by Chris Owenby | Feb 11, 2019 | Planning and Programming, Sheet Music
We’ve all been there. It’s like pulling teeth sometimes to get the choir to sing. A dreadful experience, indeed. We want our choirs to enjoy rehearsal. We think about the rehearsal all week long. Meticulously structuring it in hopes of achieving good...
by Chris Owenby | Jan 31, 2019 | Planning and Programming
Plan, program, plan, program. This endless road lies ever before us church musicians. It’s easy to get “stuck in a rut.” How many times have you planned that all too familiar choral anthem this year just because your choir knows it well? (Trust me,...
by Chris Owenby | Sep 19, 2018 | Resources
You know it’s coming. It’s not like it can sneak up on you! Christmas comes the same time every year. But each year, you can catch yourself asking the same question that many other church music directors ask – How do I plan creative, yet accessible...
by Tom Conlon | Jul 2, 2018 | Inspiration
I compose because I have to. It’s in my nature – a drive to interpret and organize – to distill my experience. First really, for myself – I’m a much better version of myself when I’m composing. And while in some Christian conversations there’s tension regarding...
by Chris Owenby | Jul 24, 2017 | Choral Technique, Warm-up
It’s a love-hate relationship. The vocal warm-up is necessary but time-consuming! We directors only have so much time with our choirs each week, you know? The vocal warm-up is so important, though! The warm-up is where we teach our choirs to sing. Too often we...
