Simpo’s handout

Richard Simpkin  |  Features  |  Music
Date posted:  1 Jun 2014
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Simpo’s handout

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A good friend has just written to me from Sydney.

He said he’d been asked to do a seminar for church music leaders. He asked me what I’d say. Actually, I’d like to go to his seminar and learn myself, as I’ve got a huge amount of respect for the way he moulds his music around the proclamation of the gospel. But Sydney’s a long way away, and I’m not due a sabbatical for another 20 years.

Key points

I’ve never written anything down formally. So this is a good opportunity to have a go. Here are the points I’d put on the handout:

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