A humorous, revealing, personal collection of reflections on worship, music and children in today's society.

First Person Singular : Reflections on Worship, Liturgy, and Children

Literature & Fiction

Carl Schalk

Essays & Correspondence

MorningStar Music Publishers

King of Instruments is an Organ Teaching Method book. The purpose of this book is to provide a short, easy introduction to the organ. It is intended to provide pianists with a quick method that will get them playing as rapidy as possible.

King of Instruments

Joyce Jones

Abridged version of "Revealing Riches and Building Lives" read by the author.

Revealing Riches and Building Lives : Youth Choir Ministry in the New Millennium CD

Randy Edwards

A self-directed compendium featuring accessible extemporization techniques that are based largely on hymnal harmonizations, designed to assist organists who do not consider themselves improvisers, but who are comfortable playing hymns.  Using these techniques, organists with either modest or advanced skills will be able to create pleasing hymn-based settings, such as introductions, interludes, organ versets, or small partitas, organ stanzas, petite toccatas.

Off the Page, Tips & Techniques for Creating Hymn-Based Organ Settings

Donald Rotermund

Singing Through the Church Year is a comprehensive resource book for children's choir directors, church school teachers, or for other church leaders responsible for using music with children. The foundation for this collection is the belief that when children learn the hymns, scriptures, and songs associated with the Liturgical Year their lives are not only enriched spiritually, but they become life long worshipers. This resource includes reproducible songs, artwork, games, and teaching suggestions.

Singing Through the Church Year: A Children's Choir Resource Book

Tamara Makdad Albrecht

This biographical work examines the unique factors that have shaped and formed the life and music of one of the most influential organists of the latter half of the twentieth-century. Constructed in four parts, this book includes a full biography; an analysis of his chorale-based organ and choral works; a collection of essays by composers, theologians, musicians, and family; and web access that includes sound clips, radio interviews, manuscripts, video, articles, and programs. This book will be of great interest to anyone who knows and enjoys the music of Paul Manz. Paperback. 246 pages. PART ONE: The Life of Paul Manz Chapter 1: EARLY YEARS Chapter 2: CHALLENGES AND GROWTH Chapter 3: A MINISTRY THROUGH MUSIC Chapter 4: A MINISTRY WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Chapter 5: BUILDING BRIDGES Chapter 6: BENEDICTION AND BLESSINGS PART TWO: The Work of Paul Manz Chapter 7: THE ORGAN CHORALES OF PAUL MANZ Chapter 8: The Choral and Liturgical Music of Paul Manz PART THREE: Reflections on the Life and Work of Paul Manz Postlude: God of Grace, and God of Glory, Paul Otto Manz Appendix A: Formal and Architectural Characteristics in/Organ Chorales of Paul Manz Appendix B: List of Manz Organ Publications Appendix C: List of Manz Choral Compositions

The Journey Was Chosen: The Life and Work of Paul Manz

Scott M. Hyslop

Marie Stultz's "Innocent Sounds" Book has been so well received by the choral community and by voice teachers around the country, that MorningStar has added another book that helps those working with beginning singers. This book is designed to be a guide to those who are entrusted with the challenge of working with children in the beginning stages of learning how to sing. Marie provides a variety of vocal exercises, literature suggestions, rehearsal aids, and practical advice that will serve extremely useful to all of those working with young children.

Innocent Sounds Book I: The Singer's Journey Begins--Building Choral Tone & Artistry in Your Children's Choir

Education & Teaching

Marie Stultz

Schools & Teaching

The sequel to "Innocent Sounds: Book 1--The Singer's Journey Begins." Marie Stultz's "Innocent Sounds" Book has been well received by the choral community and by voice teachers around the country. This book is designed to be a guide to those who are entrusted with the challenge of working with older children learning how to sing. Marie provides a variety of vocal exercises, literature suggestions, rehearsal aids, and practical advice that will serve extremely useful to all of those working with young children. Also ideal for home-schooled children ages 9 through early adolescence.

Innocent Sounds: Book 2 - The Singer's Journey Continues

A collection of 25 essays by colleagues, students, and friends of Harry Eskew, who taught music history and hymnology at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for 36 years. Broad range of topics with focus on hymnody.

Hymnology in the Service of the Church: Essays in Honor of Harry Eskew

Christian Books & Bibles

Paul Richard Powell

Worship & Devotion

A second volume of Susan Cherwien s meditations for hymn festivals and worship services. The first volume entitled Crossings has received much recognition and has been widely used. From Glory into Glory includes the same beautiful expressions of faith that have made Susan s work so well-known. It includes suggested hymn festival outlines that served as the inspiration for the meditations found in the book as well as hymn and anthem indexes.

From Glory into Glory Reflections for Worship

Susan Palo Cherwien

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