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101 More Hymn Stories

CEBAdmin — Thu, 28 May 2020 22:28:43 +0000

This book will revitalize your worship through song and can be used for personal or family devotional reading, sermon illustrations, bulletin inserts, and introducing congregational hymns. Additional Products 101 Hymn Stories

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101 Hymn Stories

CEBAdmin — Thu, 28 May 2020 22:07:47 +0000

This book offers the inspiring true stories behind 101 of your favorite hymns. It is excellent for devotional reading, sermon illustrations, and bulletin inserts, as well as for historical or biographical research. Additional Products 101 More Hymn Stories

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Echoes of Eternity: A Classical Guide to Music

Hester VanBraeden — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:55:33 +0000

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It’s just music; isn’t it all a matter of opinion?

In the current renewal of classical education, comments such as these often leave us frustrated. Recovering the lost tools of learning is one thing but getting students to love classical music is another. What precisely is a classical view of music? And in a pop-saturated culture, how do we as educators not only effectively communicate such a view to our students, but also foster a love for what they hear? In Echoes of Eternity, you will discover a rich tapestry of concepts, vocabulary, and listening examples that will equip you to teach and awaken students to the splendor of a classical vision of music. Written for both musicians and non-musicians alike, you will learn:

A profound theology of music and music practice
How to explain the objective value of music
How to clarify the difference between classical and contemporary music
Ways to incorporate music throughout the school day
Various cross-cultural examples of music
And much, much more!

In these pages, you will learn how to hear these sounds as echoes of Paradise, melodic calls that lead us back to our original and eternal home.

Sound is “a world which I cannot shut out, which goes on all around me, and which gets on with its own life. . . .
Acoustic space is a world of revelation.”
—John Hull, Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness

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How to Grow a Young Music Lover

Dayna Barendregt — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:37:12 +0000

The book is an extraordinary resource for homeschooling parents who want an informative, accessible music curriculum and those want to support their children’s instruction in piano, violin, or other instruments.

It is also greatly appreciated by grandparents and other caregivers who want to initiate kids into the world of music; early childhood and elementary educators interested in solid, practical ways to teach their classroom about music; and any reader interested in learning more about musical history, terms, and methods.

The book will also be well received by fans of musician Charlie Peacock, who wrote the foreword for this new edition.

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Evening in the Palace of Reason

Hester VanBraeden — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:40:59 +0000

Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along with it a template for modern warfare. Their fleeting encounter in 1757 signals a unique moment in history where belief collided with the cold certainty [...]

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The Gift of Music

Hester VanBraeden — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:34:37 +0000

One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs.

The result is a remarkable and inspiring book, showing the importance of Christian faith for many composers, and the effect of this upon their music. But it also shows how the lack of faith has brought profound change in the meaning and form of contemporary music.

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Classical Music for Dummies

Hester VanBraeden — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 02:23:55 +0000

Classical Music for Dummies is a down-to-earth guide that will help you get the most out of classical music right from the start. Excellent either for getting you started from scratch or deepening your appreciation, this in-depth guide will make going to concerts, listening to recordings, or even just talking about classical music infinitely more [...]

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