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For some time I have received requests for audio accompaniment tracks which could be used by churches which do not have live music resources. In the past, I’ve always held on to my fairly strong opinion that "live music is best" and I didn’t want to be offering a resource that might compromise that line of thought.
However, some friends have recently reminded me of how many churches there really are that, for a variety of reasons, are not able to have live music leadership for Sunday services, ministry to care homes and other off-site events. This led me to consider eating my words thoughts!
With all of that in mind, I’ve created a way to add audio accompaniments to the Musiklus website, beginning with well-known 'traditional' hymns. It has taken a bit of quirky design to make it work within the existing site so that we didn’t need to invest yet more financial resources.
As part of the beta process, I’ve recorded and uploaded the first file to test it. I invite readers to check it out. The following explains how it works.
- There will be a category search feature on the home page like the other current "Browse by..." categories (by scripture, by title, etc.). I won’t put that up until there is more than the present single test file.
- Because I have no hymns, songs or anthems on the site which begin with the letter "X", I decided to gather all of the non-Klusmeier accompaniments together at this location, branding it as the "X Series". All audio accompaniments in the new series will begin with "X - " followed by the common title.
- Click on "GO TO SONG" to reveal the Title Page of the particular song (in this case, the only one currently loaded). Please consider reading all of the content on this page to further understand the details of how the X Series works.
- The SAMPLE AUDIO RECORDING at the top of the second column will normally contain just a single verse. For introductory purposes, I’ve included the entire accompaniment for STUTTGART, including the Introduction. This is explained in the "Presentation Suggestions" box.
- While all recordings will have full accompaniment, the melody will always be dominant to encourage congregational singing.
Any and all comments/suggestions will be appreciated!
Blessings,
Ron
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