by Mark J Martin | Nov 7, 2017 | Music
Limited time in music ministry forces you to find ways to save time in service planning. One way to do that is plan congregational hymns a month at a time. Here are a few benefits: Planning mode. Only entering that planning zone for hymns once a month. Seeing the big...
by Mark J Martin | Nov 6, 2017 | Devotional, Leading Worship, Music
Consider how many times David said in the Psalms, “I will praise.” He chose ahead of time that he would praise God. No matter what! Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 54:6 I will freely...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 23, 2017 | Music
I have some friends who recently went through a deep trial as their son underwent treatment for stage 3 high-risk neuroblastoma. By God’s grace, Braden overcame the cancer, yet there has resulted from the treatments some hearing loss, specifically in the...
by Mark J Martin | Jun 20, 2017 | Music
It’s one of my favorite songs. Maybe one of yours too. “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” I arranged it for piano & strings for our Easter service this year. I’m grateful for how it turned out. You can jump over to the store to download...
by Mark J Martin | Feb 26, 2016 | Music, Music Theory
Note: There is a link to a demo of Wednesday’s piano arrangement near the bottom of this post. I posted an arrangement Wednesday with some mixed meter, and I wanted to offer a few thoughts about mixed meter and how to play it. [This post is a bit technical. If...
