❦ Welcome to Heart & Voice!
Our motto, as you see above, is "Sing to the Lord with Joy and Skill." Our purpose is to assist you in that goal by holding Sing to the Lord! events at churches and other venues. What is a Sing to the Lord! event like?
It's a joyful gathering in which we sing a variety of psalms and psalm-like hymns in a variety of styles. We aim for singing that is enthusiastic, robust, loud and encouraging! Some songs will use familiar tunes so we can all sing without any practice. Quite a lot of the singing will include four-part harmony. This is singing that rejoices in the variety of gifts God has given, including honoring the difference between male and female voices. It sounds great! You do not need to be musical or able to read music. You will not be put on the spot, or asked to sing solos or anything like that.
In our Sing to the Lord! event we will especially focus on singing psalms. The singing of psalms has been an essential part of church worship for thousands of years but has fallen out of fashion. We want to see the psalms restored to their proper place as the hymnbook of the church.
Our motto, as you see above, is "Sing to the Lord with Joy and Skill." Our purpose is to assist you in that goal by holding Sing to the Lord! events at churches and other venues. What is a Sing to the Lord! event like?
It's a joyful gathering in which we sing a variety of psalms and psalm-like hymns in a variety of styles. We aim for singing that is enthusiastic, robust, loud and encouraging! Some songs will use familiar tunes so we can all sing without any practice. Quite a lot of the singing will include four-part harmony. This is singing that rejoices in the variety of gifts God has given, including honoring the difference between male and female voices. It sounds great! You do not need to be musical or able to read music. You will not be put on the spot, or asked to sing solos or anything like that.
In our Sing to the Lord! event we will especially focus on singing psalms. The singing of psalms has been an essential part of church worship for thousands of years but has fallen out of fashion. We want to see the psalms restored to their proper place as the hymnbook of the church.
❦ Here’s a sample schedule:
8:30 ~ 9:00 Registration/ coffee & donuts
9:00 ~ 9:30 Welcome, Introduction, Singing Instruction, and vocal warm-up:
9:30 ~ 10:30 Singing Session #1:
O Lord, Open Now Our Lips ~ call & response hymn
Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun ~ classic hymn
How Excellent Your Name, O Lord ~ Psalm 8 (metrical)
O Give Thanks to God Almighty ~ Psalm 118 (chant)
10:30 ~ 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 ~ 11:00 part-singing demonstration
11:00 ~ 12:00 Singing Session #2:
O Lord Your Law Is Ever Sure ~ Psalm 119 (metrical)
Gloria Patri ~ traditional hymn (chant)
12:00 ~ 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 ~ 2:00 Singing Session #3:
2:00 ~ 2:15 Afternoon Break
2:15 ~ 3:15 Session #4: Singing School & Section Rehearsal
3:15 ~ 3:30 The Grand Finale & Closing
This is a free singing school & conference, and lunch is provided by our gracious hosts!. An offering will be taken to help with costs.
8:30 ~ 9:00 Registration/ coffee & donuts
9:00 ~ 9:30 Welcome, Introduction, Singing Instruction, and vocal warm-up:
9:30 ~ 10:30 Singing Session #1:
O Lord, Open Now Our Lips ~ call & response hymn
Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun ~ classic hymn
How Excellent Your Name, O Lord ~ Psalm 8 (metrical)
O Give Thanks to God Almighty ~ Psalm 118 (chant)
10:30 ~ 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 ~ 11:00 part-singing demonstration
11:00 ~ 12:00 Singing Session #2:
O Lord Your Law Is Ever Sure ~ Psalm 119 (metrical)
Gloria Patri ~ traditional hymn (chant)
12:00 ~ 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 ~ 2:00 Singing Session #3:
2:00 ~ 2:15 Afternoon Break
2:15 ~ 3:15 Session #4: Singing School & Section Rehearsal
3:15 ~ 3:30 The Grand Finale & Closing
This is a free singing school & conference, and lunch is provided by our gracious hosts!. An offering will be taken to help with costs.
❦ Here are a couple of psalms...Listen to the "all" music file a few times, then choose the part you would sing and listen that. Make that part your melody. Then try singing it with the "all" music file. Enjoy!
| psalm_54_o_lord_my_god_by_your_great_name_psalm_54_2_.pdf |
| psalm_8_how_excellent_your_name_o_lord.pdf |