Welcome to

Issue #42, September 2008

Produced by Music Ministry Team and the Sacred Music Resources Department.

Richard Mekdeci, Editor Sue Riley, Team Chair

Fred Bogert, Jennifer Ferren, Blair Tabor, Chris Foster, David Ezell, Carole Tomhave Melinda Wood-Allen

Our online New Thought music community is now over 1700 strong!

IN THIS ISSUE

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Step Into Your Greatness!

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There’s still time. Be impulsive. You know you want to!

44 -- FFEEAATTUURREEDD TTOOPPIICC “The Gospel According to Unity” Incorporating Gospel Music into your service.

By Melinda Wood Allen

55 –– FFRROOMM TTHHEE RROOAADD Award-winning Dynamic Duo J.D. Martin and Jan Garrett

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“The Answer” from Posi Award Nominee Eddie Watkins Jr.

77 –– TTHHIISS MMOONNTTHH OONN ““PPoossiippaalloooozzaa MMuussiicc TThhaatt MMaatttteerrss”” September Schedule for Richard’s radio program on www.Unity.FM!

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NEW!! Prayer Requests and Advice from Rev. Blair Tabor Atty. Todd Lowry Answers your Copyright Questions

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AGAPE Music Symposium Women’s Retreat with Karen Drucker and Maggie Cole

Lyceum at Unity Village! We need your songs.

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Valuable networking for all your music needs!

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11 –– MMEESSSSAAGGEE FFRROOMM JJEENNNNIIFFEERR Sound Connections Family! Hello awesome, rocking, thriving Unity & NT Music Community! Welcome to issue #42 of Sound Connections. There is a plethora of incredible events unfolding as we generate this September issue. Many churches are gearing up for the World Day of Prayer; the 4th annual Sound Connections Music Conference and New Thought Music Week at

Unity Village are quickly approaching; Rickie Byars Beckwith is presenting her annual Agape music conference in LA; and many of us may already be prepping for the holiday season. I don’t know about you, but all of this cumulative, collective, pro-active energy surrounding and supporting New Thought music leads me directly to a high sense of gratitude, which is fitting since Thanksgiving is right around the corner!

Your Music Ministry Team is very excited to be participating in an ever-evolving process of co-collaborating the Sound Connections E-Newsletter. As we strive to find new & creative ways to share information and connect people within the greater Unity & New Thought music community, we invite you to participate in this process. As Richard mentioned in last month’s opening letter, through the power of co-creation, we can all help Sound Connections stay fresh, interesting and chock full of all the great stories, tips, links and info that help us move forward and take our musical message of love, peace and unity out into the greater community.

As creative musical beings, we are all carving our individual paths to greatness with the help of and by the power of our connection with Spirit. With more exposure, more awareness and more connectivity, we help each other expand and grow, which in turn helps our spiritual communities expand and grow, which then ripples forward and helps everyone we come into contact with expand and grow. It’s a never ending process! The ability to be able to do this through music rocks my world, as I hope it does yours.

So read on, my friends, and join in as we gain momentum and move forward. Sign up for a conference, write an article, step into your greatness and renew your energy in the exciting weeks to come. Together we can make heaven on earth through our collective voices and our beautiful music! Yours in high joy & gratitude, Jennifer Ferren Association Music Ministry Team

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I’m Home by Fred Bogert and the One Voice Workshop

participants at Unity Church of Middletown, KY A song for a weekly opening welcome or for your annual church anniversary, bring-a-guest Sunday, or love in action program. It is about manifesting the congregation’s powerful sense of belonging. Listen to it at http://cdbaby.com/cd/bogert7 You will find this song attached at the end of this PDF file. This service is offered with permission from the author. Please contact the author if you would like to purchase additional copies of this music. If you would like a piece of your sheet music offered in future issues of Sound Connections, just send a PDF file of your song to music@unity.org for review.

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PPrree--CCoonnffeerreennccee eevveennttss:: The 4th Annual Posi Awards – see the nominees for 2008 in 6 categories. The 4th Annual Posi Awards – see the nominees for 2008 in 6 categories.

