Surprisingly and yet not surprisingly, my post on “Music on the Screens in Worship: Projecting More than the Lyrics Alone” has been the most-read post here at Musically Speaking.
Last summer, while teaching in Idaho at a music teacher training course, a colleague wrote and asked if I could do a demonstration on how we project more than just the lyrics on the screen. I thought my fellow teachers and church musicians taking the course would enjoy this bit of “lagniappe” on the last day, so I made this tutorial. I’m sharing it with you all here as well. I hope this is helpful to you.
It bears repeating that I’m a big fan of hymnals and holding hymnals, but many churches don’t have hymnals. A stop-gap measure to help congregational singing might just be using those screens for more than just lyrics—also the music notation. After all, historically, many Christians have rough but functional music literacy, from having a hymnal in their hands to following along with the music 3-5 times a week during church gatherings. Why not use every piece of technology to help reinforce more competent singing in our churches and school communities? I hope this video is a helpful tool towards that end.
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