pegwhit

Praise & Worship Music
The kazoo comment is funny, because I had to rewrite some pieces and for fun I put the instrumentation for kazoo, hurdy gurdy, conch shell and jaw harp and then I waited to see if my singers noticed when I handed the pieces out to them (It should be…

Comment by pegwhit November 2013 permalink
The Life of a Military Spouse is Not Always a Good Life; Need Some Musical Advice.
I know the closest one to where I'll be living is St. Anne's, but I would be willing to drive 45 minutes for a good church. My husband has a total of 12 years in the military and as of next year he will officially be out. We are looking fo…

Comment by pegwhit November 2013 permalink
Justorum Animae (liturgical question)
Thank you! I don't know why I was questioning myself on that one. Now I feel better.

Comment by pegwhit November 2013 permalink
Real Piano vs. Synthesized Organ
I'm going with piano. There is a but here though. If you have a really bad piano then I would say no to the piano. I'm lucky in that I have a 7 ft Steinway and the sound carries very well (I decided to be a parshioner one week and brought …

Comment by pegwhit October 2013 permalink
Christmas Research (There Is No Rose)
Yes, it was the second one. Thank you so much.

Comment by pegwhit September 2013 permalink
New Crucifix
Here's the link to the little video I made of the process of removing the old cross and installing the crucifix. I hope it works. http://vimeo.com/74996199

Comment by pegwhit September 2013 permalink
New Crucifix
I'd love to show a picture. Actually I made a video using pictures and a recording of 'Lift High the Cross', but stupid me I can't figure out how to share it. It worked out very well and we were all dramatic for the first weekend…

Comment by pegwhit September 2013 permalink
New Crucifix
Thanks everyone! Great suggestions. And yes I would love to see a copy of your Nos Autem Gloriari.

Comment by pegwhit September 2013 permalink
Sunday Morning Choir Director Anxiety Dreams
I had a nightmare once that my organ blew up during Holy Week. Oh... Wait that actually happened. BTW Ben Yanke are you from Sauk? I keep seeing posts by you on my friends FB wall. Wondering if it's the same Ben.

Comment by pegwhit August 2013 permalink
Supplemental Hymnal
Thanks to both of you. Very helpful.

Comment by pegwhit August 2013 permalink
Sunday Morning Choir Director Anxiety Dreams
One of my cantors started making up words one time, because he forgot his music. I thought I was going to bust out laughing. This cantor also happens to be our youth minister, so he is a paid employee. Needless to say our boss never let him here the…

Comment by pegwhit August 2013 permalink
Sunday Morning Choir Director Anxiety Dreams
I was wondering if anyone would mind if I put some of their nightmares on my blog. My most recent post is going to be "The Music Director's Nightmare" or something similar to that. It's a work in progress and some of these would …

Comment by pegwhit August 2013 permalink
LifeTeen Mass
My pastor is very involved in Life Teen. He is often one of the speakers at many of the Life Teen events nationwide so I have a bit of experience with this. This is how a Mass works: Don't go all contemporary. Incorporate some of your tradition…

Comment by pegwhit February 2013 permalink
How to argue organ over piano
I am the music director for a church that has a beautiful pipe organ and on top of that a beautiful 7' Steinway Model B. So which one do I choose? The answer is both. I am trained in both organ AND piano and so I am not biased when it comes to …

Comment by pegwhit December 2012 permalink

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