Mega-PosiPalooza Concert – Posi Nominees performing live. Mega-PosiPalooza Concert – Posi Nominees performing live.

SHINE ON! Sound Connections Music Conference- providing tools and networking for music ministry SHINE ON! Sound Connections Music Conference- providing tools andnetworking for music ministry

Third Annual Grace Note Award – this year’s recipient, LeRoy White! Third Annual Grace Note Award – this year’s recipient, LeRoy White!

11 Days of Global Unity Celebrations throughout the week. Featuring Lynn McTaggert, Arun Gandhi, “Liberating Jesus”, a play by Leonard Jacobson and a Transformational film Festival!

11 Days of Global Unity Celebrations throughout the week.Featuring Lynn McTaggert, Arun Gandhi, “Liberating Jesus”, a playby Leonard Jacobson and a Transformational film Festival! ((www.11daysofunity.orgwww.11daysofunity.org) )

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Christine Stevens – MSW, MT-BC Drumming Diva! LeRoy White – 2008 Grace Note Recipient

Lori Sandstrom – Non Violent Communication Tom Kimmel – “Stars and Wishes”

Back by Popular Demand!

David Roth – songwriting/ mentoring Sloan Wainwright – vocal labs / mentoring

Penny Nichols – Harmony/ Mentoring And your music Ministry Team.

Plus Todd Lowry, Glen Roethel, Harry Beckett and your Music Ministry Team with over 36 workshops and classes including Keyboard and Guitar

labs, drumming circles, vocal and choral workshops, Unity and New Thought principles in Music, lots of songwriting, One on One Mentoring,

Music Director/Minister Relations and more.

And Introducing the UNITY WORLD ORCHESTRA – if you play an orchestral instrument, you can be part of the inaugural performance of this special project led by Chris Foster and David Ezell. Email Richard@unity.org to

find out more.

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!! ((hhoolldd t thhee fir firee aanndd bblloooodd, , pplleeaassee……) ) By Melinda Wood Allen

When I first came to Unity, and began to learn its theology of oneness, inclusivity and

compassion, I went through my repertoire of spiritual music, and felt I had to dump almost everything and begin anew. It seemed to me that a good 50%-60% of it was all about being a wretched, undeserving person who had to be “washed in the blood” in order to avoid being “cast into outer darkness” and/or hellfire. Much of the rest seemed to be about how it’s okay that life here on earth is full of misery and pain, because “farther along,” if we’ve “followed Jesus,” we’ll all be happy on the “streets of gold” “when the roll is called up yonder,” In other words, we put off our good until after death. After a few years in Unity, however, I felt a need to reclaim some of that music. I began to change words here and there to try to make the old songs fit into my new understanding of God, scripture, and the way the world works. Sometimes it was easily done—like changing “blood was shed” to “love is given,” and “O sinner, come home,” to, “O children come home.” Other times I ended in a morass of confusing language and conflicting theologies and just had to let it go, and move on to another song. After 20 years in Unity, I often find I don’t have to change words in the outer, as my transformed mind perceives the words differently anyway—in other words, I begin to hear things metaphysically without having to translate or change them. When “Jesus” is sung—I automatically hear it as “Christ Spirit”-- alive within all of us. When I hear “Heaven,” I think “higher consciousness.” It doesn’t even bother me (too)much when God is referred to as “He,” since I know absolutely that God is greater than any gender, label or pronoun used to describe God (He, She, It). With this new understanding and a firm intention to impart the true spiritual and emotional message of oneness, our music department put on an entire concert of gospel music last spring, which was received with amazing warmth, enthusiasm and understanding. Actually, it was our best-attended concert ever! Did I change some words? Yes, but not as many as I would have anticipated. Often, I just chose one or two verses that worked for me and stopped there. Sometimes there was a great chorus, and I built an arrangement around that and scrapped the verses altogether. Sometimes a brief spoken intro served to set up the song to be heard with metaphysical ears. Many of the songs were perfect just as they were, without changing a thing. I won’t try to convince you that all gospel music works for us in the New Thought movement, because that’s obviously not true, but I learned some lessons about opening my eyes, ears and mind to new possibilities from old sources. I’ll leave you now with a metaphysical interpretation of a beloved song from my spiritual past, present, and future.

