Teach Your Kids to Love Good Music

They may turn out like this little genius.



Love to share things that make me happy!

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One in a Million

Did you know there are about one million Primary children around the world?

Click here to meet some of them.

Cute app, cute music.

Read full article on LDS.org.

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MoTab Concert

See Brother Jackson for ticket information.

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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings the classical and beloved Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.



Share the Christmas good from BYUTV:

We know this is a time when many of you share Christmas greetings with friends and family members online. After you watch the Choir's video below, we challenge you to spread this unique Christmas message by sharing it! Post it on your Facebook Wall, embed it in your blog, send it in a holiday email. We want to provide you with this stirring musical performance so you can feel and spread the spirit of the season.

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Have a Smart Phone? Get Apps

LDS Scripture Citation Index

After Amanda's inspiring Daily Scripture Study lesson I recommitted myself to more diligent study. Just reading the scriptures straight wasn't cutting it for me. I needed some food for pondering.

So I went look for an App for my iPhone. Free!

We have indexed the scriptures cited by speakers in LDS General Conference between 1942 and the present, and those cited by speakers recorded in the Journal of Discourses between 1839 and 1886.  The citations in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith come from the special edition, Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, edited by Richard C. Galbraith.

When you tap on a citation to view a talk, the app communicates with scriptures.byu.edu to download the talk you requested. If you tap on a scripture link while viewing a talk, the app tries to display the scripture using the Gospel Library app, which we recommend you also install.

You can find it for the Android too.

BUT it's also online! You can find it here at BYU Scripture Citation Index.

I've had such an eye-opening week of scripture study reading what the prophets have said about a particular scripture in Daniel and Esther. It's a great way to tie ancient scripture to modern-day prophecy!

Other Apps for the iPhone

Here are few other church apps that I use:

Gospel Library - Gospel Library is an official application of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Download and study the scriptures, general conference talks, and the many other gospel instruction materials (Gospel Principles, Hymns, Preach My Gospel, curriculum resources, and so on) published by the Church. Free.

Mormon Channel -  The Mormon Channel is the official radio station of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It offers great programming on parenting, self-reliance, improving marriage, and many other topics. You can also hear great music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, including their weekly broadcast, Music and the Spoken Word. The app also offers uplifting on-demand content, including addresses from Church leaders, as well as audio recordings from magazines the scriptures. Free.

LDS Tools -  LDS Tools is an official application of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that allows you to download Ward and Stake directory information to your iPhone. It also displays events from the Church's new calendaring system which will be rolled out during the second half of 2010. I like that it separates the spouses for separate contact information. Free.

I've used this to replace iWard which was available before the official app came. They do essentially the same thing. $4.99.

LDS Hymns -  The LDS Hymns application features PDF versions of the LDS hymns. The application is designed to be simple, organized, and easy to use. You can search hymns by name, number or full text, access hymns by category, and select your favorite hymns for quick access later! Due to copyrights some hymns may not have the music and/or words.

LDS Hymns now includes English, Spanish and now Portuguese hymns with the ability to quickly switch between languages.

LDS News - Read the latest news as well as numerous other current stories, blogs, and messages of inspiration, all from official Church and Church-owned sources. Watch the Church's The World Report videos. Listen to the talks and music from the latest General Conference.

Currently with 23 different services from which to choose and you never have to leave the app!

The services currently being offered are:
• General Conference streaming audio -- talks and music. Can play in the background on iOS 4 devices while you do other things on your iPhone or iPod.

• The World Report streaming video podcasts.

• 6 Church news feeds:
- LDSChurchNews.com
- News Around the Church
- LDS.org Home Page
- Newsroom
- Newsroom Blog
- LDS Tech

• 6 Mormon Times daily news feeds:
- Main page
- Today in the Bloggernacle
- Arts & Entertainment
- Mormon Living
- Studies & Doctrine
- Mormon Voices

• 5 Gems:
- Daily
- Family
- Young Single Adult
- Youth
- Church History

• 4 Deseret News feeds:
- Utah stories
- BYU Sports
- U of U Sports
- Utah State Sports

So those are just few apps that I have. What is your favorite app and why?

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Messiah Sing-Along and Christmas Fireside Broadcast

 

Put it on your calendar. Begin your Christmas season in the right spirit!

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The Spirit of Christmas Early

Want to feel that Christmas Spirit earlier than usual? 

Come sing with the Ward Choir the hymns of our Savior's birth.
Music is essential in our worship and good for our souls!

This is also a great way to sustain one another in our callings.

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This Weekend!

More Free Music at LDS.org

Have you seen the music section of LDS.org. It’s full of great music and great resources.

You can get the hymns and children’s songs. You can get camp music, music published in the church magazines, and the seminary music.

Download MP3s or the sheet music of your favorite hymns and children’s songs. See the hymns in sign language, learn how to lead music, or how to teach songs to children.


Have you tried the interactive music player yet? (Shown above.) You choose a song and it loads ready to play. Now choose music with parts, words and music, or music only. Choose which parts to play, the tempo, and the key. Push play! You’ll see the colored notes move along with the music. You may also print the song, learn more about it and interact with it.

Take a minute to explore this website and invite good music into your home, use for your family home evenings or add music to your lessons.

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Free Inspirational Music

From Mormon Times:

Sally DeFord is a popular, brilliant LDS composer and arranger. You’ve no doubt heard her compositions performed by your ward choir, especially if you have a budget-savvy choir director.

DeFord offers her sheet music for free on her Web site. Those who have discovered DeFord's talents are eager to spread the word.

“I hope people understand that though I give away the sheet music for my compositions, I don't necessarily feel that others should be doing the same. Everyone who is employed is selling a divinely given talent or gift in exchange for their bread, and that's a good thing. This is just the way I felt inspired to do it.” 

FULL ARTICLE

Listen to her playlists, get the lyrics, download the sheet music, download her recordings at Defordmusic.com

Take a minute to explore. (Navigate through the Quick links dropdown. A little clunky but worth the effort to explore.)

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