By Nettie H. Francis
I’ll never forget that family night. My Dad taught the lesson. He sat down at the piano, raised his hands in the air, and then brought them down hard on the keys, banging out an awful sound. We all covered our ears and frowned. The noise was terrible.

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by Dave Ellis
Let me start off by saying that I really love Christmas music. The only problem is that I hate it too. Not the forty good songs, but the good songs that have been re-arranged and re-recorded over and over again. Really, what else can be done with the same song?

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By Cheryl Stewart Osborn

If asked whom among you were members of the Church prior to 1980 and remember Sunday School in the morning and returning for Sacrament Meeting in the afternoon, likely more of you would not raise your hand than would. That’s because, according to statistics at www.lds.org, there are nine million more members of the Church now than in 1980.

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Red Mountain Music Company (RMMC) is turning
ten this fall, and you’re invited to the celebration! Join them for a must-see tenth-anniversary concert: “In the Beginning: Best of Red Mountain Music Company (1998-2008).”

Under the direction of Artistic Director Jeffrey Skouson and Musical Director David Skouson, the performance will feature the Red Mountain Choir, a live orchestra and sensational soloists.

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By Nettie H. Francis

The song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads” (D&C 25:12). If music brings blessings upon our heads, I need as many as possible, especially in my role as a parent. I am not a master musician, but I have learned to use music on my quest to becoming a master mother.

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