Some Glad morning, when this life is o’er—I’ll fly away (When I release my old ways of thinking and living, I’ll have a new dawn of freedom) To a home on God’s celestial shore—I’ll fly away (Living in the awareness and presence of God, I am home) I’ll fly away, O Glory, I’ll Fly away (My soul takes flight with joy, unencumbered) When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye—I’ll fly away (When I die to ego, my Spirit lives in eternal freedom) Much love to you, Melinda “Sing to him a new song; strike up with all your skill and shout in triumph, for the word of the Lord holds true, and all his work endure.s” Psalms 33:3-4

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Bring these awesome artists to your church or center!

JAN GARRETT & J.D. MARTIN Garrett-martin.com

By Carole Tomhave

Jan Garrett and JD Martin are award-winning independent singer-songwriters who live and create their music in the mountains of Colorado. When they met in 1995 they had each been writing, recording, and performing their own music for many years as accomplished solo artists. JD is an acclaimed songwriter of 5 Number One and 10 Top Ten country and pop hit singles. His songs have been recorded by such luminaries as Reba McEntire, Terri Clark, B.J. Thomas, Peter Cetera (from the band Chicago), and the Oak Ridge Boys. A native of Virginia, JD is a deep heart who knows that the music IS the message. He has won over 15 ASCAP awards for excellence in songwriting in Nashville and LA. Jan is a jazz singer, award-winning songwriter, master vocal coach, poet, wilderness vision- quester, meditation student, certified laughing instructor, and mother of identical twin daughters. She has toured with John Denver, Steve Martin and the Dirt Band, and has appeared on the Tonight Show. Hidden talents include: Writing backwards in longhand, and reciting fairy tales inside-out. Jan is also listed in the Rolling Stone “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll” (tiny little print!)

Garrett & Martin’s music is described as “refreshing, rich and intelligent.....a velvet-hammer wake-up call as satisfying to the soul as it is to the ear.....beautifully crafted songs to open the heart and refresh the spirit.” They have each won recent New Thought Songwriter Awards.....Jan in 2006 for "I Dreamed of Rain," and JD in 2007 for "One Heart" (written with Jamie Houston and Wendy Waldman). And they have each been nominated again for this year’s New Thought Songwriters Tribute Awards.

Our congregation was blessed to host Jan and JD this past March for an entire weekend, during which this remarkable duo were featured at a metro-area closing event for Season for Non-Violence, gave a full-length concert, performed a “Sermon in Song” at our worship services, and facilitated a Sunday afternoon workshop! Below is a letter that I sent to Jan and JD after these events.

JD and Jan— What a blessing you were to Unity of Fairfax and the entire metro-DC New Thought community this past week! I have to thank you for the deep peace, strength of vision and healing beauty of your songs and message. Your song “Starting with Me” was the perfect theme for our Season for Non-Violence community event, and “I Shall Not Be Moved” set the tone for the personal commitments to follow.

Your Keynote Concert at our Sunday morning services was perhaps our congregation’s favorite service in the 5 years I’ve served at Unity of Fairfax. Many people have remarked to me how much they liked the format, and how much the music enhanced the hearing of the message. Jan, you are a wise teacher as well as a beautiful singer, and JD, your terrific vocals, incredibly sensitive touch at the piano and humble, deep presence are an experience I would wish for everyone! Using musical harmony as a metaphor for creating harmony in ourselves and our relationships is a great concept, and you present it superbly!

The Sunday workshop was filled with humor, insights and healing for all who attended. The specific combination of Brain Gym exercises, body chewing, and Tai Chi that you implement creates a profound experience of being holistically grounded! I don’t know that I’ve ever felt that perfectly aware of both my body and my spirit simultaneously--the effect lasted for two entire days afterwards!

