Resources for Song Leaders and Song-leader trainees

Squeezebox is a place for our Song Leaders, as well as congregants, to learn the songs we sing at St. Lydia’s.

Dear Song Leaders and Song-Leader trainees,

Thank you for taking on this important leadership role.  Making music and singing together at Saint Lydia’s is one of the enjoyable and yet powerful ways we become a community when we gather. As Song Leaders, you help us rediscover what it means to be a community every time we sing.

Here are some links to various pages, resources to help you as you prepare and, if you are so inclined, to deepen your understanding and satisfy your curiosity.

Resources for Song-Leader Trainees

An Overview of the Service Music

Tips for Preparation (useful also for veteran Song Leaders who want to brush up)

For the curious and those who want to go deeper into the practice of song leading

What Song Leaders work on in rehearsal

The Spiritual Practice of Song Leading at Saint Lydia’s

Songs for Saint Lydia’s — How We Choose Our Repertoire

Song Leader Frequently Asked Questions

Enjoy these at your own pace and as your interests guide you. Remember that your biggest resource is always the growing community of Song Leaders and Rehearsal Leaders. We support each other and learn together.

Thanks again, and enjoy the wonderful world of Lydian song leading!

–Jacob Slichter