Singing to piano at the kingdom hall

[Tortuga]

6 minutes ago, tekmantwo said:

Mmmm, just a tiny bit older than you---

 

😎

Was it sister Gentry that played the piano?

[tekmantwo]

3 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Was it sister Gentry that played the piano?

Sounds right but I'm not sure...

[Ahuvah]

7 hours ago, Tortuga said:

You are dating yourself! 

How old are you? approximately....

Dating oneself saves money on a wedding.

I played for three Kingdom Halls over my time. We have just recently sold our baby grand we had in our kingdom hall. 

Masterton had an orchestra as did Wanganui .. practice was such fun!

[Thesauron]

I remember that some musicians were good. Some... not so much. Quality was very inconsistent. Some were known to play too fast, some too slow. Some were excellent, but they were, honestly, few and far between. I did hear a 13 year old brother play the Kingdom songs with incredible finesse, though.

[Ahuvah]

One of our Pianists worked for TVNZ ... had his own ballroom show. He created the song below:

 

 

[Miss Bea]

Jerry, remember Opre McCoy leading us, along with Mary Jean at the piano? 

[Old]

11 minutes ago, Miss Bea said:

Jerry, remember Opre McCoy leading us, along with Mary Jean at the piano? 

Actually I don't, but that is because Opre McCoy didn't take an interest in the Truth until about the time we moved to Oregon. He and my Dad became the best of friends. Possibly Dad might have studied with Opre. 

[Áine]

We had a lovely sister called Maisie who was our piano player.... (pianist) is a bit of a stretch!!  I can remember turning the music sheets for her,  such great memories. 

[LoneWanderer]

On 8/21/2019 at 11:03 PM, Stormswift said:

One of our Pianists worked for TVNZ ... had his own ballroom show. He created the song below:

[video]

 

I find it almost disturbing how the chap on the right almost slices his friend in half like cheese 

[Tia]

On ‎8‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 6:31 AM, JehovahLuvs said:

Does anyone here remember singing kingdom melodies to live piano at the kingdom hall?

Yes. I do as a child while my oldest sister played the piano

[Old]

Anyone remember singing with piano accompniment out the the red song book?

(I know Dorothy can. )

[Qapla]

I remember the green songbook back when we had the piano

[Old]

Just now, Qapla said:

I remember the green songbook back when we had the piano

We sang out of the red songbook at all our company meetings including when the 'Servant to the Brethren' was visiting. (actually his title had been changed for a few years but many failed to pick up on the new term 'Circuit Servant'.)  

 

[Tia]

14 minutes ago, Old said:

Anyone remember singing with piano accompniment out the the red song book?

(I know Dorothy can. )

Oh I only recall pink!

[Ahuvah]

My Grandmother had the green songbook. I grew up with the pink songbook.

[Old]

Just now, TiaCyre said:

Oh I only recall pink!

A mere babe, do you have your mother's permission to be on this forum?  

[Tia]

Hey!  I will take that Bro Jerry and I thank you!!!🤣

[Ahuvah]

Was there anything before the red one? Yes there was! Interesting.

Edited August 27, 2019 by Stormswift

[Old]

Old is not old enough to have sang out of any thing prior to "the "Kingdom Service "songbook. Though we did have all the ones in that row in our library.

I would go back and look at the color plates in the older books, there were usually one or two. It wasn't until years later I discovered that most of these color plates were from the 'Photo Drama".

Many years would pass before we had any further  illustrations in our publications.