The Primary Program...

The Primary Program was a huge success! We had several hiccups in our fall schedule with General Conference, Stake Conference, special meetings to split the wards...there were about 4 weeks without primary, but the kids were awesome and wonderful and sang sweeter than angels. I am always amazed at how they pull it together and surprise us with their voices!
The song I mentioned in my last post, "He Sent his Son" (cs34), was really good! The Primary president sang the question and the children all looked at her and answered the question. It was one people are still commenting on! It would be a great one to implement for the 2010 primary program, since that one is on the list.
We started the program with the first verse of "Families can be Together Forever", with a flute/violin duet. My husband on the violin and son on the flute. It was a nice beginning.
There is nothing like finishing the program with "Families can be Together Forever". It really brings in the spirit and makes everyone feel the spirit. I wish I had insisted on the instruments at the end. I think it would have had a greater impact.
I had another flute duet with a mother/daughter that was fantastic also. It was "I'm trying to be like Jesus". They played the first time through and then a small girls group sang the first verse together with the mother playing (the daughter joined the group).
I am going to try and be better with this blog. I have so many ideas and visuals and have such a love for this calling, that I need to document my ideas and resources better. So! Early New Year's Resolution is to be better about posting! I have been so busy with life and some events beyond my control this fall, that it has made it hard to get it all done. That said, I am so blessed to still have this calling! I am excited about the Christmas season. We have been working on Christmas songs and learning new ones this week. It's the most wonderful time of the year.....!

Primary Program Inspiration

I have the coolest Senior primary. I wish I could say that every child loves to sing, but alas, it is not true. That said, however, I have been able to do some amazing things with my senior primary.
One of the songs the Primary Presidency chose for our program in 2009 was He Sent His Son (CS 34 ) We didn't know it would be one of the songs for 2010!!!
It is basically a question and answer song. I asked our Primary President who has a fantastic voice to sing the question and the children answered. It brought tears to my eyes as they sang it. It was so beautiful to have the question asked and the children answer in their sweet little voices.
As a Primary Chorister, my calling is to teach the children through music how to bear their testimonies and today was a home run!

Six Days of Music

There are Seven Days in a week. There are Six Days in the Day family. (Hence the title of the Blog!) The seventh day is when you are supposed to rest. That is the day I am the primary chorister. I do anything but rest on that day!
I have been the primary chorister several times in several wards and for several years. I love this calling...I never want to be released from this calling. What other calling can you act, sing, laugh, dance,cry, be silly and still teach the gospel and bring in the spirit. Not only that, but right now I have the BEST primary kids in the world. And the nursery kids think I am a celebrity...why would I every want to be released?
I am going to try and organize my thoughts and ideas about being the primary chorister to not only help myself, but others.
This blog is dedicated to my mom...she taught me everything I know about being an awesome primary chorister and I can only hope one day I can be as good as her. She is the best! She also taught me to love music, to sing and to bear my testimony through primary songs. Thanks Mom! This site is dedicated to YOU!!!! I love you!