In deepest gratitude, and with many blessings to you both,

Carole Tomhave

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"""TTThhheee AAAnnnssswwweeerrr""" by Eddie Watkins, Jr, Reviewed by Sue K Riley This CD will have you dancing from the first note of the very first song. Strongly rhythmic, with catchy melodies, and grooving bass lines, "The Answer" will be a blessing to your church music

ministry. Although some of the songs might be a little difficult to perform unless you have a house band, the catchy melodies and toe tapping rhythms will have you singing your way down the highway with a smile on your face. Among my favorites is "All is Well", which is an upbeat affirmation about living in the present moment. Great harmonies and great rhythms make this song easily accessible. I also love the title track "The Answer" which proclaims that "God is the answer to whatever the question may be". It is a funky musical answer to our question of what God's will is in our lives. Eddie goes on to admonish us to "Get out of the way, and let God do His thing" in his Posi Award Nominated song “Get Out of the Way. In fact, many of the songs on this CD remind us that God has a plan for each of us and those plans are good! Eddie is a strong talent, with a great voice, and he shows an incredible mastery of bass and guitar. He's like a favorite uncle dispensing friendly advice you can dance to. Full of great songs to listen to and perform, this CD is a must have for your ministry. Listen to this and Eddie’s Newest release, We Come Together at www.eddiewatkinsjr.com

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Executive Producer takes over the microphone and does a tribute to the music of regular PosiPalooza host Richard Mekdeci. Sept 19 - Mainstream New Thought Music - A rebroadcast of the popular program featuring Van Morisson, Sting, Kathy Mattea, Black Eyed Peas, Three Dog Night and more. Sept. 26 - Posi Potpourri - More music, less talk. A variety of artists and music.

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ASK REV. BLAIR – PRAYER REQUESTS AND ADVICE Dear Rev Blair, I am currently an interim music director at a small Unity church. When I came on board, there was already a standing volunteer musician that was coming and playing every Sunday. Aside from me playing keys, he is the only other musician, so often it just the 2 of us. We do approximately 6 songs throughout the service, which includes 2 solo spots. He is doing his best, and again is a great guy, but often stumbles noticeably, which ends up throwing me off-balance for the performances. There is no extra time in the week for an additional rehearsal, but we do go over music for about 30 minutes before prelude starts before service. During these run-throughs he appears to pick the songs right up. It's just during the actual live performances that he is strongly stumbling. Charts are always provided, so he has music to refer to. I am grateful for having another musician and am all about the music department growing. I also want the best possible performances so the music is professional and will have maximum impact. What is the best, most loving way to approach this situation. Thanks! (writer wishes to remain anonymous) Dear Interim Music Director,

There are a couple of approaches I invite to you consider. It is important to be clear about what is the purpose of the music program. Make an appointment with the minister and come up with a purpose statement for how the music is to support the Sunday service.

Make an appointment with your volunteer (other than Sunday morning) and go over the purpose statement. Ask this person how he sees himself supporting this purpose. Mention that you have noticed that during rehearsal he seems to pick up the music right away and compliment him on that. Mention that you notice that during the service he seems to lose focus, which creates challenges for you. Then ask him about the difference for him between rehearsal and performance. It may be stage fright or simply being distracted by the congregation or the elements of the service.

The two of you may just need to create some other times to play together to deepen a sense of being an ensemble.

I do not know your history with our Unity approach. So, here is another invitation. Frame each of the above activities with prayer. Before you call the minister for an appointment, take a few moments to invite Divine inspiration and Divine love to guide the conversation. As you meet with the minister, ask to begin with prayer. Before you call your volunteer, take time for prayer and open your sessions with him with prayer. (Take time to prayer on Sundays, too, before you rehearse.)

After you move through this situation, make a time with the minister and your volunteer (and maybe others from the church) to create a vision statement for the music program. What does God want to create through you as a vibrant, uplifting, transformation music experience?

