Church Resource Books

Designed for older students who have no previous experience reading music, this primer will help prepare and give a solid foundation to build upon for a student in any music course - band, chorus,

This book from revered church musician Paul Westermeyer offers insight and perspective applicable to anyone working in a church or church music setting. This volume contains collected reflections, essays,

A book of nondenominational prayer services (morning, evening, Holy Communion, healing) from the Wild Goose Worship Group of the Iona Community. Small selection of music in appendix. Revised fourth

A concise insight into the structure of hymn texts by one of America's greatest teachers and composers of church music. Lovelace offers extraordinary insights into what builds a strong hymn text and how

Need to adapt an SATB work for your small SAB choir? Have sopranos who can’t sing divisi, but know a great trumpet player who is happy to help out? Need to simplify a viola part for a beginner? In

Body Mapping for Music Ministers is devoted to helping pastoral musicians find ease, efficiency, and embodiment in their ministry. This book offers principles that will protect a pastoral musician

Various gospel acclamations with verses to contemporary and traditional psalm tones for use throughout three-year cycle of Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord. Cantor, Acc, some optional

As a church choir rehearses weekly to proclaim the Word through song, it is appropriate that rehearsals should contain prayer. This collection contains succinct, meaningful prayers for use throughout the

Choral directors are frequently called upon to conduct various instrumental ensembles, from a few accompanying instruments to a full orchestra. This very practical and straightforward book provides insights

At last, a single volume that helps you find the right anthem for the specific worship day. Numerous publishers, many styles, all difficulty levels are included. Sure to become a favorite of every church

These essays by David W. Music and Paul Westermeyer discuss church music in the United States from the middle of the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. Not a comprehensive history, they can be

The work of the church musician has always been challenging. In today's climate, there is a need to find new and effective ways to clearly articulate this calling to clergy, congregations, and choir

Like an Advent calendar or a box of chocolates, The Church Year in Limericks is not meant to be enjoyed all at once. Each stanza exists on its own, and reading the entire collection straight through

With this second volume, Christopher M. Brunelle continues to put lowly doggerel to lofty purposes. This collection of entirely new verses provides hundreds of new ways to celebrate the liturgical year and

The Complete Book of Hymns brings to life the stories behind more than 600 hymns and worship songs. With background on the composer, the inspiration behind the lyrics, scriptural references for

What do coaches, master teachers, and educational psychologists have to teach us about conducting? As it turns out, quite a bit! In this concise yet insightful volume, Richard Sparks draws from years