My mom is currently downsizing her life, and recently she asked if I would go through our family record album collection to see if there were any vintage records I wanted to keep. I love LP’s, so I took on the project with no hesitation and with gleeful anticipation. I sequestered myself in my sisters…
Current WorshipSongs Promotion
Our online catalog lets you read all about our newest releases as well as listen to them by clicking the “Open Playlist” link. When scrolling through the new releases click the “ScorePlay” icons to see the actual score and hear it play. 2020 Spring, Lent & Easter Past Issues: 2019 Fall, Advent & Christmas 2019 Spring,…
Church Like Never Before
Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25, The Message) I am sure there will be a myriad of articles and blogposts about doing church amidst CODVID-19, but…
Love Is in the Air
Spring is the time of year when God’s blessings are shown in magnificent splendor. Spring is when God’s mercy brings an end to the bleakness of winter and offers, instead, new life and new beginnings. Spring is when God’s love for us shines its brightest. There are as many kinds of love as there are…
USING SINGLE INSTRUMENTS IN WORSHIP
The addition of a single instrument to the typical Sunday worship team of piano and organ can add fresh color to the service music without tons of prep. (Some prep – but just not tons of it!) So, what does one do with a talented individual instrumentalist ready and willing to participate in corporate worship?…
VICTOR JOHNSON
Victor Johnson is one of our most innovative and creative composers. His music runs the gamut from concert hall compositions of scope and power to choral pieces that balance artistry and pedagogy intended to encourage the young developing musician. His sacred output is filled with a diversity of styles and a love for the traditions…
CHILDREN’S MUSIC FOR LENT, PALM SUNDAY, EASTER, and MOTHER’S DAY!
Children’s choirs bring a beautiful addition to worship services throughout Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Mother’s Day. From songs of reflection and introspection to songs of celebration and rejoicing, Shawnee Press is proud to provide an outstanding catalog of children’s choral music for the Lenten/Easter season and Mother’s Day! The titles below include new children’s…
SPRINGING INTO SERVICE WITH LOVE
Traditional Moravian Love Feasts and Contemporary Agape Meals When I was asked to write about the Moravian love feast for this issue, I thought about the role that feasts play in the life of the church; for many of us, communion is the first meal that springs to mind. I imagine being at the table…
SENIOR SINGERS SUGGESTIONS:
I have an 87-year-old woman in my choir who sings baritone. Do you? Chances are, at some point in your career, you will work with aging singers. While working with young voices, one has the opportunity to shape and mold them as their voices mature, but when working with the mature voice, it’s pretty set….
MINISTERING TO THOSE WHO GRIEVE
I was designed to understand grief. Sometimes I wish I weren’t because it comes with special burdens. But it also allows me to see others’ grief quickly, which creates opportunities to offer comfort. Here are a few things I’ve learned: For some reason, we seem to associate the word “grief” with death. There are…
Practicing the Five Love Languages of the Arts in Worship
In 1992, Northfield Publishing released a new book by author Gary Chapman called, The Five Love Languages. The book is aimed at sensitizing married couples to the ‘love languages’ of one another. In the book, Chapman’s five love languages are: Acts of Service, Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Gifts, and Physical Touch. As worship planners…
A Mystery, the Holiday Care and Feeding of Church Musician’s
Chris Titko is a musician par excellence whether he is accompanying, directing, or editing the latest choral releases for the world’s largest music distributor. This classically trained church musician brings an impressive skill set to his daily enterprise that uniquely qualifies him for service to the modern church. An industry insider, he knows how to…
COOKING A CANTATA BY TEMPLATE (Create Your Own Service of Light)
Long before I was creating cantatas for publishers, I was helping to create them for the local church. While we all love to sell our published work, we recognize that, for a variety of reasons, churches may need to create a Christmas program from scratch. Using the anthems you already have in your library (perhaps…
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