A Musician’s Path to Prayer

Prayers and meditations for the musician as a preparation for playing and singing...

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Sunday’s Music in Parishes

What are parishes from around the country singing? What music is enhancing worship in their unique situations? How does it compare to your parish? Any new ideas for you?

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Musical Musings

M. D. Ridge

Memory Bytes

Two of the best-known settings of Psalm 137 were not written as liturgical songs. In the musical Godspell, for instance, the psalm’s theme appears in “On the Willows There.” ...

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Music planning checklist for musicians

There are many factors that could influence the music at a particular Mass on Sunday. Here is a list of the basics....

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NPM Music Planning Calendar

Suggested hymns and songs based on Sunday’s readings

NPM Choral Anthem Project

Suggested music for choirs based on Sunday’s readings