Sometimes I get questions in my inbox that I think others may be wondering, too. Here’s a question I got recently about celebrating a church musician’s anniversary.
How to Manage Your Music Budget: A Guide for Church Musicians
It’s a new year and that can mean only one thing: a new budget for your music program!
Most churches run on a January-December fiscal year, which means it's time to pull out your budget worksheets and start fresh.
When you do this, you suddenly remember that budget worksheets are boring, black and white Excel files, with heavy black grid lines, plain font, and pages that run on forever, which sort of puts a damper on the whole happy, fresh-start thing.
Does this sound familiar? If so, I made something for you.
How to Write an Annual Report for Your Music Ministry
For most churches, January is the start of a new fiscal year, which means it’s almost time for that long-anticipated after-church event that may or may not include finger sandwiches and decaf coffee…
Annual Meeting (and your written annual report).
Today, I’m sharing a few outline ideas for writing an annual report, a simple checklist of things to mention or include, and a few real-life examples for inspiration.
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8 Solo Piano Collections for Worship
This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have relied more on instrumental music in worship than choral music.
There’s been a need for more solo music vs. ensemble music and in some cases, music that can be recorded ahead of time or even recorded from home.
As any church pianist will tell you, having collections that you can pull out and play from over and over again is golden, especially at times like these when you’re providing the majority of the music in the service.
Looking for something new to play this year?
Here are eight solo piano collections to consider adding to your library.
How to Create Virtual Choir Recordings with Soundtrap
There's been a lot of talk this year about virtual choirs.
For those who have the technical skills and the time (read: hours) to commit to it, virtual choir videos can be a fun and meaningful project to work on with your choir.
But for everyone else—the directors without Logic Pro X and Final Cut and hours and hours to devote to editing—is there a simpler way?
Is there a way to keep your choir singing together during this time without having to spend a lot of time and money producing fancy virtual choir videos?
The short answer: yes.
