When serving as a ward and stake choir director, I was constantly searching for music that was dirt cheap, or better yet, free. Often a church choir director is "left unto themselves" with little to no budget to work with. This means endless digging and sifting through the stake music closet (which is often similar to snipe hunting), singing things directly from the hymnal (which can get boring), or spending countless hours on the internet hunting for individual websites and then sifting through hundreds of potential songs.

My goal is to eliminate a significant portion of that sorting process for you by providing links to a host of different LDS music sites, giving you the ability to rate each site, and provide feedback on the music that you found. I will also be providing resources that will include "how to's" on anything from how to organize your ward choir to how to feel the Spirit in your rehearsals to how to become a better conductor.

In addition, I am providing workshops and inspirational firesides to further my mission as the Ward Choir Guy.

I started participating in ward choir when I was still in primary. I remember I started in the alto section. Those experiences coupled with seemingly never-ending piano lessons were really the start of my musical journey.

My first official calling into LDS church music was that of ward choir pianist. I was 16 if my memory serves me correctly. My next call was to be the ward choir director of a ward I was serving in on my mission. I had just completed an arrangement of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and the ward wanted to give it a go. In that same ward, I also served as a substitute Ward Organist. In other words, if no one showed up that day that could play, it was up to me to fix it.

When I returned home from my mission in Indiana, I was immediately called as the ward choir director in that same home ward that I had started in as a little alto. From then to this day I have almost always been serving in some capacity in the Church music auxiliary.

I currently serve as the Ward Choir Pianist and Stake Choir Director in my area along with being a Sunday School teacher and an Ordinance worker at the Jordan River Temple.

In the way of formal training, I attended SLCC and earned an AS degree with emphasis in music. I planned on pursuing my Choral Ed degree at the U but was sidetracked by a growing piano restoration business I had started to put me through college. Years later I finished my Business Administration degree and have plans in the mix to go back for a graduate degree in choral conducting.

I love to arrange hymns and primary songs and also compose a little as well. My wife and three kids will always be my number one hobby but music will always be a close number two muse.