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Table of Contents

BRASS
CHURCH
EDUCATION
LONE ARRANGER
MEET OUR WRITER
MISC. TOPICS
PERCUSSION
PUBLISHER/EDITOR
SPECIAL ARTICLES
STRINGS
THINKING...
WOODWINDS





BRASS
     air
     anatomy
     appoggiatura phrase
     articulation- testing
     articulation in detail
     artistry:
     B.E.R.P
     books on music
     bores
     braces/orthodonics
     brace protectors
     Buzz Aid
     "Buzzing Book, The"
     buzzing on mothpieces
     canker sores
     Cichowicz Gems 1
     Cichowicz Gems 2
     communicating musical messages
     communion with God
     concentration in warm up
     consonants in tonguing
     consonants & vowels in tonguing
     craft:
     double tonguing
     dynamics
     dynamic changes
     embouchure
     fear God
     finding the right trumpet
     fourth valve
     "Gilead" by M. Robinson
     Gloriae Dei Cantores- "Le Monde due Serpent"
     God's will
     God's Word
     habits
     harmonic phrase
     high register
     "Inextinguishable Music:..." by M. Goldsmith
     "International Trumpet Guild"
     jaw position
     "Le Monde due Serpent" by D. Yeo
     lip buzzing
     lip slurs, ascending
     lip slurs, the benefits of
     lip slurs- testing
     lip slurs, the wonders of
     melodic phrase
     mental concepts
     mental warm-up& practice approaches
     mental-psychological aspects...
     motivation
     mouthpieces 1
     mouthpieces 2
     mouthpieces 3
     mothpiece buzzing
     multiple tonguing
     mutes
     non-harmonic phrase
     orthodonics/braces
     overbites
     overtone series
     pedal tones
     pedal tones & lip slurs
     pitch testing
     phrasing
     physical warm-up& practice approaches
     playing musically
     playing with braces
     practice, why?
     practicing
     practicing and warm up
     practicing routines
     practicing times
     pressure (lip) & buzzing
     psycho-motor...
     recordings- brass
     recordings- brass #2
     registers
     rehearsing
     relaxation in warm up
     respiration
     right hand- horns
     rhythmic phrase
     slides
     staccato
     "Symphony #5- Mahler" by Chicago S.O.
     tone in warm up
     tonguing
     tonguing in detail
     testing sound 1
     testing sound 2
     triple tonguing
     trombone valves
     "Trumpet Evolution" by A. Sandoval
     valves
     valve to slide comparisions
     vibrato
     vowel shapes
     vowels in tonguing
     "Unceasing Worship" by H. Best
     underbites
     upper register- testing
     warm-ups
     warm-up materials, lip slurs
     warm-up& practice approaches
     warm-up and buzzing on mothpieces
     Yeo, Douglas- "Le Monde due Serpent"
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CHURCH

     Bibical Philosophy of Music In Worship, A"
     conflicts in music tastes
     corporate worship
     Countryside Bible Church
     entertainment
     idolatry
     kinds of music
     Luther, Martin
     practice (spiritually)
     scripture supporting music
     truth
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EDUCATION

     acculturation
     Aims of Elementary School Music
     audiation in children
     budgets
     Christian Perspective...child.
     Christian School Music- 1
     Christian School Music- 2
     General Music Program
     imitation in children
     infant/toddler music play
     Early Childhood Music Purposes
     funding
     home school band programs
     home school organization
     home school band performance
     infant/toddler music play
     Kindermusic
     Mission Statements
     music education standards
     National Music Education Standards
     philosophy of music education
     pre-service elem. classroom tachers
     scheduling
     secondary music
     staffing- 1
     staffing- 2
     staffing- 3
     structure in child education
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LONE ARRANGER

     "101 Tips For Better Musicianship Part I"
     "101 Tips For Better Musicianship Part II"
     acceptable clutter
     arranging
     articulation
     articulation
     beginning arranging
     Budahl, Monty's "Sacred Brass Quartet Collection"
     Budahl, Monty's "Christmas Brass Quartet Collection"
     composition
     countermelodies in marches
     dynamics
     elements of music
     elements of music resources
     entertainment vs ministry
     decluttering arrangements
     ideas- 1
     ideas- 2
     intontation
     form- marches
     fugal section in "To The World, Joy"
     intervals
     know your players
     learning to arrange
     "Ledgerwood Piano Duets"
     "Listen to the Best"
     literature to listen to...
     marches
     marches-part 2
     methods of arranging
     old vs new music
     philosophy of music education
     piano, use of in arranging
     players, know your
     practicing
     preparation of music
     preparation of scores
     presentation
     principles of music
     rehearsal approach
     rehearsal preparation
     rehearsal times
     rests
     resources for musicality
     review of "To The World, Joy"
     review of "Sacred Brass Quartet Collection"
     scriptures for music preparation
     seating arrangements
     sightreading aids
     silence
     schedule of performances
     score preparation
     substitutions of instruments
     strengths in writing
     three-part homophony
     three-part conversations
     timbre
     trios
     trombones- as examples
     transcription
     transposition of instruments
     weaknesses in writing
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MEET OUR WRITER

