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Leading hymns at a funeral service

24/6/2022

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Most of the funerals we sing at include some hymns. We’ve found that wherever a funeral is held, may find hymns as a source of great comfort, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they wish to sing themselves. 
We often see a church full of mourners with only about ten people actually singing the hymns.
That’s nothing to worry about, because there are all sorts of reasons people don’t or won’t sing:

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Funeral singing and face masks: can you spot the difference in sound?

24/3/2021

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It is still mandatory to wear a mask in a place of worship, along with cinemas, galleries and museums (and may be for some time). (2)

At Singers for Funerals, we decided to do our own tests to determine if wearing a cloth face covering / face mask would in any way affect:
  • our ability to sing
  • the clarity and volume of our voices
(We use the term ‘face mask’ to cover all kinds of face coverings that are neither a tied scarf nor medical grade PPE.)

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Live music or recorded music: which is best?

31/7/2018

 
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When you’re organising a funeral, there isn’t always a lot of time to investigate lots of options for the service. So, you (and many families like you) may not even realise you can have live music at a funerals service. And that applies to the songs you and your loved one enjoyed, not just the hymns.

So, why would you choose to have live music? Here’s five reasons that families have told us.

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