One of the problems we have in many ward choirs, especially those that sing copied music on multiple sheets of paper, is the sound of those stapled copies being turned at the same time. The rustling of paper can be distracting, and it is truly difficult to turn the page with no sound at all.
One answer, and this is something I do with our ward choir, is to put the music into page protectors in a folder.
I use black, vinyl folders with three fasteners in the middle for the music in the page protectors. I chose black, because it is conservative and doesn’t distract from the solemnity of the Sacrament meeting service. But I have seen navy used and those looked nice too.
These are only about $1.50 a piece, and will usually last for years. Page protectors can usually be purchased for about $10.00 for 100. So, for a one-time investment your ward choir can turn pages easily and quietly. No lose pages are dropped or lost, and when we are finished performing one hymn, it takes only a few minutes for me to take out the old music and replace it with the new for the next rehearsal.
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Linda Pratt is the owner of FreeWardChoirMusic.com and arranges LDS hymns for Ward Choirs, free.