The second Ashland Woods music event will be October 5, 6, and 7. Things will begin on Friday evening at 8:00 with a You-don't-want-to-straggle-in-late-for session which is presently called, "The Mystery Session." (We're working on it, trust us.) Oh, did we mention, you won't want to miss this opening session?
Saturday will begin at 9:00 a.m. with morning sessions on a variety of topics still under development. Presently we are considering sessions on percussion in group settings (led by an expert drummer), a quick lesson in playing piano by ear, Q & A, general discussion about the direction the churches are taking in music, demonstration of preparing an arrangement, and more.
Saturday afternoon is shaping up as a time for two things to happen: 1) recording sessions for different groups, and 2) preparation for the evening coffeehouse.
Saturday evening we will have a coffeehouse with every attendant invited to perform. We have a special burden to develop not only songs for general congregational singing in the churches, but also coffeehouse acts that can be performed across the region, city to city.
Sunday will feature more of the same. We wish to maximize the time while we're together.
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While the name of this blog is "Keep It In Tune", and that is part of the refrain to a (soon to be) popular song, we should point out that while it is good (actually, very desirable) to be musically "in tune" when singing, our goal with these music weekends is to work on being "in tune" with the Spirit, and with the spirit of the meeting. Different kinds of meetings require different kinds of music, and we need to be "in tune" to those requirements.
Exactly. Hence the nebulous antecedent of "it." Is it singing or the spirit? It is both.
It was a great weekend and a very enjoyable time in Ashland Woods. Thank you brothers for your planning and support. Looking forward to our next time together.
Lord we need your blessing poured out in hymns and psalms and spiritual songs to the churches. Praise the Lord.
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