Making songs singable

Two more blogs from guys who know what they're doing.
Bob Kauflin, in Worship Matters, writes "Finding the right key to sing in." He discusses the importance of listening to the congregation, how tempo affects range, the breadth of range and its tessitura (fancy word for what he calls "repetition"), modulating, etc. Helpful stuff.

Secondly, check out Don Chapman on worshipideas.com, on "Singable songs." This may be something you have to sign up to read -- but there's no fee. And this is a site I go to regularly. He speaks, like Kauflin, of the importance of listening to your congregation and knowing their age and musical experiences.