Join GIA Editor for Congregational Song Adam M. L. Tice as he discusses reading hymn texts as poetry. Visit GIA's Unbound project for more hymns, texts, and resources.My Shepherd Will Supply My NeedRESIGNATION, arr. Scott M. Aniol, text by Isaac WattsG-6748Scott M....
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Nonmusical Considerations for the Church Musician
Preparation, Personality, and Commitment
Portrait of a Music Mentor
This article first appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine. SHE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FIVE FEET TALL. Shorter, I’m sure, since I can remember that the top of her head was barely visible from the other side of the organ. That poof of red hair...
Preparation for Ministry: Remote and Proximate
This article first appeared in the summer 2020 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine. ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF FORMATION OF MUSIC MINISTERS, and particularly cantors and directors of music, is the their preparation for ministry. This preparation can be seen two ways: remote...
Reasons We Sing: To Shape the Future
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Occasionally English people will wonder why there is such a wealth of folk songs from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, yet relatively few from England, despite its having the...
Proclaiming and Leading the Psalms of Lent and Holy Week
The season of Lent calls us to transformation through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. As leaders of prayer, cantors play an important role in helping faith communities enter more...
What stops do I use? Part 1, Getting Started
This post originally appeared on GIA's "Sing, Amen!" blog in September, 2019. This is one of the questions most of us have, whether or not we studied the organ in college, privately, or are just interested in how it all works. I happen to be married to someone who...
50/50…What Makes a Liturgy Bilingual?
This post originally appeared on GIA's "Sing, Amen!" blog in July, 2019. I saw a post awhile back on a pastoral musicians’ forum that caught my eye. Music directors were responding to a question posed by a colleague about how much English versus Spanish there should...
A + B = C: Bilingual Homilies
A look at the challenges and mechanics of effective bilingual preaching
Starting a Book Club with GIA
Learn How to Start a GIA Book Club with Your Group! Looking for a way to keep your choir engaged? Looking for an opportunity to host virtual or in-person faith group gatherings? Looking for formation ideas for your staff, club, NPM/AGO chapter, or another group?...