by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Love, Music and Spirituality
Choose Memorial Music to Comfort Family and Friends One of the main reasons for a funeral or memorial service is for friends and family to remember and honor the deceased. Keep in mind that some of the music may stick in our minds and serve as a reminder of the friend...
by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Spirituality
Numbers Connect Music with Spiritual & Mystical Numbers – There are 12 keys and 12 tones in music (counting the half-steps). – There were 12 disciples of Christ. – There were 12 tribes of Israel. – There were 12 gates of New Jerusalem. – There are 12...
by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Love, Music and Spirituality
St. Valentine’s Day – a Liturgical Celebration, then a Romantic Holiday St. Valentine of Rome was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to wed. As a farewell before his execution he wrote a letter and signed it “Your Valentine.” In the...
by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Spirituality
Five important musical selections for your wedding ceremony 1. Pre-Ceremony or Prelude Music. 2. Processional for Parents/Grandparents 3. Processional for the Bridal Party 4. Bride’s Entrance 5. Recessional Pre-Ceremony or Prelude Music The music before the ceremony...
by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Spirituality
MUSIC CAN COMFORT GRIEVING PEOPLE Grieving people often find comfort in music. Music has the power to touch the soul, and can often sum up what we are feeling better than words. Memories are helpful in the grieving process, and certain songs are reminders of our...
by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing, Music and Spirituality
Music is a Form of Prayer I like to think of music as a spiritual vitamin—food for the heart and soul. Over the years I have served as a church organist and harpist, playing for many different denominations. I have also studied and taught yoga for most of my adult...