Blessings! Joyous in the Spirit, Rev. Blair Tabor Music Ministry Team ******************************************************************************************************************* Rev. Blair, These are beautiful thoughts. I can use them in my music ministry also. As a practical matter, it may be good to give the volunteer the music two weeks ahead of time. Then maybe they could go over future music either before or after the service. At our church we begin complete our rehearsal and begin quiet time 30 minutes before the service. In a way the musicians playing for a small church have the same size audience as those in a large church, because each listener is only one person and is reached with the music individually. David Ezell Music Ministry Team

COPYRIGHT Q&A WITH TODD LOWRY

Hey Todd, I have a question for one of our Sound Connections presenters who wants to make handouts for his Keyboard Lab class. Harry wants to make sure that it is ok for him to copy some pages from books that he has purchased and plans to use in his class. He will be including a syllabus of the Book/author/publisher, where to purchase the book and how much it is. He'll also be using the books in his presentation. Being that he has purchased the books, he's using it for educational purpose (in a church setting for a 501c3) and is promoting the sale of the book in the Labs, is there permission that needs to be gotten to copy some pages from the book for handouts or is it enough just to credit the book and author? The participants of course have paid a conference fee to attend the class and we are giving Harry a fee for teaching it. Would there a limit to the number of pages he would be allowed to copy without permission? RM Hello Richard and Harry: Without seeing the actual copies, it sounds like the use is "fair use." "Fair use" is generally the right to use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of education, commentary or parody. Whether a use is "Fair use" depends on several factors including the purpose and character of the use, the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and the effect of the use upon the potential market for the original. Here, the purpose of the use is educational in the context of a non-profit organization. The effect of the use on the market for the original seems nil, and, in fact, you are promoting the original and may actually induce sales. Therefore, the biggest question seems to be the amount taken. Generally, for a piece of printed music, you can copy 10%, as long as the excerpt is not a "performable unit." Generally, you want to avoid more than two excerpts per author. And most guidelines say don't take more than one chart, graph or diagram per book. However, these guidelines are not set in stone. If you go to www.copyright.gov/circs, you can download Circular 21 which is a Copyright Office Circular on educational fair use. But like most things in copyright law, the guidelines are rather nebulous. Todd Lowry

READER APPRECIATION Dear Richard, First off, I'd like to introduce myself to you. I'm Todd Jackson, music director for Unity NW in Des Plaines, IL. Secondly, I'd like to thank you for ALL you do relating to New Thought music: your compositions, organization, and facilitation of this wealth of beauty to us, the end-users. It really helps to have all this material so easily available. I'm sure you can put yourself in our position and appreciate the value. Many, many thanks. Light and Love, Todd Jackson jackson_todd@ameritech.net Victories? Concerns? Need to find a piece of music for a certain occasion or topic? Copyright, A/V, or choral challenges? Ask your question(s). It will be put out to our “experts in the field” and answered in our next edition of SOUND CONNECTIONS.

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Sounds of Change Who: Dr. Rickie Byars Beckwith, Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith and the Agape Music and Arts Ministry Design Team When: Tuesday September 9th 2pm, through Friday, September 12th 11am (so we can all get back to our spiritual communities in time for our Sunday services) Where: A beautiful retreat setting at Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades, near the blue Pacific, about 15 miles from Agape. Change is in the air and in the music. Let¹s change for the better, make new friends, relax, and restore our body, mind and spirit. Email: revgreta@agapelive.com Online: www.Agapelive.com <http://www.Agapelive.com/> Fax: (310) 348-1255 Mail: Agape 5700 Buckingham Pkwy, Culver City CA 90230 Final Registration Day is August 17, 2008, but we'll sell out way before then! :) FMI Call The Symposium Hot Line at (310) 348-1260 ext. 778 or ext. 438. Looking forward to retreating with you. Blessings, Rickie, The Rev, and The Music Symposium Team

