Principle Organist Jan Kraybill shares her presentation about the new hymnal, Community of Christ Sings! This will be especially helpful to those who attended a hymnal launch workshop and would like to share the info they learned.
1. BEYOND THE HORIZON:
Community of Christ Sings!
Jan Kraybill
Principal Organist for Community of Christ and
The Dome and Spire Organ Foundation
2. Look beyond the horizon.
What can you imagine?
Ever-more-vibrant musical
expressions of Christ’s mission!
A new day in church music!
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4. Hymns of the Saints – 1981
Primarily 4-part hymnody from European
hymnic heritage
Some forays into other styles and cultures
Title reflects content
Three supplements stretched stylistic
boundaries: 1993, 1999, 2004
5. Community of Christ Sings
Stylistically wider range, but still plenty of
part-singing
Title reflects content
Content reflects two goals set by leadership
Communicate, reflect, and imagine the
church’s identity, message, mission and beliefs
Help us all value and appreciate the global
nature of the church
Hundreds of contributors
6. CCS has much to offer,
contains much to learn
Languages
Styles
Instruments
Concepts
Balance
7. Challenge: Creatively embrace the chance
to learn and grow
Devise solutions for your
environment
Reward: Musical and spiritual renewal
Wider sense of community,
faith, church and God
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10. 1. “A characteristic of a good leader is
never to doubt the capacity of the people
he’s leading to realize whatever he’s
dreaming.”
Benjamin Zander, conductor of Boston
Philharmonic Orchestra and Youth
Orchestra, co-author of The Art of Possibility
“My job is to awaken the possibility in
other people.”
Definition of success
11. 2. Fall in love with words and poetry
Ancient forms
Stanza forms
Song forms
Visual and aural beauty of words in
unfamiliar languages
Concepts, stories, and images used for God,
humanity, community, faith, etc., etc., etc.
12. 3. Research the story behind the music
Personal contacts
Hymnary.org
Hymnals by single authors
Books
Web searches
CCS page layout
Use and share this information
13. 4. Printed page is just shorthand – like
notes for a sermon. Find good aural
models to follow.
Personal network
Conferences
CCS Audio Recording product
Other recordings, YouTube
Other web-based archives
14. 5. Join networks of musicians to learn
from and inspire each other
Dome and Spire Organ Foundation – for
more than just organists!
Piano Club – for more than just pianists!
The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada –
for more than just hymns!
The American Guild of Organists
Choristers’ Guild
15. 6. “Translate” for your environment and
your people
What can we do?
What speaks to us?
What is the definition of success for us?
What do we need to ensure this success?
Insert music into every aspect of your
congregation’s life
CCS indices as tools
16. 7. Be open – embrace the opportunity to be
a beginner
New instruments
New languages
New ways of doing things
Guided mastery – self efficacy
Patience
Create a community of unselfconscious
beginners who learn and rejoice together
17. 8. Look for your next horizon!
Here are mine from this 5+ year project:
Theological umbrella
Vocative particle
O MOTU: audio, technological, Finale,
database
Guitarists’ community, guitar chords
Guitar playing