The Choir Members Companion is designed for use by individual choir members in a local church adult choir. The book is intended for choir members to better understand musical symbols; terminology; and symbols used in choral music. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction to Choir Membership 2. Basic Music Reading Skills 3. Musical Road Map 4. Basic Vocal Techniques 5. Sight-reading New Music 6. How to Mark Your Music 7. Preparation for Worship 8. Preparation for Other Performances 9. Glossary of Musical Terms and Symbols
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful. The motherlode of all Coltrane discographiesBy BluesFanThere are a handful of Coltrane scholars around the planet who are recognized as the authorities on John Coltrane. Lewis Porter (who is one of them); well-known jazz scholar and jazz artist; gathered most of the true heavyweights together for this definitive guide to Coltranes life and work.This book encompasses; updates; expands upon and supersedes Fujiokas "John Coltrane: A Discography And Musical Biography".If you are simply looking for a biography of Coltrane; I would recommend Porters "John Coltrane: His Life And Music" [U of Michigan Press].If; on the other hand; you want every bit of information there is about every recording ever made by Coltrane; including concert recordings that circulate among music traders; this is the book of your dreams. Until (and if) this book is ever updated; it is the definitive guide to Coltranes work. Nothing else; save the Fujioka; even comes close.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Definitive ColtraneBy Michael L. SlavinThis superb book which weighs in at about 4 1/2 pounds is the culmination of tremendous scholarly research by the editor and contributors. Coltrane was born in 1926. This exhaustive reference covers highlights of his life from 1938 thru 1944. Then a timeline which briefly summarizes key events followed by a more detailed chronology of that year. These details are in yearly chapters from 1945-1967 (the year of his death). There are many anecdotes as well as published reviews by critics and columnists. A number of musician former collegues were interviewed to provide further information. Following that is a complete discography (as of the publication date which was 2008). That also follows the yearly format covering the periods from 1946-67. A lot of album covers are reproduced. It is amazing how many different reissues and repackagings have been made from these record dates. Also; many quite obscure releases are covered as well as private practice;radio broadcasts;club dates and concert performances that were recorded. Tremendous effort by the authors. With much original research.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MA mystic