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Should we still sing the classics, the time-tested anthems of the choral repertoire in worship? We expect to hear them (at least...

I attended my first Polyphony conference this year and I was overwhelmed by the experience. It was so nice to meet other musicians...

Greetings from Rock Hill, South Carolina. My wife, Lori, and I arrived here last Sunday after driving 1039 miles from our home in Dallas...

The 2023 Polyphony conference was a wonderful gathering of more than 50 church musicians at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville. ...

She was the matriarch of voice teachers in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her name was Fran Shafter, a Juilliard graduate, and for a brief...

I have learned some of my most valuable lessons in music ministry the hard way. I made mistakes. And fortunately for me, church folks who...

I am writing these words from 30,000 feet or so heading west to Dallas following our Polyphony conference in Nashville. These past three...

Dear friends, It’s Friday before the fourth Sunday in Advent and tomorrow Christmas Eve is a week away. How are you doing? Are you...

Dale Peterson, who served for many years as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama is a master gardener. If you are...

Elijah, age eight, and Wyatt, age six, are our two oldest grandsons. A few weeks ago my wife Lori (they call her Ellee and me, Papa)...