If the average life of a digital piano is around 10 years, there's a good chance your church will be thinking about a replacement piano sometime soon. There are, of course, many models of piano on the market at different price points. So what are the main things to consider when shopping for a new digital piano for church? Before I answer that question, let me be clear about what sort of instrument we are discussing here. A digital piano is exactly that: an electronic instrument that reproduces the sound and feel of a physical piano. This is not to be confused with a synth or keyboard whose primary purpose is to play all the other keyboard sounds out there...
Whether it's getting hotter or colder in your hemisphere, Christmas is fast approaching! For some of you, it might mean things are winding down and you're about to enjoy a holiday. For others, you might be frantically planning three thousand carol services. Or perhaps you're realising you might need to get onto that Christmas shopping! Whoever you are, we've pulled together some songs, resources and gifts for the season. Most of all, we hope this collection keeps pointing you to the true and wonderful meaning of Christmas. For listening: Joy to the World: A Christmas PlaylistFeaturing a range of artists and their Christmas classics, well-loved carols and some new songs, we hope you enjoy this playlist of Christmas songs. Listen on YouTube MusicListen now...
Here is a list of the songs we've sung at Keswick Convention Week One, 2023. We have listed them with an option to listen to the audio and view/purchase sheet music for that arrangement where available. Some links require a SongSelect membership to access. Hymns All Creatures of Our God and King Sovereign Grace arrangement AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Be Thou My Vision Public Domain AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Crown Him With Many Crowns Emu Music arrangement AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Great Is Thy Faithfulness Public Domain AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Hallelujah, What A Saviour (Man Of Sorrows) Emu Music arrangement AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Here Is Love Public Domain AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Holy, Holy, Holy Emu Music arrangement AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC How Great Thou Art Public Domain AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC Immortal, Invisible Emu Music arrangement AUDIO | SHEET MUSIC I Stand Amazed (How Marvellous) Norton Hall...
How does Expressive Individualism play out in our churches? And what specifically does it mean for church music? Here is the expressive individualism worldview: ‘Truth comes from inside me. It’s important that I look inside to discover who I truly am’ and ‘I need to express my individuality and personal truth to the world around me to receive validation.’ That truth comes from within - is the unspoken assumptions of guests who come to our churches. And it’s a worldview that has impacts inside the church, including inside our music teams and inside the heads of the songwriters who write the songs that we sing. Dominic Steele interviews Philip Percival and Alanna Glover. Alanna is doing a masters research project...
The first time I organised music for my church camp was at best, discouraging and at worst, a disaster. I felt pretty chuffed to have been asked, and didn’t want to let anyone down, so I pulled out all the stops, putting together a band of the most talented musicians from our congregation and picking out all the favourite songs. I looked forward to the weekend of singing with eager anticipation. But when I got there, everything seemed to go wrong. I hadn’t considered the fact that for all those musicians, I would need a large P.A. setup, nor where those many pieces of equipment would be. It took much longer to pack than I had expected and I arrived...
