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Accompanying catholic funeral masses a guide for musicians

Accompanying Catholic Funeral Masses A guide for musicians ? Nicola Lawrence Louisa Drive Girvan Ayrshire KA AHAvailable to download free from www lawrencemusica co uk IntroductionThis guide should be of help to musicians of other Christiandenominations who find themselves being asked to accompany aFuneral Mass in a Catholic church Playing for worship in a church that is not your own can be abewildering experience and if you are not familiar with thestructure of the Catholic liturgy it can be quite difficult to knowwhen and what you are expected to play And of course funeralsare always sensitive occasions and you want to do your best to makesure that everything runs smoothly and as expected I have included information about everything you might normally beexpected to accompany but there are no hard and fast rules and soit is always important to talk to the priest to find out what iswanted for a particular funeral I have also included hints about ? cues ? and what to listen and look for as the Mass progresses Throughout this booklet I refer to the role of ? organist ? - but what Iwrite is relevant for any musician accompanying a funeral whetheryou are a pianist guitarist or whatever Most of what is written in this booklet applies to accompanying anyCatholic Mass not just funerals and so it will be helpful to you ifyou find yourself playing on other occasions too However theending of an ordinary Mass is different and I have described that atthe end of the booklet If you are used to playing the organ in a church where thecongregation sings well you may be surprised at how poor thesinging can be in the Catholic church especially at a funeral It ? sworth being prepared for this as it can be a bit nerve-wrackingwhen people don ? t join in - or they don ? t join in a hymn until halfway through the first verse or even later A lack of singing is notyour fault What you need to find out beforehandIf the request to play comes from a funeral director find out whothe priest is what his telephone number is and phone him up If itis the priest who contacts you then it is easier as you are alreadytalking to him but find out his telephone number in case you needto phone back You need to knowTHE INSTRUMENTWhat kind of an instrument are you being asked to play - piano organ ? home ? organ If you are in doubt as to what it ? s like and whether you need toknow more don ? t be afraid to ask to go in and try it in advance ofthe funeral This might be helpful if only to find out how theon off switch works THE HYMNS TO BE PLAYEDWhat are the hymns When are they to be played You may be asked to play hymns-for the entrance procession-for the procession of gifts-at Communion-as the coffin is taken out the church By ?