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The Small Church Music website was founded in the year 2006 by Clyde McLennan (1941-2022) an ordained Baptist Pastor. For 35 years, he served in smaller churches across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. On some occasions he was also the church musician.

As a church organist, Clyde recognized it was often hard to find suitable musicians to accompany congregational singing, particularly in small churches, home groups, aged care facilities. etc. So he used his talents as a computer programmer and musician to create the Small Church Music website.

During retirement, Clyde recorded almost 15,000 hymns and songs that could be downloaded free to accompany congregational singing. He received requests to record hymns from across the globe and emails of support for this ministry from tiny churches to soldiers in war zones, and people isolating during COVID lockdowns.

Site Upgrade

TMJ Software worked with Clyde and hosted this website for him for several years prior to his passing. Clyde asked me to continue it in his absence. Clyde’s focus was to provide these recordings at no cost and that will continue as it always has. However, there will be two changes over the near to midterm.

Account Creation and Log-In
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To better manage access to the site, a requirement to create an account on the site will be implemented. Once this is done, you’ll be able to log-in on the site and download freely as you always have.

Restructure and Redesign of the Site
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The second change will be a redesign and restructure of the site. Since the site has many pages this won’t happen all at once but will be implement over time.

Skinny Barcelona Review

With Barcelona’s housing crisis and skyrocketing rents, a new phenomenon has emerged: micro-apartments and "hyper-slim" flats, some measuring under 25 square meters. Young professionals and students increasingly inhabit spaces where the kitchen, living area, and bedroom are stacked vertically on split levels — a design response to extreme spatial constraints. Local architects have coined the term arquitectura esbelta (slender architecture) to describe these hyper-efficient, narrow-footprint homes.

Skinny Barcelona is more than a playful phrase — it’s a lens through which to understand how geography, history, and economics have shaped one of Europe’s most beloved cities. From medieval passageways to minimalist micro-flats, Barcelona proves that good things often come in narrow packages. skinny barcelona

Even in the 19th-century Eixample district, designed by Ildefons Cerdà with wide avenues and octagonal blocks, the residential buildings themselves often retain a slender profile. Many flats are long and narrow — sometimes only 6–8 meters wide but extending 20–30 meters inward. This "skinny" floor plan creates deep, tunnel-like interiors, forcing architects like Antoni Gaudí to invent ingenious light wells and ventilation shafts to bring natural illumination into the core of each dwelling. With Barcelona’s housing crisis and skyrocketing rents, a

The city’s social life also embraces narrowness. In districts like Gràcia and El Raval, you’ll find "skinny bars" — establishments no wider than a single shipping container, where patrons line the walls or sit at a continuous counter. Similarly, "skinny boutiques" specializing in local crafts often occupy former storage spaces less than three meters wide, yet they offer a surprisingly deep selection of goods. Skinny Barcelona is more than a playful phrase

Urban planners now point to Skinny Barcelona as a model for sustainable density. Unlike sprawling suburbs, Barcelona’s thin streets and narrow buildings reduce energy consumption, encourage walking, and foster spontaneous social interaction. The city’s "superblock" (superilla) project further embraces this philosophy by returning wide avenues to pedestrians while preserving the intimate, slender alleyways that give the city its character.

With Barcelona’s housing crisis and skyrocketing rents, a new phenomenon has emerged: micro-apartments and "hyper-slim" flats, some measuring under 25 square meters. Young professionals and students increasingly inhabit spaces where the kitchen, living area, and bedroom are stacked vertically on split levels — a design response to extreme spatial constraints. Local architects have coined the term arquitectura esbelta (slender architecture) to describe these hyper-efficient, narrow-footprint homes.

Skinny Barcelona is more than a playful phrase — it’s a lens through which to understand how geography, history, and economics have shaped one of Europe’s most beloved cities. From medieval passageways to minimalist micro-flats, Barcelona proves that good things often come in narrow packages.

Even in the 19th-century Eixample district, designed by Ildefons Cerdà with wide avenues and octagonal blocks, the residential buildings themselves often retain a slender profile. Many flats are long and narrow — sometimes only 6–8 meters wide but extending 20–30 meters inward. This "skinny" floor plan creates deep, tunnel-like interiors, forcing architects like Antoni Gaudí to invent ingenious light wells and ventilation shafts to bring natural illumination into the core of each dwelling.

The city’s social life also embraces narrowness. In districts like Gràcia and El Raval, you’ll find "skinny bars" — establishments no wider than a single shipping container, where patrons line the walls or sit at a continuous counter. Similarly, "skinny boutiques" specializing in local crafts often occupy former storage spaces less than three meters wide, yet they offer a surprisingly deep selection of goods.

Urban planners now point to Skinny Barcelona as a model for sustainable density. Unlike sprawling suburbs, Barcelona’s thin streets and narrow buildings reduce energy consumption, encourage walking, and foster spontaneous social interaction. The city’s "superblock" (superilla) project further embraces this philosophy by returning wide avenues to pedestrians while preserving the intimate, slender alleyways that give the city its character.