(Bay Shore Ward keyboard class setting up to begin.)
The First Presidency said: "Inspirational music is an essential part of our church meetings. The hymns invite the Spirit of the Lord, create a feeling of reverence, unify us as members, and provide a way for us to offer praises to the Lord.""Some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns. Hymns move us to repentance and good works, build testimony and faith, comfort the weary, console the mourning, and inspire us to endure to the end."
The Bay Shore Ward is working on just that! Each Thursday evening following our Book of Mormom study class, music students of all ages set up their electric keyboards and begin naming notes, counting rhythms, and playing simple hymns. Before advancing this far, they successfully completed a conducting course, which covered note values, musical terms, conducting patterns, the preparatory beat and cut-off beats, tempo markings, etc.
The missionary committee watches for phrases like "piano teacher" "music teachers" "taught keyboard" because they want these skills taught and learned in the struggling areas of the Church. A generous donor, through the Church, has provided the keyboards that now help our Bay Shore Ward learn music.
See beautiful Eliza in the picture? She is eight years old and has been one of the faithful class members. It has paid off for her. She played a lovely hymn solo in Primary after only four weeks on the keyboard. A teacher's dream! :-)
3 comments:
That is so wonderful! Looks like Dad is really benefiting from the class as well...Way to go Dad!
Tiff
Way to go! This is so above and beyond service, the best kind, that you are providing. We'd like to learn too and can't imagine how many others here would join in if they could. Free piano lessons is reason enough to join the church in Bayshore..let's cook up a new pass-along card! Eliza is adorable and who is the good looking guy behind her?
Love you!
That just looks fun! You never get tired of playing hymns!
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