What a week. I was at a music teachers conference last weekend. It was a great conference for me personally. I came back and actually changed some things in my classroom because of what I experienced. Funny thing is, I already knew the information, I'd just sort of got lost in the daily business/chaos that can be the life of a middle school music teacher. It was sort of fun to see the way the kids reacted to the changes as well. It's not like I came back and changed everything, just little things that the student had gotten used to. The difference it made in my classroom was apparent right away. Going to conferences and workshops can really make a difference for all of us. Even when we think we have things figured out, it never hurts to listen to another perspective. Even if we disagree with a speaker or clinician on a point or two, it makes us think about what we're doing and helps us refine our own thoughts and systems of operation. I encourage you to go to music minister conferences and see if there's another idea out there that may help you in your ministry.
God Bless,
Perry
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful lead sheet
Responsorial Psalm Ps 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11
R. (8a) The Lord is kind and merciful.
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons all your iniquities,
heals all your ills,
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
The LORD secures justice
and the rights of all the oppressed.
He has made known his ways to Moses,
and his deeds to the children of Israel.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons all your iniquities,
heals all your ills,
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
The LORD secures justice
and the rights of all the oppressed.
He has made known his ways to Moses,
and his deeds to the children of Israel.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.