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********************************************************************************************************************************** SSOONNGG SSUUBBMMIISSSSIIOONNSS FFOORR TTHHEE LLYYCCEEUUMM AATT UUNNIITTYY VVIILLLLAAGGEE The Lyceum at Unity Village is an annual educational symposium open to teachers, writers and students of spiritual and theological studies around the globe, and is being held at the Village from November 3 to 6 this year. We are looking for original songs written for the Lyceum which will be performed during the evening programs. Speakers for this event include Bishop John Shelby Spong, feminist theologian Nancy Howell, and biblical scholar Bart Ehrman. The theme of the 2008 Lyceum is "Culturally Christian, Spiritually Unlimited". If you are interested in having a song considered for inclusion in this program, please send a lead sheet (lyrics, melody line, and chords) of your work, preferably accompanied by an MP3 (demo quality is fine). The only guidelines are that songs be new compositions that are written especially for The Lyceum, and are in harmony with the event's theme and content. Song submissions are accepted through email to dale@asacredplace.net <mailto:dale@asacredplace.net?subject=Lyceum%202008> , or through regular mail to Dale Worley, PO Box 6893, Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064. For more information about the Lyceum, visit http://www.lyceum2008.com

Help keep this section updated with music-related events and conferences by sending your information to music@unity.org

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Help us keep this section updated with your favorite helpful links by sending your suggestions and comments to music@unity.org

Custom String Parts Beautiful string parts arranged and played by Tim Lorsch at his studio in Nashville are now available. The parts are composed for and recorded on violin, viola and cello using high-end tube mics and preamps. Samples are available at http://www.TimLorsch.com The process is started by contacting Tim at the email link below. If you wish, you may send him an mp3 of your project and he will respond with ideas and a quote. Fiddle and mandolin are, also, available. Tim@TimLorsch.com

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WWEEBBSSIITTEESS OOFF IINNTTEERREESSTT http://www.unity.org/info-exchange.html Info Xchange – on the Association of Unity Churches International website. Post and browse. www.positivemusicassociation.com Scott Johnson Executive Director 303-581-9083

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The Voice of an Awakening World – www.unity.fm Live call in. Programs on Metaphysics, Books, New Thought Music, Bible and more.

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This website was created as a home for “New Thought” music. We are committed to providing a place for artists and listeners alike to share this wonderful music. www.quantumquest.org

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION http://www.churchca.com Church Copyright Association – Administration, Consultation,

Education www.mpa.org Music Publishing Association – info on copyright law; locate

publishers for clearances. www.NMPA.org National Music Publishers Association www.loc.gov U.S. Copyright office; select copyrights www.copyright.com CCC – Copyright Clearance Center www.stanford.edu Stanford University; select fair use or copyright issues www.benedict.com Copyright registration & information www.findlaw.com FindLaw Entertainment: Music: Legal Resources www.joinhands.com LicenSing Copyright-cleared music for churches www.ccli.com Christian Copyright License Inc. – blanket licenses for

Contemporary Christian music.

MEDIA PRODUCTION House On the Corner Studios Award winning producer Ted Jacobs will create Master Quality Recordings tailored to your unique artistic vision. If you can conceive it; together we can achieve it! For a free consultation; call (818) 358-2287 to discuss your project and get started! www.SmoothJazzBackingTracks.Com Custom backing tracks, custom midi sequencing, sing along tracks, and a whole lot more. Owned and operated by former Unity music director Martin Funderburk. http://www.MusicSUBMIT.com/ib The Web’st#1 site for Online Music Promotion We submit your music EPK to genre-specific Internet radio stations, music webzines, podcasts, and more. www.GateMusic.com The Gate Media Group; production; printing; Ph: 510-558-9045 www.CorpMedia.com Corporate Media Group; production, etc. Ph: 800-981-7856 www.discmarketing.com Disc Marketing Inc.; fundraising music sales; Ph: 626-795-2370

MUSIC HOUSES www.giamusic.com GIA Publications Inc. Music for the church. Ph: 800-GIA-1358 www.cscd.com Central South Christian Distribution. Ph: 800-757-0856 www.oup-usa.org Oxford University Press. Ph: 212-726-6000 www.WorshipToday.com Sheet music subscription service. Ph: 800-992-2144 www.spin360.com Student Praise Interactive Network – music membership service

