When preparing music for your assembly do you consider:

the time of day

the make-up & size of the assembly at this particular mass

any recent happenings in the parish, community, city, state or nation which might be reflected in the prayer of the assembly (a parishioner dying of cancer, a flood, civil war, elections)

the unique resonance of your worship space

Your music ministers:

their unique abilities

instrumentation (one instrument, two or more?)

vocalists (cantor, small group and/or choir)

presentation (cantor with organ is different from cantor with piano which is different from cantor with keyboard which is different from cantor with guitar…)

where they are located in your worship space

the Readings (including Responsorial Psalm)

the planned homily, presider input

Liturgy Committee recommendations

reflections by other ministers (Eucharistic Ministers, Readers, Greeters, Ushers, Dancers, Servers, any other minister involved with this Liturgy)