The Kickstarter is Live!

Now that the compilation of the tunebook has been completed, the Kickstarter has officially been launched (the approval process was much speedier than anticipated)! 

See the link below for details on pre-ordering a book and rewards for early backers, including a discount on a box of 10 books for those who would want to start using the tunebook  in a social singing context.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepsalmistsharp/the-psalmists-harp-the-whole-psalter-set-to-fasola-tunes

Thanks in advance for your support!

Presenting: The Psalmist's Harp!

Dear singing friends everywhere,

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the First Electronic Edition of The Psalmist's Harp is now available! As stated before, my plan is to offer the PDF version for free download indefinitely, for anyone who would like to examine its contents, to have an electronic version for study or singing, or who would like to print the contents and produce their own physical book.

I am in the final stages of setting up the Kickstarter, which will help defray the cost of the first printing run. You'll be seeing more information about that in the very near future.

For now, enjoy the electronic version, and please feel free to share whatever feedback you may have!

UPDATE: The Kickstarter is now live! If you appreciate the book, please consider contributing to the cause of getting it printed.

The time is drawing nigh

I've had my hands full with other obligations, so not only am I behind on an update, progress on the compilation has also been slow-going. However, the pace has picked up in recent days, and the end is in sight.

I completed the preface this afternoon, and am currently finished with revisions of Psalms up through the middle sections of the 119^th psalm. At this rate, the compilation should be complete and ready for electronic publication by the end of the weekend. At that point, I’ll  plan to officially launch the Kickstarter (a topic I’ll provide more details about in a post in the next couple of days), and subsequently begin the process of publishing the physical book!

For now, as a curiosity for you to consider, I’ve attached a concoction of mine based on a familiar William Walker tune, composed in homage to that great compiler who was active just up the road from myself. I incorporate the tune in two ways, one of which is more immediately apparent than the other. We’ll try it at the weekly Citadel singing this evening and see how it turns out. Feel free to do the same.