MUSIC MAGAZINES www.newagereporter.com A site dedicated to the New Age Music industry. www.indiebible.com/newsletter - Dozens of new places each month to promote your music plus

other invaluable information for indie artists. www.galaris.com Free monthly newsletter for independent musicians containing:

Promotion tips, Career advice, Recording tips, Legal advice, Musician’s health, Radio promotion, Songwriters tips, Industry news, and more.

www.Groupmag.com Group Magazine – Christian resources www.yourchurch.net Your Church – includes articles on music. Ph: 800-493-9900

MUSIC SALES & SERVICES FINALE Help www.lyralindamusic.com Linda Missad Engraver / Composer / Arranger Pianist / Keyboardist (616) 453-6829 www.AgapeMusic.com Christian Internet Music Store. Ph: 651-436-1795 www.soundstrue.com Tibetan, Muslim, Hindu, Moroccan, Eastern music. Ph: 888-303-9185 www.NET4Music.com Downloadable sheet music & MIDI files www.intuitivesound.com Acoustic, percussion, voice tapes & CDs. Ph: 770-998-2163 www.mflp.com Music for Little People. Ph: 800-409-2457 www.NewThoughtMusic.com Resources for music directors – from Gregg Akkerman www.aquarius-music.com Music for reiki, �harka, sufi. Ph: 800-283-4655 www.innerpeacemusic.com Meditative music by Steven Halpern www.soundings.com New age meditational music. Ph: 800-937-3223 www.astromusic@etherean.com Mozart music with a New Age sound; meditational. Ph: 888-384-3732 www.whitecloudmusic.com Meditational; New Age music. Ph: 615-771-9393 www.Christianbook.com Christian products, including music www.Lifeway.com Christian resources www.songs.com Music sales & downloads www.interlinc-online.com Youth leaders music resources www.vitalworship.com Worship products www.Sacredworldmusic.com Large variety of music that lists all music as sacred www.saw.org Songwriter’s Assoc. of Washington www.springhillmedia.com Meditative & other music recordings www.valley-entertainment.com Great artists and compilations. My favorite; “Lullabies from The Axis of Evil” reviewed this issue.

SOFTWARE COMPANIES www.fowlerinc.com Worship software; video & data projection; Ph: 800-729-0163

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Unity Church of Charleston is looking for a new Music Minister. The position is part time. The salary is $11,000, two paid weekends off, and unpaid weekends off negotiable. No other benefits at this time. Here are the requirements. • Passion for and knowledge of Unity/New Thought ideas/Healthy Prayer Consciousness • Ability to put together a top notch Sunday music program for two services, 9:30 and 11:15 • Ability to work from 8:30 to 12:30 on Sundays, including Christmas Eve and Easter. • Skill base with sound systems • Skill base with computer, Internet and LCD projecting as we use all three on Sundays • Work with a classically trained pianist who is paid by the church. The music program is eclectic. • Good People skills

Unity Church of Charleston is one of the most, if not the most, diverse churches in Charleston. Very charming town, historical, beautiful, artsy, cultural. And yes, hot right now! We’re in an urban setting. Please email resumes to Rev. Ed Kosak at minister@unitychs.org or fax 843-566-0600

Unity on the Mountain, a progressive Christian ministry is in the throws of exciting change and growth. To compliment our new energy and forward progression, we are searching for an experienced, professional, energetic, forward-thinking pianist with leadership abilities. Must be able to lead congregational singing and be sensitive to group energy; lead an adult choir to its greatest abilities; accompany vocalist/soloist; provide/improvise background music appropriate for meditation; and play a variety of musical styles. As the Music Director, s/he must be both a self starter and a team player. Unity or similar background preferred. Part time, salary negotiable. Send resume to Rev Don Foster, Unity on the Mountain, 21 Rosedene Ave, Hamilton ON Canada, L9A 4W3, or revdon@unityhamilton.com.

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