     Budahl, Monty
     Everson, Dana
     Ewing, Robert
     Fritchie, Wayne
     Hopkins, Harlow
     Hubbell, Fred
     Madison, Billy
     Mccathren, Don
     Moss, Alan
     Norris, Phil
     Pinner, Jay-Martin
     Stockton, Dan
     Strombeck, George
     Townsend, Rick
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MISC. TOPICS

     applause
     "Christmas In The Heart"
     church humor
     "Each Of Us Is Unique"
     expanding our language
     fishers of men
     God's grace
     have faith
     "He, Watching Over Us, Sumbers Not-Nor Sleeps"
     humor- 1
     humor- 2
     humor- 3
     humor- 4
     humor- 5
     lines of note- 1
     lines of note- 2
     lines of note- 3
     maxims
     "Mistaken Identity"
     potpourri
     potpourri 2
     potpourri 3
     potpourri 4
     potpourri 5
     potpourri 6
     "Praying Atheist, A"
     "Proofread Carefully!!"
     quarter, the
     fishers of men
     speed limits
     take time
     teachers
     "You Might Be a True Music Theory Geek If..."
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PERCUSSION

     assigning percussion parts
     chromatic gong
     cymbals- crashes
     Cymbals, Hand- Basics 101
     cymbals- hand position
     doubling assignment of parts
     double stops on keyboard percussion
     duet arrangement of "Holy, Holy, Holy"
     equipment handling
     four mallet grip dexterity
     gong
     grip- sticks
     grip (four mallet) dexterity
     heads, changing drum
     hand positions for cymbals
     hand positions for keyboard percussion
     "Holy, Holy, Holy" arrangement
     inappropriate sounds
     keyboard percussion basics
     mallet for the gong
     mallets for the Timpani
     mallet (four) grip dexterity
     mallets positions- Timpani
     marimba/traps duet arrangement of "Holy, Holy, Holy"
     muffling on the Timpani
     muffling the gong
     multiple percussion
     music arrangement of "Holy, Holy, Holy"
     "Nothing But The Blood" arrangement
     "priming" the gong
     reading forkeyboard percussion
     rewriting parts
     right hand sticking
     rolls
     rolls on keyboard percussion
     rolls on the Timpani
     rudiments
     section leaders
     simplifying parts
     sticking
     striking bars on keyboard percussion
     stroke
     stroke, legato, timpani
     stroke, staccato, timpani
     tambourbines
     thumb rolls
     "Timpani Basics 101 Pt 1"
     "Timpani Basics 101 Pt 2"
     tone
     tuning the Timpani
     wrong sounds
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PUBLISHER/EDITOR

     appendix
     autographing
     "Art Or Passion?"
     Catalog in print
     Catalog on CD
     Catalog database
     Catalog spreadsheet
     "CHURCHMUSIC.BIZ INTRODUCED"
     "churchmusic.biz"
     copyright
     Copyright Law
     Copyright Law help websites
     Copyright Law infringements
     cost of a solo (and music)
     cross-over styles
     "David Moody Publications
     "Dealer List"
     email
     "e-Print"
     "e-Print continued"
     engraving
     "Finale Reader"
     "Genevox"
     "Holy, Holy, Holy"
     "Hope Publciations"
     infringements of the Copyright Law
     "Ken Baurer Productions" releases
     "Lillenas Music"
     "Light Of The World Music"
     "Light of the World Music" releases
     lyrics
     "Psalm150"
     "Instrumental Resource, The"
     media formats in publishing
     mergers of publishers
     "Ministry or Business?"
     "Ministry or Business? Part II"
     "Ministry or Business? Part III"
     "Ministry or Business? Part IV"
     "Ministry or Business? Part V"
     music vs other commodities
     "NEW WEB SITE"
     out of print music
     purpose of "Lines and Spaces"
     purpose of publishing sacred music
     "Pomp and Circumstances"
     print on demand production
     "Psalm150"
     public domain
     purpose of publishing
     "River Song Productions"
     "Rosehill Publciations"
     royalties and contracts
     "Smart Music"
     "Songs & Hymns of Revival"
     sound clip samples
     "SoundForth Music"
     "Stockton Music Services"
     "Strombeck Music Publications
     trademark
     typesetting
     typesetting and music production
     "Washington Music Ministries"
     "Washington Music Ministries- more"
     "Why Be A Publisher? Part I"
     "Why Be A Publisher? Part II"
     "Why Be A Publisher? Part III"
     use of "Lines and Spaces"
     vocal music
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SPECIAL ARTICLES

