Latter-Day Musiversity Blog

Powerful Melody-Writing Secret

Crushing the fear of writing your testimony songs. ...more

Student Interview

May 13, 2025•2 min read

Making a Too-Long Arrangement Just Long Enough

I'm first going to share another tip about how to make a 4-verse arrangement feel NOT too long. This first tip has to do with making the melody... which has now been presented 4 times... and which is ... ...more

Choral Music

May 10, 2025•4 min read

Making a Too-Long Arrangement Just Long Enough

These "Smoosh" Chords Create Wonderful Feel-Good Moments

Do you ever get tired of using the same-old, same-old chords in your music? Do you ever wish you could find some new sounds that weren't so far out in left field that they didn't sound like you at all... ...more

Choral Music

May 09, 2025•4 min read

These "Smoosh" Chords Create Wonderful Feel-Good Moments

BIG Arrangement Problem Overcome In An Instant

One of the biggest challenges for any arranger of hymns for Sacrament Meeting is... attention span. As our meetings are not concerts, we want to be careful about how long our musical numbers are. An... ...more

Choral Music

May 07, 2025•3 min read

BIG Arrangement Problem Overcome In An Instant

Arrangement Accompaniment Orchestration

Today, we continue to discover excellent arrangement techniques from the choral version of "Behold the Wounds in Jesus' Hands." ...more

Choral Music

May 06, 2025•4 min read

Arranging tips from "Behold the Wounds"

I have a few favorite moments in this piece, which I thought would be fun to share with you. Today, I'd like to look at a moment in the 1st interlude. ...more

Choral Music

May 05, 2025•4 min read