So You Want to Sing Sacred Music: A Guide for Performers

Author:   Matthew Hoch
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Volume:   6
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9781442256996


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   14 December 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Matthew Hoch
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781442256996


ISBN 10:   1442256990
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   14 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Jewish Traditions, Evan Kent Chapter 2 – Gregorian Chant and Polyphony, Anthony Ruff Chapter 3 – Contemporary Catholic Directions, Anthony Ruff Chapter 4 – Sacred Choral Traditions, Matthew Hoch Chapter 5 – Contemporary Christian Music, Sharon L. Radionoff Chapter 6 – Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoy Chapter 7 – Vocal Health and the Singer of Sacred Music, Wendy LeBorgne Chapter 8 – Using Audio Enhancement Technology, Matthew Edwards

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So You Want to Sing Sacred Music covers a wide spectrum of music in regard to both style and historical context.... It is an excellent overview of the liturgical music of the Judeo- Christian tradition, and singers will find it a helpful reference. * Journal of Singing *


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"Matthew Hoch is associate professor of voice and coordinator of voice studies at Auburn University. He is the author of several books, including A Dictionary for the Modern Singer. He holds the BM from Ithaca College, MM from the Hartt School, and DMA from the New England Conservatory. Dr. Hoch is the 2016 winner of the Van L. Lawrence Fellowship, awarded jointly by the Voice Foundation and NATS. He actively performs art song, opera, chamber music, and in professional choral settings. Evan Kent is an oleh chadash (""new immigrant”) to Israel, having moved in the summer of 2013. Previously, he was the cantor at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles for 25 years, also serving on the faculty of Hebrew Union College (the seminary for the Reform movement of Judaism) for 15 years. Dr. Kent’s publications have appeared in the Journal of Reform Judaism, Sh’ma Magazine, and Conservative Judaism. He also holds a doctorate in music education from Boston University. He is currently on the faculty of Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, where he teaches classes in both contemporary and historic Jewish music. In addition to his musical and educational pursuits, Evan is an avid runner, having completed multiple marathons and ultra-marathons. Sharon L. Radionoff is director of the Sound Singing Institute, as well as singing voice specialist/voice technologist at the Texas Voice Center in Houston. She is an active clinician, lecturer, researcher and author. She is the author of two books—The Vocal Instrument (Plural Publishing) and Faith and Voice (Inkwater Books)—as well as many articles and book chapters. Dr. Radionoff earned a BME from Eastern Michigan University, a MM from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She also completed a professional fellowship at the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research Center in Philadelphia under Dr. Robert T. Sataloff. Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB is a monk of St John’s Abbey and associate professor of theology at St John’s University/School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the founding director of the National Catholic Youth Choir. He chaired the international committee that wrote the English chant for the 2011 Roman Missal. He has published several books and articles in his specialties of hymnody, Gregorian chant, liturgy, and liturgical music. He is moderator of the popular liturgy blog “Pray Tell.”"

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