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5 Free Downloadable Instrumental Backgrounds

Russell Martin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:01:53 +0000

For a while I have been posting instrumental reflections for you to listen to or use for altar times, personal devotions etc. Up to this point the only way to listen was by clicking the play button with in the post. I am glad to announce that I will be making the instrumental reflections downloadable through a site called volumMonster.com. To get your free downloads go to www.volummonster.com and enter the code “fitrmusic” on the first page, and then Name, Email and Zip on the second page.

I have posted 5 for now, but there are over 25 that have been posted in all on the website. If there is one you would like for me to make available please let me know by commenting on that instrumental reflection post.

50 Free Worship Backgrounds

Russell Martin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:57:58 +0000

Here is a set of 56 free photos that you can use as worship backgrounds. Each one has been cropped to 4:3 ratio for use with your worship slides. Just click the following link which takes you to my flickr site.

4:3 Worship Backgrounds

While there feel free to check out these other photos you might be able to use.

Textures- 44 phot os of different textures. Not cropped to 4:3 ratio

Water- 14 water themed photos

Flowers and Plants- 61 Nature themed photos

Your 4 Favorite Recent Posts.. and The Stories Behind Them

Russell Martin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:12:57 +0000

Recently there have been a few posts that have seemed to have caught your attention. These are the most read, and most commented posts I have had in the past 30 days…

Free Background- Palm Trees— I wrote this over a year ago as part of a series of free backgrounds I was offering. For some reason in the past month many of you have read and downloaded them.

Wearing Hats in Worship. Big Deal?— I started this with a question on facebook. How do you feel about hats in worship, especially youth, camp etc…? This post was my compilation of your thoughts, with my own thoughts on the topic. Very interesting.

Top Ten Iphone Apps I Use for Ministry- Upon purchasing a new iphone, a friend of mine asked me, as a pastor, what are some good apps for him to use. That prompted me to write this post. It includes some links to other top 10 iphone app lists as well.

Four Problems Bigger than the Iphone Antenna. and What You Can Do- Wrote this one only a few days ago. The whole idea is that there are much bigger problems in the world we should be writing about, being vocal about, and doing something about, than cell phone antennas.

Instrumental Reflections #19- Unnamed So Far

Russell Martin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:43:27 +0000

This Instrumental Reflection for Lent has no name yet.. what would you call it? What does it make you think of?

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More Free Backgrounds and Textures

Russell Martin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:30:10 +0000

Recently purchased a good SLR digital camera and upgraded to a Flickr Pro account. What does this mean? I have a growing assortment of photos that can be used for worship slides, print, websites, etc… and I encourage you to use them. It would be nice if you would let me know where it’s being used.. and a link back every once in a while would be nice too. I’ll send out an update on Twitter when new photos are added.. so follow @rgmmusic or join my facebook page facebook.com/russellmartinmusic.

Most of all.. enjoy!!!

Instrumental Reflection #14- Jennifer’s Bridal Entrance

Russell Martin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:34:45 +0000

This past weekend I had the honor of playing for a friends wedding. This is the song that I wrote for the Bridal party to enter into. This recording is the actual live recording. If you listen in the background you can hear some shuffling feet when the grooms enter the room, and also at the end the pastor begins the service. The piano waits about 15 seconds before it starts.

Congratulations Jennifer and Austin. You are in my prayers as you begin your wonderful life together.

Instrumental Reflection #12- O Come O Come Emmanuel

Russell Martin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:32:29 +0000

This week I am starting with the first of my Christmas instrumental reflections. My original plan was to have 8-10 of these done by Thanksgiving. With moving and other things, that has been pushed back a little bit. I do plan to get them out as soon as possible though, so keep listening. If you have a suggestion for a Christmas instrumental reflection send it in to me. I will choose one name, from those who leave suggestions, to send a CD with all the holiday instrumental reflections to when I am done.
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Instrumental Reflection #11- Veteran’s Day

Russell Martin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:09:45 +0000

This past week we created a video of member of our church, who was in the military, sharing his thoughts on what veterans day means. This weeks instrumental reflection is the background music I composed for that video. Click here to see the whole video.

Just a reminder.. Instrumental Reflections is now available as a podcast. Click here for the feed for the podcast or here to subscribe in itunes