Cantor basics / James Hansen.
| Author/creator | Hansen, James |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Pastoral Press, 1991. |
| Description | 122 pages ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Why don't people sing? -- Why do people sing? -- How to choose a cantor -- How to warm up -- Is applause appropriate? -- How to teach a song -- If I don't trust my voice -- How to announce the hymn -- A child shall lead them -- What is performance? -- How to pray the intercessions -- What is god-talk? -- Who sings at the wedding? -- How silence happens -- Why bilingual texts? -- What the well-dressed cantor wears -- Where to stand and sit -- How to communicate with the eyes -- What is the role of the community? -- How does the assembly learn about its role? -- Who sings at communion? -- How to find more cantors -- Is there a better style? -- What does the cantor do at a funeral? -- How to choose the right piece -- Use a piece more than once? -- How to work with someone you don't like -- Why do people leave mass early? -- In what range should music be? -- Does music sound the same everywhere? -- How to plan music for changing assemblies -- When people don't sing -- When I don't feel well -- How to recruit men for the choir -- How can I improve the choir? -- Liturgy in a nursing home -- When presiders don't sing -- Where can I obtain help? -- What music is best for the psalm? -- How to gesture -- How to pray when you're working -- Where does the cantor come from? -- Song leader vs. cantor -- When the assembly doesn't measure up -- How much of you should be seen? -- Who introduces the liturgy? -- What to do with stage fright? -- What are psalm tones? -- Who gets to choose the music? -- How often to rehearse? -- What do cantors do? -- Who do they do it? -- How not to teach -- Where to stand -- Singing at early mass -- How to deal with the budget -- Who gets paid? -- What about freebies? -- How to treat the assembly -- How to lead a song -- What is the alternate psalm? -- How to control my voice -- Will the wedding party sing? -- I just don't understand the psalms -- Can we use two cantors? -- When nothing works -- How to improvise -- How to deal with overwork -- Does a cantor need to read music? -- When is meditation music appropriate? -- When the assembly causes discomfort -- The school mass is out of control -- When there is no accompanist -- What is the liturgy of the hours? -- When can we sing patriotic songs? -- When to sing Marian hymns -- How to get them to sing -- Which psalm can we sing? -- Rehearsing the wedding congregration -- What is balance in liturgy? -- The seasonal psalm or not -- Use of the microphone -- More on the seasonal psalm or not -- Can we replace a psalm with a hymn? -- The difference between a psalm and a song -- How many verses should we sing? -- Why don't people sing? -- How to improve? -- Match the psalm with the reading -- How to prepare the psalm -- Psalm performance patterns -- Hiring a music director -- What is elemental music? -- How can we sing real life? -- How to use what you have learned -- How cantors are formed -- How to choose music for funerals -- Where to look when singing -- Must the psalm be sung? -- When the work is overwhelming. |
| Abstract | Practical suggestions, sound advice, candid observations. A basic tool for parishes with established cantor programs and for those just initiating this ministry. Answers the questions most frequently asked by cantors and parish music directors: Why do people sing? How should we choose our cantors? How should I teach a song? How do we find more cantors? How should I handle stage fright? Must the psalm be sung? How many verses should we sing? How should I gesture? How often should we rehearse? When can we sing patriotic songs? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-122). |
| ISBN | 0912405813 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3002 .H36 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |