SKU: GI.G-6390B
A practical resource
for choir directors,
trainers, and
teachers. Royal
School of Church Music.
Sacred. Choir part. 224
pages. GIA Publications
#6390B. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-6390B).
English.
Every
choir needs a leader to
inspire, train and direct
it. That person needs all
kinds of musical, social,
and administrative
skills, and these are all
explored in depth in The
Voice for Life Guide to
Choir Training. Here is a
comprehensive manual
dedicated to the theory
and practice of choir
training, drawn from the
collective knowledge and
wisdom of seasoned
practitioners in the
field. Conceived for
experienced leaders and
novices alike, it
systematically addresses
the many different
aspects of choir training
from conducting and
rehearsal management to
legal, financial, worship
and pastoral issues. It
offers countless
practical strategies that
will be of enormous
assistance to all choir
trainers and directors,
whether or not they are
running a Voice for Life
scheme. Choir training is
a challenge and it
demands commitment, but
it is hugely rewarding.
The Voice for Life Guide
to Choir Training will
equip musicians in this
role with all the skills
they need to develop
their talents –
and those of the singers
in their care – so
that everyone can grow in
confidence and skill,
give pleasure and
enrichment to those who
hear them, and help to
inspire the worship of
the gathered community.
From the Table of
Contents: Part 1: Face to
face with the
choir, Introduction,
Rehearsal management,
Planning, Warm-ups,
Developing technique,
Developing musicianship,
Working on repertoire
Part 2: Behind the
scenes, Introduction, The
purpose of the choir,
Setting up a choir,
Recruiting and retaining
singers, Jobs within the
choir, Choir in context,
Legal and administrative
matters, Financial
matters, Health and
safety, SafeguardingÂ
Part 3: The choir in
public, Introduction, The
choir in worship, The
content of church
services, Different types
of church music,
Preparing worship music
with the choir, Hymns,
Worship songs, Anthems,
Settings of the Mass,
Singing the psalms, Chant
from the Taizé
tradition, World music,
Improving congregational
singing, The choir in
performance, Repertoire
selection, Copyright and
licensing, Arranging and
composing for choirÂ
Part 4: You as a choir
trainer, Introduction,
Managing your time,
Understanding people,
Leadership
skills, Communication
skills Part 5: The
choir trainer’s
toolkit, Introduction,
Some thoughts about music
literacy, Conducting
skills, Positioning the
choir, Keeping it all
together, Focus the
choir!, Energize the
choir!, Working with
young singers, Changing
and developing voices,
Voice change in older
singers, Falsetto,
Vibrato, The individual
voice and its registers,
Getting a good sound:
intonation, Getting a
good sound: blending,
Troubleshooting, Music
reference, Photocopiable
resources, Voice for Life
publications and
resources, Other RSCM
publications and
resources, Index.