Reading
Reading about music and your funeral
Short pieces on choosing, recording and talking about it. Warmly written, without lists of what everyone else plays.
For when you don't know where to start
Choosing music for a funeral: where do you begin?What music should play at your funeral? Four questions to get you started, and how to go from forty options to five.
For when you want it settled
Recording your funeral music wishes, free and without a lawyerRecord which music you want at your funeral, for free and without a will. How it works, what it isn't, and how to do it in ten minutes.
For the kitchen table
Talking to your parents about their funeral musicHow to bring up funeral music with your parents without it getting heavy: a few opening lines, and how to record the answer together.
For the practical side
How many songs at a funeral? Five records and the order between themA service fits three to five songs: one coming in, one or two in the middle, one going out. Where the music falls, and why the order tells a story.
For keeping it light
Upbeat funeral music: it's allowed to be lightWant a happy song at your funeral but not sure you're allowed? You are. Why light music belongs, where to put it, and how to make sure it gets played.