September may seem a long ways off, but if I don't start working on the fall lineup for church now, I will not be ready. Besides, it takes me longer to organize things these days. I spent the morning perusing new musics, looking at pieces I have conducted in the past in other church settings as well as this one, thinking about how to improve hymn singing, how to involve the youth and various other components, not the least of which is the new keyboard and the instrumental possibilities it offers.
Additionally, I am organizing the cluster choir this year, and need to be thinking ahead about that as well. What fun it is listening to music - most of the new pieces merit listening to about three measures before I click "Next." But there are those few pieces that are engaging and suitable to consider. I still need to check the planner to see what the readings and topics are for each week, and get together with the pastor to hear what she is planning, but bigger events like the Christmas cantata can be considered ahead of time.
By noon I was pretty tired and stopped, but felt I had made good progress in sifting through the tons of music to select those few appropriate pieces. It feels good to be productive once in awhile!
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