Do you seek beautiful sacred music that truly encourages people to lift up their hearts and minds to God? Do you long to hear the pipe organ fill your church? Would you like to see the congregation singing out confidently, and your parish choir flourishing?
Many musicians wonder how they can improve their church’s musical practices, honour traditions, and help their communities pray through music.
Whether you are a pianist interested in learning more about the organ, an amateur musician seeking to level up your skills, or a professional musician who just needs a bit of guidance navigating the world of church music, feel free to reach out by messaging me through the contact page.
I offer in-person and online coaching and consultation in the following areas:
Liturgical Performance
- Solo and collaborative organ performance
- Hymn playing and other service-playing skills
Church Music Planning
- Hymn planning (based on the lectionary, liturgical year, and/or themes)
- Finding organ music (preludes, postludes, interludes), choral, and congregational music that fits your current skill level and needs
- Building a plan for learning/introducing new repertoire
- For Roman Catholics: help understanding and implementing Sacrosanctum Concilium’s teachings on sacred music and the options found in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.
Visioning and Goal Setting for Music Ministry
- Evaluating current practices
- Identifying areas for growth and improvement
- Planning for the future
My doctoral thesis, “A Bridge to Renewal: Examining the Organ’s Role in Congregational Settings of the Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary after the Second Vatican Council,” explores the impact of twentieth-century liturgical reforms on the organ’s role in the Roman Rite, with particular attention to the organ’s use in congregational Mass Ordinary settings. In this research, I explore the challenges of balancing functional, pastoral, and liturgical goals in practice, and examine some of the socio-cultural and historical factors that have shaped the twenty-first century Catholic liturgical music scene.
This research has inspired my work and desire to help people discover the transformative power of beautiful sacred music, and to assist musicians in developing the skills they need to achieve this vision.
“Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence. It is an invitation to savour life and to dream of the future.” – Pope St. John Paul II, LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE JOHN PAUL II TO ARTISTS, 1999.
Stefani Bedin 