http://lutherankantor.com/2008/04/29/singing-advice-from-luther/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singing-advice-from-luther Where Music & Theology Intersect Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://lutherankantor.com/2008/04/29/singing-advice-from-luther/#comment-31 Chris Thu, 01 May 2008 01:25:59 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-31 I've done a fair amount of a capella hymn singing and found out that one should never "guess" the first tone to be sung. The guess will usually cause you problems further on when you can't reach the high or low notes. Hence, get the pitch with something: piano, organ, handbell, pitch pipe. I’ve done a fair amount of a capella hymn singing and found out that one should never “guess” the first tone to be sung. The guess will usually cause you problems further on when you can’t reach the high or low notes. Hence, get the pitch with something: piano, organ, handbell, pitch pipe.

]]> http://lutherankantor.com/2008/04/29/singing-advice-from-luther/#comment-30 Susan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:30:39 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-30 Even my sopranos would agree with and applaud Luther. That's why this very limited organist is so very grateful for the automatic modulation our organ can do. Doing the job this organist cannot do! (And God knows I've tried....) Even my sopranos would agree with and applaud Luther.
That’s why this very limited organist is so very grateful for the automatic modulation our organ can do. Doing the job this organist cannot do! (And God knows I’ve tried….)

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