In Volume 2 of this nine-volume series, Professional OrchestrationT: Orchestrating the Melody Within the String Section is an historic breakthrough in orchestration instruction detailing for the first time 63 techniques previously known by only a few top professional film orchestrators, composers and arrangers applicable to both live performance and MIDI mock-ups. Loaded with references from 35 works with over 175 excerpts in large full page/full score format, the 63 techniques are referenced meticulously in the low, medium, high and very high registers. For fast referencing, organized by Unisons, Two-Parts, Three-Parts, Four-Parts, Five-Parts, Divisi in Octaves, Thirds, Divisi in Sixths, Special Combinations of Divisi. Each technique has a brief commentary pointing out other score details and often, electronic scoring insights. Professional Orchestration Volume 2A Orchestrating the Melody Within the String Section is supported with the optional Professional Mentor workbook, DRM-free MP3 package covering a majority of the book's examples from eClassical.com, and both ruled and unruled 16-stave sketchbooks.

Professional Orchestration Vol 2A: Orchestrating the Melody Within the String Section

Arts & Photography

Alexander, Peter Lawrence

Music

Alexander University, Inc.

Alexander Publishing's How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite is a breakthrough in orchestration instruction with its newly engraved score with piano part at page bottom, the original short stories that Ravel based the work on, and a complete analysis of each movement, combined together, showing how Ravel orchestrated. For fast referencing, each bar is numbered at the bottom of the page (original rehearsal markings are also included). By including the piano part at page bottom, students of counterpoint will see specific devices that Ravel used, where, and how he orchestrated them. Jazz musicians and composers will also see how Ravel composed and orchestrated using altered Dominant 7th chords, mixolydian chord scales, and triads with the added 9th. Preceding each movement is the complete short story that movement was based on, which helps teach dramatic composition and scoring techniques. By comparing back to Ravel's score, a better understanding of Ravel's approach is gained. Following each movement is a brief orchestration analysis based on The Eight Keys of Professional Orchestration as taught in Alexander Publishing's Professional Orchestration Series. How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite is further supported by an optional CD or legal downloadable MP3 performance of Mother Goose Suite, color coded scores showing how the piano part went to score, and a video performance of the entire work as found on YouTube.

How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite

Professional Orchestration's Orchestral Sketchbook is a companion to the multi-volume Professional Orchestration textbook series, which is a massive revision of the original Rimsky-Korsakov's Principles of Orchestration. Modeled after music papers used in film-scoring in Los Angeles with four pre-ruled bars per page, on heavy 50lb weight white paper. Organized top-down for Piccolo/Flute, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon/Bass Clarinet, French Horns, Trumpets, Trombones/Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, grand staff for Keyboards, Harp or Vocals, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Basses. Can be used for score analysis or direct composition. Unruled version also available.

Professional Orchestration 16-Stave Ruled Orchestral Sketchbook

Professional Orchestration's Orchestral Sketchbook is a companion to the multi-volume Professional Orchestration textbook series, which is a massive revision of the original Rimsky-Korsakov's Principles of Orchestration. Modeled after music papers used in film-scoring in Los Angeles, printed on heavy 50lb weight white paper. Organized top-down for Piccolo/Flute, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon/Bass Clarinet, French Horns, Trumpets, Trombones/Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, grand staff for Keyboards, Harp or Vocals, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Basses. Can be used for score analysis or direct composition. Pre-ruled version also available.

Professional Orchestration 16-Stave Unruled Orchestral Sketchbook

Recommended by winners of the Academy, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, Professional Orchestration is the first multi-volume series in orchestration from an American Publisher that teaches the devices and orchestral combinations which, before now, have been known by only a privileged few. It’s also the only orchestration book whose orchestration notes were checked and edited by members of the Hollywood studio musician elite. Features full page/full score examples on an 8.25x11 page. Optional Professional Mentor workbook and audio package from eClassical available.

Professional Orchestration Vol 1: Solo Instruments & Instrumentation Notes

Can you answer the top 5 political questions of all time: 1. Which Scriptures should guide our public policy? 2. How did God intend man to be governed? 3. What's the role of the church in politics? 4. What's the role of the individual Christian in politics? 5. How can you know who to vote for and why? In the current systematic theology treatises, there's little taught about government, nor how the Christian community should, if at all, involve itself in government and politics. Result: the Christian community lacks a theology of government by which to guide them in how to think, act, and vote from a Biblical perspective. Lessons In Governing: The Inseparable Relationship Between God, Man and Government solves that problem starting with Andy Gaus' new in-your-face translation from the Septuagint of Deuteronomy (the most quoted book of the American Revolution), 19 Essays that answer the Top 5 Political Questions of All Time, and a special reference section with documents from the Founding Fathers demonstrating the inseparable relationship between God, man and government in action. About the Authors Andy Gaus translates from both Greek and German. Andy is the translator of the critically acclaimed The Unvarnished New Testament and The Unvarnished Gospels. His German translations include Max and Moritz and Other Bad Boy Tales and a collection of works by Rainer Maria Rilke entitled Requiem for a Woman. He's a graduate of Wesleyan University with a B.A. in German, and while at Wesleyan, Andy edited the literary magazine. Unvarnished Deuteronomy is his first translation from the Septuagint. Peter Lawrence Alexander is Film Music Magazine's award winning journalist. He's the author of Writing and Performing Christian Music: God's Plan and Purpose For the Church (the first theology of Christian music based on exegetical research), and The Road of Blood: The Untold Story of the Good Samaritan, an historical fiction retelling of the famous parable. In the field of music and music technology, his multi-volume Professional Orchestration series has been endorsed by winners of the Academy, Grammy, Emmy, and BAFTA Awards. He publishes a weekly expositional Bible teaching at www.wordsfortheheart.net

