Sources of Ward Choir Music on the Web

As you can probably tell by the links I am compiling, I have been trying to identify sources for good ward choir music on the web, especially places where you can download and print music directly from the site. I will gradually be highlighting and reviewing these sites in future posts.

Today I added a new site to the list: Michelle Willis’ Teton Music. Sister Willis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Boise State, and also graduated from Ricks College (BYU Idaho). The free items on her site include 9 excellent hymn/song arrangements, and a refreshing original composition inspired by David Bednar’s Conference Talk “The Tender Mercies of the Lord.” The song is available in SATB, SSA, and Solo arrangements.

There are MIDI files for each of her LDS religious works so you can hear them – just click on the checkmark in the MIDI file column, and open the file in whatever your computer offers to play them with. To download the printed music, you will need Adobe Acrobat (free) to view the PDF files. I know you are probably saying, “doesn’t everyone have this?” but through personal experience of helping others with computer questions I would bet that many still do not.

Willis also offers three free “LDS Hymn Bridges.” These are short interludes to play between two songs to make it easy to modulate from one to the other. There are also other religious, and even a few non-religious (e.g. Mixed-Up Mother Goose) compositions you can purchase.

Thanks to Spencer Willis for e-mailing me and making me aware of Teton Music. If you have a web site with free (or inexpensive) choir music, please send me a note. Or if I have identified your site already, let me know if you would like to be featured in a post on this blog.