I’m switching when I teach March and April songs. I always pick my April song to coincide with what we’ll be singing in Sacrament for Easter Sunday. Well, since Easter is the 31st of March, we’ll be learning April’s song in March and March’s song in April (if that isn’t confusing enough!). I did it last year and it worked like a charm.
But I do have a plan for teaching If the Savior Stood Beside Me if that’s what you are teaching in March. Last year Sara posted an AWESOME video for teaching simplified sign language to As A Child of God (find information on it HERE). I loved it so much that I asked if she’d do another video for If the Savior Stood Beside Me. She’s so amazing and did it – thank you, thank you Sara! You can find the video posted HERE. I’ll elaborate more on the details next month when I teach it.
Our choir conductor also asked if the Primary could sing the song Hosanna in addition to This is My Beloved Son on Easter. So for most of the month we’ll be focusing on these 2 songs.
And since there are 5 Sundays this month, I’ve asked for the whole time the last week in March (they graciously agreed ;). It will be perfect, since we have Primary before Sacrament Meeting, we’ll quickly run through our 2 musical numbers then do a “General Conference” themed singing time that I do every year before the April General Conference (you can find that HERE and I’ll post about it later on in the month).
Phew…it’s a lot but since we’re starting early, no need to panic!
Singing Time Schedule
March 2013
March 3rd:
Reverence song: I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus
Scripture song: The Sixth Article of Faith p. 126
Birthday song: Feliz Cumpleanos p. 282 (2nd verse)
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: This is My Beloved Son p. 76 (vs. 1-2)
Activity: TBA
March 10th:
Reverence song: Jesus Once Was a Little Child p. 55
Scripture song: The
Sixth Article of Faith p. 126 Birthday
song: Feliz Cumpleanos p. 282 (2nd verse)
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: This is My Beloved Son p. 76 (vs. 3-4)
Activity: TBA
March 17th:
Reverence song: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus p. 57
Scripture song: The Sixth Article of Faith p. 126
Birthday song: Feliz Cumpleanos p. 282 (2nd verse)
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: Hosanna p. 66
Activity: TBA
March 24th:
Reverence song: Did Jesus Really Live Again? P. 64
Scripture song: The Sixth Article of Faith p. 126
Birthday song: Feliz Cumpleanos p. 282 (2nd verse)
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: Hosanna p. 66
Activity: Play with handbells on the descant portion (will be performing with these in Sacrament Meeting)
March 31st: EASTER – SING IN SACRAMENT MEETING/WHOLE TIME IN PRIMARY
Reverence song: Beautiful Savior p. 62
Scripture song: The Sixth Article of Faith p. 126
Birthday song: Feliz Cumpleanos p. 282 (2nd verse)
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: This is My Beloved Son p. 76, Hosanna, p. 66, Latter-Day Prophets p. 134, The Books in the Book of Mormon p. 119
Activity: Quickly review Sacrament meeting musical numbers, then General Conference singing time
3 thoughts on “March 2013 Singing Time Schedule”
Love how organized you are! I was thinking that "My Heavenly Father Loves Me" might be an okay song to sing on Easter Sunday? Is that a cop-out? 🙂
I don't think so at all…nothing worse than trying to learn the program song of the month in addition to songs to sing in Sacrament meeting. That's why I specifically pick April's song to coincide with Easter. And I always keep Mother's Day and Father's Day simple – familiar songs right out of the songbook that we learned/practiced in one singing time. No need to kill ourselves ;).
I'm glad you find the ASL videos helpful! Thanks for sharing your talents with your blog. I'm seriously indebted to all of you that blog your ideas. My primary presidency thinks I am much better than I am. I always tell them I just steal ideas from others! 🙂