Lessons In Governing: The Inseparable Relationship Between God, Man and Government

History

World

Writing and Performing Christian Music: God's Plan & Purpose for the Church, is for songwriters, worship leaders, musicians, composers, church leadership, radio station programmers, and record company executives. Foreword by TV composer Robert Kral (Angel, Miracles and Superman Doomsday). Introduction by Dr. William L. Hooper, former Dean, School of Church Music, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Covers: What is Christian Music; God's Organizational Model for the Church; The First Formal Purposing of Song; The Prophetic Song; How God Uses Music to Edify; 22 Types of Biblical Songs by Content; Thanks, and the Three Types of Praise Songs; Eight More Types of Biblical Songs; Biblical Techniques of Lyric Writing; Standards and Performance Practices; Music Leadership and the Large Church; Basic Performance Considerations; Wisdom's Role; Picking Music for the Western Church Service. Peter Lawrence Alexander writes the Music Technology & You column for Film Music Weekly. Many of his music books have been endorsed by winners of the Academy®, Grammy® and Emmy® Awards. A Christian, Mr. Alexander's books include: The Street SmartT Guide to MIDI and Home Recording, Applied Professional Harmony, Professional Orchestration, How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite, Counterpoint by Fux, Writing for Strings, The Prayer That Gets Results, and The Business Parables. His historical fiction works include: The Good Samaritan, and The Unfaithful Wife: The Story of Hosea and Gomer.

Writing and Performing Christian Music: God's Plan & Purpose for the Church

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

What happens when you plan a service and the pastor changes it at the last minute? How about musicians who don't practice? What happens if the pastor doesn't give you any direction? How do you pick the right music for a worship service vs. a funeral or a wedding? How do you plan the order of the rehearsal? The service itself? Worship Planning For Worship Leaders: Developing Effective Planning Skills, deals with these very practical issues and more. The second in a series of practical training guides by Dr. Bill Hooper, former Dean of the School of Church Music at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Worship Planning For Worship Leaders is the result of the author's many years of experience as a pastor, church musician, music leader, and seminary professor. Covers: Worship Is About God, Ordering Christian Worship, Role Of The Worship Leader, Steps In planning Worship, Planning For Worship Ensembles, Planning For Congregational Song, Planning For Special Services, Planning For Technology, Thou Shalt Not Steal.

Worship Planning For Worship Leaders: Vol. 2 Developing Effective Planning Skills

Hooper, William L.

The third and final volume in a series of practical training guides by Dr. Bill Hooper, former Dean of the School of Church Music at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 'Worship History For Worship Leaders' is the result of the author's many years of experience as a pastor, church musician, music leader, and seminary professor. 'Worship History For Worship Leaders' surveys how the People of God have responded to God's revelation of himself through worship and how music has played an important role in that worship. You will discover that for the Hebrews, and early Christians, worship was a way of life, a life style or life orientation. A person's private life, work life and corporate religious life were all related to God every day. You will discover, too, that worship should be a way of life for Christians in the twenty-first century. If we define worship as the human response to God's revelation of himself, it raises at least three questions: 1) How does God enable us to respond to him? 2) What does God require of us so we can worship him acceptably? 3) What kind of human responses are acceptable to God? This book looks to answer those questions. 'Worship History For Worship Leaders' covers: Worship In The Old Testament, Music & Instruments in the Old Testament, Kings & Prophets, Praise In the Temple, Jesus' Attitude Toward Worship, Worship In The New Testament, The Reformation Tradition, Early English Hymnody, The American Traditions, The Contemporary Scene. This book helps to enable worship leaders to connect to the wonderful history of Christian worship and song. By understanding from where we have come, perhaps we can better understand where we are today and where we should go tomorrow.

Worship History For Worship Leaders: Vol. 3 A Survey of Worship From Prehistory To Modern Day

Ancient Civilizations

Max Tofone's Street Smart Guide to Sibelius 6 is a 79-lesson blockbuster with mini-workbook organized in a bite-sized step-by-step progression that takes you from beginner to master. Start at the beginning or dip-in where you have a specific need. Nearly every software step has a screen shot to illustrate it. Composers will appreciate the lessons on over sized time signatures, adding cautionary time signatures, and how to number each bar with the number centered. Songwriters learn how to create a lead sheet, input the lyric, add chord symbols and guitar fingering charts. Graphic and MIDI exports also covered. Sibelius is an easy program to learn. But the Street Smart Guide to Sibelius 6 makes it even easier! Organized by six sections: Section 1 - Score Preparation Section 2 - Score Input Section 3 - For Songwriters: Lead Sheets, Piano/Vocal/Guitar & More Section 4 - Your Score As Document Section 5 - Score Playback Section 6 - Mini Workbook. The Street Smart Guide to Sibelius 6 also contains an exclusive Mini Workbook with homework examples to apply the concepts hands-on you learned from Max! A native of Switzerland, Max is a graduate of the Royal Scottish College of Music & Drama and, over the years, has worked as a freelance music copyist/proof-reader for many music associations and internationally renowned composers like Sally Beamish and Rory Boyle.

Street Smart Guide to Sibelius 6 - With Mini Workbook

Computers & Technology

Tofone, Massimo

Software

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