{"id":1014,"date":"2011-10-30T20:52:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T20:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/music-for-your-family-reunion-slide-show-or-video\/"},"modified":"2012-04-20T02:59:52","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T02:59:52","slug":"music-for-your-family-reunion-slide-show-or-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/music-for-your-family-reunion-slide-show-or-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Music For Your Family Reunion Slide Show or Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a family slide show or video is fun and with all the tools available surprisingly easy.  Whether you\u2019re reunion is being held at a resort or at a casual retreat, there\u2019s no better way to take a stroll down memory lane than with a reunion slideshow<\/font><\/a> or video presentation.  <\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve been making and showing slide shows at our family reunions for years now and have witnessed for ourselves the evolution of the slide show from the old photo slides and projectors to power point and movie maker presentations projected on wall sized screens. <\/p>\n

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When making your slide show don\u2019t make it too long-15 minutes is about right and you stretch it to 20 minutes if you keep your background music upbeat and catchy.<\/p>\n

Be sure y0u include at least one photo of every member of your family.  Review the photos you plan on using to be sure you aren\u2019t featuring one dominant person in your presentation.<\/p>\n

Background Music is Important<\/h2>\n

Through the years we have come to realize the importance of the music used as background music behind the photo presentation. Music has the powerful ability to set the tone of your slide show and evoke strong feelings of good family memories. <\/p>\n

When making a  family reunion slideshow or video you have to be able to put aside your own music preferences and select music that Grandma will enjoy (and can understand the lyrics) and music your teenagers will be able to bear.  I prefer upbeat music for most of my slideshows with one slow, sentimental song to really cement the memories.<\/p>\n

Family Reunion Slide Show Music<\/h2>\n

When I thought about writing this blog I wondered what I could do to help a slide show makers job a little easier.  I decided that perhaps a list of good slide show background music might be helpful.  So listed below are some of the good old music \u201cstandards\u201d we have used in our family slide shows throughout the years.  Just click on the song picture to download it for your presentation.<\/p>\n

A good opening song might be \u201cThese Are My People\u201d from Rodney Atkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where I come from
Were givin\u2019 this life everything we got and then some
It ain\u2019t always pretty
But its real
It\u2019s the way we were made
<\/em>Wouldn\u2019t have it any other way
These are my people\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n