The congregation plays an integral part in the worship service and this book from the pen of Hal Hopson, will help you encourage and improve their participation in hymnsinging. Perfect for musicians, choir directors, pastors, and worship or music committees, it is a practical guide of ideas and examples. Similar to the "Creative Use..." series, areas covered in this book include: nurturing the congregation, selection of hymns, the use of hymns in worship services, children and hymns, and the use of: choir, organ, instruments and handbells in hymnsinging. It's an invaluable resource that should be in every church library!
Geoffrey Forward, acting coach and leading expert in American diction, clearly illustrates for the singer how to gain control by eliminating vocal tension and poor diction, replacing it with clear pronunciation. This superb resource allows the singer to put the finishing touches on his or her singing, not only with excellent diction but through the concepts of phrasing, identifying key words and singing with emotion. This 270-page book is an essential addition to the library of every singer, voice teacher and vocal coach.
Is your church launching a contemporary service? Are you trying to balance traditional and modern musical tastes? Where do you start? This new resource will walk you through step by step, from enlisting and training an effective leadership crew to overcoming opposition from resistant Church members. Build a successful modern worship program that will strengthen your music program as you worship and grow together. This valuable text is suited for musicians, leaders, pastors, and students reaching for new horizons in ministry.
This one-of-a-kind worship guide connects you with other worshipers from the earliest years of church history up to the present, organized by the Christian calendar. The rich heritage of thoughts, songs, and prayers from historic and contemporary Christians is sure to inspire and edify you in a fresh way. It features the melody lines and words to both classic hymns and contemporary worship songs, which makes this resource both unique and valuable to worship leaders, choir directors, praise musicians and singers alike.
Here is a church musician's friend that will be taken from the shelf again and again throughout the church year. Everything is included in this practical tool, from hymn selections for church services, to choir member rosters, a Sunday-by-Sunday planning guide, reproducible letters to the choristers for major events, all the way to clip art for bulletins and printouts - this is the perfect way to organize 20 or 200 singers in your music ministry. Hymns are coordinated with the Methodist Hymnal, but are familiar across all denominational lines.
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