Realizing that there's no free-will can be horrifying and disorienting. But it can also be a gateway to peace and acceptance of others. This is a story about a group of college science students who understand that all people are ultimately innocent of who they become. The students form a commune (the "Machinists Union") and work together to live out their newfound social insights. This easy-to-read book brings beauty and hope to a sometimes ugly and hopeless subject. This book was used as the background story to the musical "Twimfina." "Aren't We the Lucky Ones" is essential reading for those...

Singing hymns is like taking musical vitamins. It helps build strong choirs, quartets, family singers, classroom groups, and even soloists. Public school teachers often find that the world's most famous hymns are off-limits because the verses were written for religious worship. The purpose of the Secular Hymnal is to make our rich heritage of hymn tunes accessible to all people. Although nothing can replace the grandeur of the traditional religious verses, these rich new lyrics (created by a former public school music teacher) are respectful and have a gentle beauty and intelligence of their...

The "Solo" Edition of the Secular Hymnal contains all 144 Secular Hymns, but instead of being written on 4 SATB staves, they appear in lead sheet format (melody and chords). Another welcomed feature of the "Solo" Edition is that the melody has been lowered in pitch to better fit the range of most singers. The purpose of the Secular Hymnal is to make our rich heritage of hymn tunes accessible to all people. Although nothing can replace the grandeur of the traditional religious verses, these rich new lyrics (created by a former public school music teacher) are respectful and have a gentle...

The 36 Jo Puma songs in this book are note-for-note the exact same music as 36 of the famous Sacred Harp songs that the American settlers used to sing. But the Jo Puma songs no longer have the barriers that have kept the old songs out of our schools and lives for so long. They now have egalitarian, secular lyrics. They now have more legible shape-notes. And they now have solfege names (Jo, Pu, Ma, Bee) that don't create confusion with conventional solfege names. These changes allow our public schools and colleges to now include this important 4-part choral music in their programs. These...