Sacred music traditions vary profoundly from one religion to the
next. Even within the Christian faith, one can hear a wide variety
of music among and within different denominations. Catholics,
mainline Protestants, and Evangelicals have all developed unique
traditions. Many people are not exposed to multiple faith
experiences in their upbringings, which can make exploring an
unfamiliar sacred music style challenging. Because of this, singers
and teachers regularly encounter religious singing styles to which
they have not yet been exposed. In So You Want to Sing Sacred
Music, multiple contributors offer a broad overview of sacred
singing in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Evan Kent, Anthony Ruff,
Matthew Hoch, and Sharon L. Radionoff share their expertise on
topics as diverse as Jewish cantorial music, Gregorian chant,
post-Vatican II Catholic music, choral traditions, and contemporary
Christian music. This plethora of styles represents the most common
traditions encountered by amateur and emerging professional singers
when exploring sacred performance opportunities. In each chapter,
contributors consider liturgical origins, musical characteristics,
training requirements, repertoire, and resources for each of these
traditions. The writers-all professional singers and teachers with
rich experience singing these styles-also discuss vocal technique
as it relates to each style. Contributors also offer professional
advice for singers seeking work within each tradition's
institutional settings, surveying the skills needed while offering
practical advice for auditioning and performing successfully in the
world of sacred music. So You Want to Sing Sacred Music is a
helpful resource for any singer looking to add sacred performance
to their portfolio or seeking opportunities and employment where
sacred music is practiced and performed. Additional chapters by
Scott McCoy, Wendy LeBorgne, and Matthew Edwards address universal
questions of voice science and pedagogy, vocal health, and audio
enhancement technology. The So You Want to Sing series is produced
in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of
Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Sacred
Music features online supplemental material on the NATS website.
Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio
and video files, and additional resources.
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