Schalk, Carl, author. Author.
Saint Louis, Mo. : MorningStar Music Publishers, 2015.
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Notes:
- The day the music died — Singing the Church’s song — Finding the center of gravity — Amusing ourselves to death — Martin Luther’s lost Christmas hymn — What’s your congregation’s hymn repertoire? — The dark side of Christmas carols — The creeping kudzu of applause — The Persistent Widow and the Church’s songs — Hymns Jesus would not have liked — Advice for young church musicians — Finding the congregation’s voice — About those lesser festivals — Music as craft: advice for fledgling composers — The beauty of simplicity — What are you giving up for Lent? — Celebrating Easter, for more than a day — Regaining our balance — To sing or not to sing at Holy Communion — How do your chor rehearsals end? — Getting back on track: shaping the faith through liturgy and song — Simple, lean, and spare — Making surprising connections.
- It is hoped that these brief essays will cause the reader to think again about some subjects related to worship and church music, and perhaps come to new or different conclusions. These essays can be helpful and useful as discussion starters for worship committees or conversations between pastors and church musicians. From foreword.
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