Sunday of Lent in a church on the west coast of Maui, Hawaii, and the experience made me think about the

The foot washing rite during the Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper demands musical support. While parishes embrace their own tradition for