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It’s all too high! Is it?

11/8/2016

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Kevin Mayhew of Kevin Mayhew Publishing has started a debate on Hymn singing and the keys they are sung in. He says that many people say ‘We can’t sing up there’, and states that research shows the human singing voice has dropped over the last century.

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Music for RC funerals: What is allowed (or not)?

21/6/2016

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RC Mass what music
Choosing funeral songs can be difficult, and even more so if you're choosing for a Roman Catholic Funeral.

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Is there consistency in funerals?

11/2/2016

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cemetery in spring
Throughout the years we've been singing for funerals, no pattern for bookings has emerged. However, over the last months, one has emerged - bookings for the middle Friday of the month.

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Top 5 Roman Catholic hymns for a funeral

2/2/2016

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5 RC hymns for funerals
When choosing hymns for a funeral service it's often difficult to know where to start, as there are so many hymns to choose from. We've sung at many Catholic funeral masses and funeral services, so here's some help for choosing funeral hymns.

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Top 5 Anglican hymns for a funeral

3/12/2015

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Where do you start when choosing hymns for a funeral service? There are so many hymns to choose from. Having sung at many Anglican funerals we've first hand experience of the various choices people have. Often it's a close run thing with the popularity of hymns as we all have our favourites.


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The old hymns are the best?

16/10/2015

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Onward Christian Soldiers hymn
Why is it that families choose hymns that nobody in their circle of friends actually knows? At a recent funeral, Kirsty was booked just to sing a solo  but on arrival found that two hymns had been added to the Order of Service.…

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Jerusalem - learn more about this favourite British hymn

20/8/2015

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One of our favourite funeral hymns is 'And did those feet in ancient times', otherwise known as 'Jerusalem'.

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Funeral Hymns: How many verses are too many?

11/2/2015

 
Abide with me hymn words
The choice of hymns for a funeral service are very personal to each family. There are long discussions about who likes which hymns and what ones were particular favourites of their loved one. However after much discussion it gets sorted, phew! Job done. Actually, not quite.

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Top 25 Hummable Catholic hymns

27/1/2015

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Hymn books in pews of church
We've sung at a number of Catholic funeral masses recently, and the choice of hymns has set us thinking.

There are so many different hymns in the hymn books(the Laudate has over 900 listed). Most churches have a repertoire of favourite hymns that suit the priest, congregation and musicians but sometimes these are not the most popular or well known.

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Hymns Verses: why more isn't necessarily better!

20/2/2014

 
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Whilst all our singers enjoy singing hymns at funerals services, we are also increasingly conscious of a trend we call "internet verses overload"! 

Families are increasingly copying hymn lyrics from sources on the web, and as a result, pasting in every verse of a hymn. As a result, everyone can end up singing up to 8 verses of a hymn, to the point where it becomes a marathon rather than a pleasure. 

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