     communion with God
     "Each Of Us Is Unique"
     fear God
     God's will
     God's Word
     God wants something, when
     "Heritage"
     "Hymns for Multiple Instruments"
     "Hymnsembles IV"
     Ives, Charles
     "New Horizon Band"
     practice, why?
     "Praying Atheist, A"
     review of "To The World, Joy"
     sacred text
     superficiality
     Swindoll, Chuck
     "Variations On America"
     whole notes
     words to ponder
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STRINGS

     arranging for strings -1
     arranging for strings -2
     arranging for strings -3
     bouncing (spiccato) bowing
     bow moves, down vs up
     brushed bowing
     cases
     cases- string bass
     cases- cello
     cases- violin/viola
     chin rest-maintenance
     chopped bowing
     Clarifying String Bowing...#1
     Clarifying String Bowing...#2
     col legno bowing
     congregation, teaching
     craftsmanship
     detache bowing
     different kinds of music
     different interpretations of music
     editing parts
     Eighteenth Century Counterpoint
     end pin-maintenance
     evolution of music
     familiar tunes
     Fees (wedding)
     fine tuner-maintenance
     flying staccato (volante) bowing
     free bowing
     grand detache bowing
     historical perspective
     intonation
     loure bowing
     martele bowing
     mediocrity
     modo ordinario bowing
     motivation
     music- God's gift
     off the string bowing
     on the string bowings
     pedagogical paradigms Part I
     pedagogical paradigms Part II
     peg-maintenance
     Powell, Maude
     practical pointers
     "Praise and Worship - A View...
     punta d'arco bowing
     purchasing string instruments- 1
     purchasing string instruments- 2
     Receptions (music)
     repertoire- Wedding music
     resources
     ricochet bowing
     "Robert Shaw Reader, The"
     sautille' bowing
     Shaw, Robert
     slurred bowing
     slurred staccato bowing
     specialized bowing
     spiccato bowing
     staccato volante bowing
     staggered bowing
     string-maintenance
     sul ponticello bowing
     sul tasto bowing
     text in hymnals
     tone- bow produced
     tools-n-tips- mental
     tools-n-tips- motivation
     tools-n-tips- physical
     tools-n-tips- spiritual
     unfamiliar tunes
     unified bowing
     Weddings (music)
     Wedding music- repertoire
     Wedding music- do's & don'ts
     "Worship and the Arts" by R. Shaw
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THINKING...

     adoration
     assurance
     "Amazing Grace"
     attitude & faith
     Bibical Philosophy of Music In Worship, A"
     believer's gift- the Holy Spirit
     Christ's help
     Christians and Muslims
     cipher
     cleansed
     commitment
     confidence
     corporate worship
     contracts for weddings
     Luther, Martin
     Countryside Bible Church
     devotional time
     Divine Love
     endorsement by others
     entertainment
     failure
     faith
     faith... attitude
     freedom
     God (...Someone)
     God's grace
     godly melodies
     Holy Spirit, The
     Holy Spirit, receive the
     Holy Spirit- received
     Holy Spirit- redemption
     humility
     impressing others
     "In My Heart There Rings A Melody"
     "International Trumpet Guild"
     kinds of music
     life (vs sin)
     "Mastery"
     "Mastery" ref #2
     "Mastery" ref #3
     missionary kids
     Muslims and Christians
     "My Faith Looks Up To Thee"
     Luther, Martin
     organize music for weddings
     practice (spiritually)
     praising attitude
     presentation as a Christian
     principles of life
     Prayer, On
     receive the Holy Spirit
     rocky roads
     scripture supporting music
     self-surrender, lack of
     silence- 1
     silence- 2
     standards
     "Time For Everything, A"
     trust in God
     witnessing
     witnessing- effecting others
     witnessing without abuse
     wedding music
     words
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WOODWINDS

     adhusting reeds
     alternate fingerings- clarinet 1
     alternate fingerings- clarinet 2
     articulation- clarinet
     articulation flute
     attacks
     breathing- 1
     breathing- 2
     Cioffi, Gino
     clarinet playing- Cioffi
     eighteenth century flute playing
     embouchure flute
     enjoying one's own performance
     flute assembly
     hand position- bassoon
     hand position- clarinet 1
     hand position- clarinet 2
     hand position- flute
     hand position- oboe
     hand position- sax
     intonation
     ligatures
     mouthpieces
     mouthpieces vs reeds
     nerves
     plastic reeds
     reeds- adjusting
     reeds- ajdusting- more
     reeds
     reeds- behavior of...
     reeds- breaking in...
     reeds- faults & correction
     reeds- faults & correction Pt. 3
     reeds- unbalanced
     reeds- old
     reeds- preparing
     reeds- too hard, adjusting
     reeds- too soft, adjusting
     reeds- shaping
     reeds- squeaks
     reeds- too responsive
     reeds- unbalanced
     reeds holders
     reeds plastic
     relaxation
     sonic possibilities, flute
     tongue position
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