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The practices we explore at Music That Makes Community invite connection and emphasize participation. We are interested in building bridges with others, especially those with whom we have differences--of language, culture, social or economic status. Please share your experiences building bridges across difference. What did you notice?
Madre Ana translating for Spanish speakers at MMC Bishop's Ranch in January 2013
Patrick Evans teaching God Welcomes All in Ottowa in August 2011 -
The Iona Community in Scotland is a great resource for songs that work paperlessly. You can find recordings and books from the John Bell and Wild Goose Resource Group
Here is a video of John Bell, one of the many gifted and prolific song writers at Iona, teaching "The Lord Will Listen."
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Music By Heart is the book of songs composed by friends and collaborators of All Saints Company that spurred the movement that is now the Music that Makes Community project. Its published by Church Publishing; you can purchase it in a hard copy from Cokesbury or as an e-book from Google Play. -
We had a wonderful event from January 20-23, 2013 at The Bishop's Ranch in Healdsburg California. Check out these photos!
Here are some resources to help you adopt the practices we teach at Music that Makes Community to your context.
Like everything we do at Music that Makes Community, this resource section is always a work in progress. Make suggestions, add videos and other links, and comment on what you see here to help us curate this collection to represent the full breadth of activity and experience of paperless music in the world today.