For me, I�ve tried to keep it as simple as possible and scaled it down to just one category of "Mormon Music." In fact, the definition has been around quite a while: "virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy" (13th Article of Faith). And even though the exact meaning of this is a little different for each of us, I think it works pretty well.

QUICK NOTES

"American Idol" Update: At this stage of the "American Idol" competition, contestants voted off first are generally the ones who really shouldn't have been there in the first place. They are usually singers who — by the judges account — might have had some unique "artistic genius" lurking inside them just waiting to be freed. The problem is that many of these singers are amateurs who've had no professional training or experience, thus when up against the pressures of a big-time, live performance, the genius never steps out and their flaws are obvious — sometimes painfully so.

LDS entrants David Archuleta and Brooke White certainly aren�t in this category, so it was not surprising that they were both "safe" and moved on to the coming week.

While David cruised through with high marks on his rendition of "Shop Around," I would place Brooke's performance of "Happy Together" more in the middle of the pack among the girls (some official "Idol" watchers on the web placed her lower than that). She wasn't bad, but she didn't stand out, either.

Even with her bubbly, Faith Hill/Carly Simon thing going on she looked unsettled, even a little scared — like she was not quite sure what to do with herself without a piano or guitar. Hopefully, she�ll kick it up several notches this week. Based on her previous performances, we know she�s got it in her.

New Blog-Mag: With the intent of providing a resource to those involved in the music industry, LDS music producer Greg Hansen has launched a new blog-mag called "Positive Music and Arts." It has articles highlighting opportunities for songwriters, new albums and projects, and items of interest to musicians and those interested in the regional music scene.

(Quint Randle was born and raised in Southern California and has been a music journalist and songwriter for more than 25 years. He is now a full-time journalism professor. He has co-written two No. 1 songs in the Christian-Country market and still moonlights as a member of the award-winning duo Joshua Creek. He founded Gig Magazine and has written for Mix Magazine, Recording Engineer/Producer and Guitar Player. He also co-authored the book "Making Money Making Music.")