Every week, I play prelude music on the organ to set a reverent mood in the chapel while people are gathering. Though many people can't hear, there are still a lot that can, especially the kids, who need some reminders to be quiet and get themselves ready for the sacrament. So it's good.
When we sing, we use pre-recorded hymns with people singing in the recording. It helps those of us who are singing to not feel like we're singing in a vacuum, and it works well for signing. Since the person leading the music isn't conducting the beat, it's harder for the organist to set a good tempo and such. One time, the music conductor was deaf, and we just didn't end at remotely the same time. But she could hear the pre-recorded music a bit better, so she'd never had that problem before.
Last week, the cord that hooks the conductor's phone into the sound system went missing. I was called upon to play the organ at the last minute, hooray for backup plans. Or maybe not - if our family wasn't there, how many other people would care if they just skipped the music and signed the song together without it? But whatever, we got music.
This week, the cord was still missing....
Lige is one of the music conductors. He does the music by playing the video of the song in ASL on my tablet, with the sound playing over the speakers. Tonight we realized that he'd better change his plans for this month, in case the cord is still gone! He's going to have to write down his signs or something, because he can't watch the movie and have the organ play, too. What if the organ is just a little bit faster than the movie?
Maybe we need to start praying for the cord to show up! :)
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