Our YW are looking at putting together about 50-60 binders for the new music that is coming out to be distributed in the pews for those who don't use the Library app for whatever reason. Where looking at binders with sheet protectors so when a new batch of songs comes out we can just add to what we have.
Is anyone else in a ward that has done something like this? If so, what did you do and how is it working. Does anyone have an idea what the end-state of new hymns looks like? The announcements have said the new hymnbook to be released around mid-2027 will have "about 375 hymns" but with 341 in the current hymnbook (some of which will be replaced, like national anthems), I wouldn't anticipate more than 100 new hymns in total (currently there are 48 new hymns).
New Music Binders:
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sbradshaw
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Re: New Music Binders:
Binders with sheet protectors make sense for the accompanist and music leader, but for the congregation, I'd recommend printing the pages double-sided, hole-punching them, and putting them in paper folders with brads. It will be cheaper, lighter/easier to hold, less likely to cause injury when grabbed or pulled by a child, and easier to store (whether in the hymnal holders or a separate box/cabinet). Paper folders can hold ~100 pages (or ~200 double-sided pages).
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tonynocchi
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Re: New Music Binders:
We kind of tried that, two sheets to a page landscape format to save paper but they get trashed really quickly from being stuffed in and out of the hymnal holders during Sacrament. Not that some of the binders won't get trashed but we don't have a problem with the hymnals themselves getting trashed so the 'hope' is that would carry over to binders. It's definitely worth considering though. They are in the early stages of brainstorming right now.sbradshaw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:15 pm Binders with sheet protectors make sense for the accompanist and music leader, but for the congregation, I'd recommend printing the pages double-sided, hole-punching them, and putting them in paper folders with brads. It will be cheaper, lighter/easier to hold, less likely to cause injury when grabbed or pulled by a child, and easier to store (whether in the hymnal holders or a separate box/cabinet). Paper folders can hold ~100 pages (or ~200 double-sided pages).