Articles
- How to Create a Hymn Playlist for a Youth Temple TripA hymn playlist can help young people prepare spiritually for a temple trip while making a long journey feel more peaceful and purposeful. The right mix of…
- Songs That Shaped Relief Society LifeMusic has long given Relief Society meetings a shared language of worship, service and memory. From early Latter-day Saint settlements to contemporary…
- A Child's Prayer turns thirty: a hymn that crossed oceansIn 1994, Janice Kapp Perry sat at her piano in Utah and wrote a song that would travel further than she could have imagined. Three decades on, "A Child's…
- Tips for accompanying a congregation on a digital keyboardFor pianists serving in small branches and larger wards across Australia, switching from an acoustic upright to a digital instrument can feel like stepping…
- The Story Behind Abide With Me; ’Tis EventideFew Latter-day Saint hymns create such a clear sense of evening as “Abide With Me; ’Tis Eventide”. Its language turns the close of day into a quiet spiritual…
- Cataloging Ward Choir Music With Insights From a Library ProfessionalIn a small chapel in suburban Brisbane, a volunteer music librarian sits at a folding table surrounded by hymnals and manila folders. Ward choir music across…
- LDS Christmas Albums for Cosy Christmas Evenings in AustraliaWhen most people picture a classic Christmas, they imagine snow, roaring fires, and scarves pulled tight. Down Under, the season flips that script. December…
- Tracking Down Rare Track Listings from Deseret Book's Early CD EraFor collectors and devoted listeners of Latter-day Saint music, the early compact disc releases from Deseret Book represent a fascinating slice of sacred and…
- The Influence of Early Latter-day Saint Hymns on Modern WorshipThe roots of Latter-day Saint hymnody stretch back to the 1830s, when early Saints gathered in small congregations across the American Midwest to sing…
- Hymns by Robert Manson as a Contemporary Piano CollectionRobert Manson’s Hymns presents familiar Latter-day Saint melodies through a contemporary piano lens. Rather than treating each hymn as a formal congregational…