SKU: WD.080689519178

UPC: 080689519178.

Hymns revisited. Hymns reimagined. Hymns reinvented. Hymns relived. Hymns rewritten.

At this point we've seen everything done with hymns that we can possibly think of. And you may be saying the last thing you want or need is another book of hymns. And some might be inclined to agree. Except...

What if, instead of working so hard to change them or improve them, we focus on revealing the true nature, power, and majesty of our favorite hymns? Rather, to be true to them, and frame them in their best light by rediscovering a fresh appreciation of their well-deserved place in our houses of worship. Let our choirs raise their voices in unbridled passion, fed by the awe-inspiring, rich, theological and doctrinal truths buried deep within these tremendous songs of the Faith. Let our spirits rise with the soaring melodies, and once again give voice to our praise of the immortal, invisible, only-wise God! And, more than anything else, let us rediscover the joy that comes when we encourage our congregations to raise our joys and triumphs high, as together the Church proclaims, Then Sings My Soul, to the greatness of our God.

While each great arrangement in this book stands alone, Then Sings My Soul is designed to be presented as a through-composed worship service of hymns, scripture, and inspirational readings for Choir, Congregation, and Worship Leaders, created and orchestrated by Cliff Duren. DVD Accompaniment Track, Orchestration, and Stem Mixes available.

SKU: WD.080689355233

UPC: 080689355233.

Southern Gospel is alive and well in this choral setting of Wonder Working Power written by Rebeccah Peck and Marty Funderburk. A fresh, new setting for the truth found in the age old message that proclaims there is power in the blood of the lamb, this new song is one you’ll want to sing over and over again as it leads up to and joins in on the familiar refrain of the old hymn “There Is Power in the Blood”.

SKU: HL.49007078

ISBN 9783795720520. 6.75x9.75x1.55 inches. German.

Der 'Grundriss der Musikpadagogik' ist ein Standardwerk zur Theorie der Musikpadagogik. Ziel des Buches ist es, eine wissenschaftliche Musikpadagogik zu entwickeln und eine theoretisch-systematische Grundlegung des Faches Musikpadagogik zu skizzieren. Hierbei werden Antworten auf musikpadagogische, -historische, -asthetische sowie psychologische und soziologische Fragen gegeben. Im Zentrum stehen drei zentrale musikpadagogische Gegenstande: Musik-Lernen, Musik-Lehren und der Musikunterricht als Ergebnis der Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Musik-Lernen und Musik-Lehren. Dabei geht es der wissenschaftlichen Musikpadagogik nicht darum, der praktischen Musikpadagogik direkte Hilfen fur die Durchfuhrung von Musikunterricht zu geben, sondern Erkenntnisse und Einsichten im padagogischen Umgang mit Musik zu gewinnen. Weitere Kapitel behandeln eine berufsgeschichtliche Darstellung des Musiklehrers und das Thema 'Musikpadagogik als Forschungs- und Lehrgebiet'.Es soll gewiss nicht Musikpadagogik statt Musik betrieben werden, auch nicht unbedingt mehr Musikpadagogik, nur sachlichere und sachgemasse und damit effektivere Musikpadagogik. (Sigrid Abel-Struth)Sigrid Abel-Struth (1924-1987), Aufbau und Leitung der Frankfurter Jugendmusikschule, Professorin fur Musikpadagogik an der Padagogischen Hochschule in Bielefeld und an der Universitat Frankfurt a. Main. Umfangreiche Tatigkeiten in nationalen und internationalen Gremien. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Geschichte der musikpadagogischen Theorieentwicklung, musikbezogenes Lernen, Untersuchungen zur Musik in Kindergarten, Vorschule bis hin zur Erwachsenenbildung. Weitere Veroffentlichungen: S. Abel-Struth, 'Ziele des Musik-Lernen' (ED 6772/ED 6773, Mainz 1978/1979); S. Abel-Struth und Ulrich Groeben, 'Musikalische Horfahigkeiten des Kindes' (ED 6849, Mainz 1979).

SKU: GI.G-9533

ISBN 9781622772407.

All our truth, or all but a few fragments, is won by metaphor. We don’t grasp the meaning of a word or concept until we have a clear image to connect it with. — C.S. Lewis   Understanding artistry and those “things” that contribute to honest and direct musical expression are concepts that are both difficult to teach and difficult for us to understand as conductors and teachers. Born out of his teaching at The Choral Institute at Oxford each summer, James Jordan has realized the power of metaphor for teaching the highest artistic concepts involving human connection and deeper listening. The home of The Choral Institute at Oxford is St. Stephen’s House, the very place that C. S. Lewis worshipped. In this book, Jordan adapts Lewis’s love of powerful and effective metaphors. Jordan uses metaphors as a guide to help conductors engage the most profound the concepts of artistry in music, concepts that are often elusive to teach or learn. These metaphors can be effective doorways to understand our role as artist teacher/conductors in new and vibrant ways. In this book, Jordan explores: The metaphor of conductor as a refractive prism connecting musicians to conductors within constant communicative connection The light-generating source for conductors The power of abiding Polishing one’s metaphorical prism for the most powerful refraction to others Rethinking the “sublime” in music making Understanding and avoiding musical “kitsch” The power of predictive audiation as ultimate trust The artist’s necessary journey into loneliness   GRAMMY-nominated conductor James Jordan is Professor and Senior Conductor at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He is conductor of the internationally acclaimed Westminster Williamson Voices and the Westminster Schola Cantorum, and is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Same Stream (thesamestreamchoir.com). He is Director of The Westminster Conducting Institute and is Co-Director along with James Whitbourn of The Choral Institute at Oxford. James Jordan talks about his new work, Conductor As Prism:.