Wedding Season: Singing for a Wedding? Singing for a wedding is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand your repertoire and experience but for also celebrating with a couple on their wedding day. If you are a cantor who regularly sings for weddings, you probably...
The Ministry of Cantors Cantors in the Catholic Church have a grave responsibility to lead their congregation in worship and song. But what else does the position entail? What types of fears, challenges, and joys do cantor’s have when using their gifts for the...
What makes a cantor have certain traits? Some of them are learned, but most of them come naturally. I feel cantors are responsible for a lot. Mostly because some churches are not big enough for a choir, or because their parish needed a leader to help with music...
How to Reduce Stress as a Cantor Are you the type of person that gets stressed out easily? Are you afraid of crowds, afraid of speaking, or even singing in front of others? As cantors, we oftentimes have to face our fears. There are several factors of the job that...
Full disclosure. Do you think anything about cantoring can suprise you? I will admit, when I first began cantoring, I had no idea really of what I was doing. It took me about 3 different cantoring experiences to really get a good idea of my role and responsibilities...