Institute Choir (Religion 110): Student Readings

Note to students: You are not required to read any of the suggested materials that are not available in your language.

Lesson 1: “The Arts and the Spirit of the Lord”

• Boyd K. Packer, “The Arts and the Spirit of the Lord,” Ensign, Aug. 1976, 60–65.

Lesson 2: Purpose of Music in the Church

• Handbook 2: Administering the Church (2010), 14.1.

Lesson 3: Musical Symbols and Terms

• “Musical Symbols and Terms,” LDS.org.

Lesson 4: Conducting Music

• “Conducting Course Book and Audio Examples,” LDS.org.

• The Conducting Manual of the Basic Music Course (1992), 1.

Lesson 5: Church Music Department

• Reid Nibley, “Thoughts on Music in the Church,” Ensign, Feb. 1972, 13.

Lesson 6: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

• Russell M. Nelson, “These … Were Our Examples,” Ensign, Nov. 1991, 59–61.

• Gordon B. Hinckley, “Remember … Thy Church, O Lord,” Ensign, May 1996, 82–83.

Lesson 7: Music and the Spoken Word

• Lisa Ann Jackson, “From the Crossroads of the West,” Ensign, July 2004, 68–73.

Lesson 8: “The Nourishing Power of Hymns”

• Jay E. Jensen, “The Nourishing Power of Hymns,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2007, 11–13.

Lesson 9: The Church Hymnbook

• W. Herbert Klopfer, “Worship the Lord by Singing Hymns,” Ensign, Jan. 2012, 30–31.

• Garrett H. Garff, “The Hymnbook Turns 30,” Ensign, Sept. 2015, 74–75.

Lesson 10: The Children’s Songbook

• Children’s Songbook, iii.

• Ann Edwards Cannon, “The New Children’s Songbook,” Ensign, June 1989, 14–17.

Lesson 11: The Choirbook

• “Keeping Pace,” Ensign, Jan. 1980, 72.

Lesson 12: Basic Music Course of the Church

• Laurie Williams Sowby, “Gift of Music Blesses Many,” Ensign, Apr. 2009, 76–77.

Lesson 13: “The Influence of Music”

• Rosemary M. Wixom, “The Influence of Music,” New Era, Sept. 2013, 34–35.

Lesson 14: The Ward Choir

• “Lift Up Your Voice and Sing,” Ensign, Aug. 2001, 43–47.

Lesson 15: “Worship through Music”

• Dallin H. Oaks, “Worship through Music,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 9–12.

Lesson 16: Music in Sacrament Meeting

• Russell M. Nelson, “Worshiping at Sacrament Meeting,” Ensign or Liahona, Aug. 2004, 25–28.

Lesson 17: Handel’s Messiah

• Spencer J. Condie, “Handel and the Gift of Messiah,” Ensign or Liahona, Dec. 2010, 23–24, 26–27.

Lesson 18: Nurturing Faith in God

• Quentin L. Cook, “In Tune with the Music of Faith,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2012, 41–44.

Lesson 19: Personal Revelation

• Boyd K. Packer, “Personal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 59–62.

Lesson 20: Moral Agency

• Robert D. Hales, “Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 24–27.

Lesson 21: Music and Missionary Work

• Janice Kapp Perry, “We Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World,” Ensign, Aug. 2005, 51–53.

• David A. Bednar, “Flood the Earth through Social Media,” New Era, Aug. 2015, 30–35.

Lesson 22: “The Power and Protection of Worthy Music”

• Russell M. Nelson, “The Power and Protection of Worthy Music,” Ensign, Dec. 2009, 13–17.

Lesson 23: Popular Music

• Lex de Azevedo, “A Closer Look at Popular Music,” Ensign, Mar. 1985, 34–40.

Lesson 24: “Inspiring Music––Worthy Thoughts”

• Boyd K. Packer, “Inspiring Music––Worthy Thoughts,” Ensign, Jan. 1974, 25–28.

Lesson 25: Music in Our Homes

• Hymns, ix–x.

• John S. Tanner, “Blessings upon Our Heads,” Ensign, Feb. 2004, 16–21.

Lesson 26: “The Power of Hymns”

• Merrill J. Bateman, “The Power of Hymns,” Ensign, July 2001, 14–20.

Lesson 27: Music in Our Personal Lives

• “Songs of the Righteous,” Ensign, July 2006, 34–37.

• “The Healing Power of Hymns,” Ensign or Liahona, Apr. 2008, 66–69.

Lesson 28: “Master, the Tempest Is Raging”

• Howard W. Hunter, “Master, the Tempest Is Raging,” Ensign, Nov. 1984, 33–35.