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  • Hymns for Communion: Enhancing the Sacred Ceremony

    The Communion service is an important part of church life. “It cannot be overshadowed by other events or diminished by additional activities during the service. It is THE main event. It is both a renewal and celebration. The many Bible texts point to the importance of ensuring that each sinner has taken appropriate actions to…

  • Love Will Be our Home

    By Sandi Patti Wherever there is laughter ringingSomeone smiling, someone dreamingWe can live together thereLove will be our home.Where there are children singinigWhere a tender heart is beatingWe can live together thereLove will be our homeIf home is really where the heart isThen home must be a place that we all sharefor even with our…

  • Read Across Jamaica

    I went with the Seniors Club from church to read at a Basic School in Kingston Jamaica. I purchased “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to read to them and this Baby Bear for them to play with. We gave some of the children school bags, and they all got pencils and some snacks- rock cake…

  • Don’t Try to Tell Me God is Dead!

    Song by the Grace Thrillers. (1995) The Grace Thrillers The Grace Thrillers is a Jamaican gospel group. The group was founded in 1971 by Noel Willis. Although the members have changed over the years, the group remains one of the most internationally recognized Jamaican gospel groups and has performed in many countries including the United…

  • Highway to Jerusalem

    On the highway to Jerusalem the crowds have lined the wayWaving palms and singing loud hosannas in a grand displayO what great excitement fills the hearts of one and all todayJesus the King passes by! Coming now without an army or a stately companyMeek and lowly, with no ostentation, on a colt is He, King…

  • Joyful Service: Strength in Song

    It’s not always easy to finish something that you started, especially when it’s not going as expected!  However, ŵe need to be committed to God’s work. As long as you are convinced that us your calling, the task God has set before you, then you will find the strength to continue. Any existing choir in…

  • Compare Two Keyboards

    I asked AI to compare the Jean Paul Keyboards as listed below: The Jean Paul PSX282 and PSX393 are both entry-level digital keyboards designed for beginners and those looking for affordable, portable instruments. Both offer basic features suited for learning and casual play, but there are some differences in their specifications, design, and functionality. Here’s a comparison based on…

  • Music News for Music Students

    While you’re studying music, you should be plugged in to what’s happening in the real world, particularly in music history. If you’re not sure who Quincy Jones was, the fact that a famous musician died while you are a student, should mean that you look him up. You will, hopefully, remember forever this time and…

  • Understanding Theory should inform Your Musicianship

    Every step of the major scale has a specific characteristic. The main. Steps of the scale are the tonic step 1, dominant step 5, and the subdominant step 4 (four). We use Roman numerals to represent these, in capital letters for the Major trids and common letters for the minor triads. You might wonder why…

  • Sight Reading in d minor

    Whatever key you are sight-reading in, expect to recognise the common chords in both melody and bass together. I.e. tonic, dominant and subdominant triads, sometimes incomplete, sometimes decorated with passing notes and neighbouring notes etc. For our purposes, I asked students at Level III to create a melody over the given chord sequence. You should…