JanDen

StephenMatthew, your suggestion is the current Pastor and Asst Pastor's direction. Yesterday I was instructed to continue to direct this miserable choir until Pentecost. I confess I'm reall…

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RomanticStrings, our pastor recently decided to take this issue on at our large RC parish. He created a list of approved songs that address God/JC/HS directly and we're instructed not to sing an…

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I spoke with the Pastor yesterday and he gave me permission to boot anyone out of this choir who is acting up and won't follow my guidelines (which are basic to any choir). I have no problem ad…

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Andrew, the parish has had enough of the choir. The pastor is tired of hearing complaints from the congregation. They would likely welcome a new choir or new approach. Yes, I'd have to draw from…

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bonniebede, you reminded me that the choir loft area has limited seating. I could audition and carefully choose new members who qualify. I agree about their MM spiritual formation: its missing as far…

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Liam, this is one of the reasons I'm concerned about this decision. I don't know if I support it 100% because it seems drastic and there could be far-reaching complications for the church. …

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Andrew, yes, I'm considering culling the better singers (not the bullies) by having a one-on-one "voice check" with each member and hear who has the better voices. I'm going to do…

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I was recently asked by our pastor to take over the 25-member, main choir in our large RC church. This choir has a long history of being impossible to manage and improve due to several strong-willed …

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Musicteacher56 - I agree with a previous poster. Sometimes it's necessary to weed out the folks who have a different idea of how things ought to go. In your situation, they have exited and you n…

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Username: JanDen
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