Stake Conference Music is Becoming more CLEAR!

OK! Take a look at the Special Musical Number (SMN) calendar above!  Note that there are three locations for the Priesthood Leadership session of conference.  Each one needs a pianist/organist and a Special Musical Number.  Cameron is already providing music for the Evening Session of Conference and the 9:00 am Sunday session.  Call me to volunteer for the Missionary Fireside, one of the three Priesthood Leadership sessions or, if your unit meets in the afternoon, for the afternoon Sunday Session.  In another week I will begin making assignments for any unclaimed sessions.

Cameron Ward Choir Reserves Special Musical Numbers!

The Cameron Ward Choir has requested to provide special musical numbers for the upcoming Adult Session of Stake Conference and one of/the Sunday Morning Session.  Brighton Terwilliger, director of the Cameron Ward Choir, submitted a list of pieces the choir has prepared that the Stake presidency will be able to choose from.  "The choir is excited," Brighton reported.

A Free Gift from Ryan Taylor - an excellent choral composer!  

Easter Music!

Here is the email I just received.

CHOIRWORKS MISSION

In the early days of Choirworks.com my original intent was to make all my choral works freely available, but as financial pressures mounted and family responsibilities grew, I made a switch to charging a small amount for arrangements. Over the years I've been grateful for that small trickle of income . . . However, I've long hoped to be able to reinstate my original purpose for the site and to free up time to consistently release more choral music (it takes the better part of a week to write a new work for choir).

FIRST STEP

As a first step toward that goal, I've started building a new 'mobile friendly' website and made four arrangements appropriate for Easter freely available. Please visit http://www.choirworks.com/new/ and scroll down to find . . .

• All Glory, Laud and Honor
• Beautiful Savior
• I Know that My Redeemer Lives
• Wondrous Love

Over time, I intend to move all my choral music to the new site, sent freely into the world. I'll be doing this in two stages, after which I hope to start writing and releasing new music again (its all a matter of time).--

To view password protected pages on ChoirWorks.com, use: choirworksmember192

Music Theory 101

Music Theory 101

 Want to test your Music Theory knowledge?  Take this "simple" test to see if you know how to identify the names of the notes on the Treble (G) and Bass (F) clefs.  When you are done, send me an email and let me know how you did.  Using this test with your choir members can be helpful in identifying "who knows what".  From there it is easier to decide what you need to teach and to whom.

Liberty Stake String Quartet

Wouldn't it be awesome to have a standing String Quartet in the stake?  Then when there are visiting general authorities, or genealogy conference lunches or open houses of one sort or another a string quartet could be providing quiet background music to the event.  Would that not be very cool?  If there was interest in doing such a thing among the many string players in the stake, we would probably have 8 or even 12 players participate so we would be more likely to have 4 available for any given event.  What do you think?  Give me your feedback. 

(This would help us as ward/branch/stake music chairmen to fulfill our duty to "...help find opportunities for developing musicians to use their talents and encourage them to continue developing their skills."

- Handbook of Instructions - Section 14.7