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The Most Used Contemporary Worship Songs: Their View Of God And Our Love Of God, Lester Ruth

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We're going to be taking a close look at the lyrics of the most used contemporary worship songs. Some of the songs on the list are very old songs.

Leading Congregational Singing From The Piano, John Ferguson, Cynthia Uitermarkt

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A note taking outline for the session offered the 24th to the 26th, including discussion of the leadership role of the keyboard player, musical role of the keyboard player, and ways to prepare oneself each week.

The Conference Choir, Joel Navarro, Tom Trenney, Jonathan Velasco

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The Conference Choir were directed by Joel Navarro and Jonathan Velasco, with Tom Trenney at the organ and piano, including sheet music for Kyrie Eleison and O Worship The King (4th verse).

Choreography For Worship, Shelley Marinus

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A handout for note taking during the workshop to review the purpose of the dance as part of worship and review the basic elements needed for dance in worship, and choreography planning considerations.

Concert By Duo Majoya, Marnie Giesbrecht, Joachim Segger

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The unlikely marriage of organ and piano, reasons for including this combination in worship: a piano and an organ are found in many or most sanctuaries today, instruments work well together in most situations, when played together either instrument can lead, the piano is a wonderful "stop" or color addition to the organ and vice versa, there is a growing repertoire for piano and organ, it creates great variety of tone colors which helps to draw attention to the words, it can enhance the variety of musical styles of congregational song, it is not difficult to learn this combination provided …

Creative Accompaniments To Enliven The Congregational Songs, Christina Mandang

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Handout from a session about accompanying congregational song.

It is very often said that the "traditional" or "conventional" hymns are boring. One of the main reasons why the young peoples are not keen on singing the hymns is because of the accompaniment. Actually, with some basic knowledge about improvisation and using some percussion, we can enliven our accompaniment.

Moving Toward Excellence With Your Church Choir, Jeffrey S. Wilson

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Handout for a workshop about exploring 'new' and 'old' ways of improving diction, intonation, choral blend, and musicality.

Sing With Me, Please!, Joyce Borger

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A workshop offered by Joyce Borger discussing how to lead a singing activity, including considerations of how to best make activities good for children, teenagers, and adults.

Letting Shadows Lengthen: New Hymn Texts For Holy Week, Mary Louise Bringle

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Ten "new" texts for Holy Week, including a song in Spanish. All hymns lyrics are listed, as well as the tune to which they are sung (if the sheet music is not also included).

The Use Of The Organ In "Blended" Worship, Mark Thallander

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A video journey in "blended" worship from Assemblies of God, Baptist, Congregational, Foursquare, Reformed, Presbyterian and United Methodist congregations.

Heavenly Harmonies For Worship Team Vocalists, Greg Scheer

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Adding vocal harmonies to worship songs can sound lovely, but it is not easy to do well. In this session, worship team leaders and vocalists will learn how to create vocal harmonies for everything from two voices to full choir. Participants will sing and see each example.

From The Heart To The Heavens: Hymn Festival, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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The hymn festival handout, which focused on different means of worshiping: from the heart, in the congregation, with Christians of all times, with Christians of all places, and with the heavenly hosts.

Organ Recital: Treasures For The Paschal Season, Marie Rubis Bauer

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Program for an organ recital of pieces suitable for the Easter season. Includes pieces by J.S. Bach, Dan Locklair, Petr Eben, and Maurice Durufle.

Proclaim Jubilee! A Festival Of Congregational Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Program for the closing worship service of the 2000 Calvin Symposium on Worship, a hymn festival on the theme of Jubilee.

Poster - Master Piano Class For Middle School And High School Students, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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A poster advertising a Piano Class for middle and high school students with Mark Hayes.

Handout - Plenary: Theological Perspectives On Recent Hymns, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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This plenary session examined recent hymns in 12 different categories: Knowledge of an Incomprehensible God, Creation, Wisdom, Sin and Grace, The Suffering God, Jesus Christ, The Holy Trinity, Praise and Worship, Dignifying the Common Life, Social Justice, The Church, and Global Awareness.

A Festival Of Global Congregational Song Based On The Lord's Prayer, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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This hymn festival focused on multilingual and global worship, including the Lord's Prayer in Spanish, Nkosi, Nkosi from South Africa, Kyrie Eleison from Ghana, Halelua! Pelo Tso Rona from South Africa, Khudaya, rahem kar from Pakistan, a greeting of peace in an Asian Manner, and prayers from Ghana, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Peru, and Mexico.

Handout: Helping People Sing Their Hearts Out: A Musical Sampler, John Witvliet, Jorge Lockward, Michael Hawn, Alfred Fedak, Stephen Rush

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Handout from a session at the 12th Calvin Symposium on Worship, which introduced several hymns on the themes of Praise, Penitence, Proclamation, Faith, and Prayer.

Oh, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing: Hymns, Songs, And Readings Of Lament And Praise, Calvin Symposium On Worship Planning Committee

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The program for a hymn festival of lament and praise on the theme of Christian unity, held during the 9th Calvin Symposium on Worship. Includes these sections: Entering God's Presence, Lamenting Our Brokenness, Celebrating Unity in Diversity, and Looking Forward to a New Heaven and Earth.

O God, Our Help In Ages Past: A Festival Of Hymns For Epiphany, Calvin Symposium On Worship Planning Committee

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Program for a hymn festival for the first week of Epiphany–the season of the Church Year in which we celebrate Christ's manifestation to the entire world. But the incarnation of Christ is only one of several manifestations of God to us, and this services proclaims the epiphanies of our God throughout all of redemptive history, as described in the book of Isaiah. For our God is a God of time, our help in all ages.