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- How to create a family hymn sing-along DVDA family hymn sing-along DVD can turn familiar songs into a shared tradition. Rather than simply recording people singing in a living room, the project…
- Producing sacred music with purpose and precisionSacred music carries a responsibility that reaches beyond performance. A hymn, devotional ballad, youth choir recording, or instrumental arrangement may become…
- The Best LDS Music for Thanksgiving and Gratitude ThemesThanksgiving invites a slower kind of listening. Between meal preparation, family visits, worship, and quiet reflection, music can create space to recognize…
- Five hymns that work well for handbell choirsHandbell choirs bring a distinctive color to familiar worship music. Each note can ring clearly, overlap with the next tone, or fade into a carefully shaped…
- Light in the Desert by Lex de AzevedoLex de Azevedo’s Light in the Desert belongs to a tradition of Latter-day Saint music that uses melody, harmony, and atmosphere to make spiritual ideas feel…
- How Great Thou Art in LDS MusicFew hymns carry the emotional range of “How Great Thou Art.” Its melody can support a quiet solo, a four-part choir, a congregational hymn, or a sweeping…
- A relaxed way to practice LDS hymns with confidencePracticing Latter-day Saint hymns does not have to feel like a performance test. A calm approach can help you learn the melody, understand the message, and…
- The art of writing LDS children’s musicWriting music for Latter-day Saint children requires more than a cheerful tune and simple words. A successful song must feel inviting to a young listener while…
- The Peacegiver by The Welches ReviewSome faith-centered albums announce their message with large arrangements and unmistakable declarations. The Peacegiver by The Welches takes a more reflective…
- Songs That Give Seminary Devotionals a Spiritual CenterMusic can create a reverent atmosphere before a scripture is read, a testimony is shared, or a discussion begins. In a seminary classroom, the right hymn or…