Product Description

A collection of tunes representing a diversity of ideas, experiences, and geographic locations, this songbook provides a resource for use in clinical, educational, recreational, and religious settings. Designed to allow even a beginning guitarist to lead singing, the songs are written in standard notation with rhythm chord symbols and diagrams. Lyrics are given for all of the songs, with creative adaptations included with some melodies. Sample guitar accompaniment patterns are given in notation and tablature.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70234 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-14
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .26" h x 8.81" w x 11.74" l, .68 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

About the Author
Kathryn Scheldt received her M.M. in Guitar Performance from Winthrop University and her B.A. from the University of South Carolina. Additional guitar study includes work with Aaron Shearer at the North Carolina School of the Arts and with David Russell as an Emerging Artist Grant recipient for private study. An active vocalist, Ms. Scheldt trains with La Verne Roberts. From 1990-1997 Ms. Scheldt was Guitar Instructor at Wingate University, Wingate, N.C. and Queens College, Charlotte, N.C. From 1997-2000 Ms. Scheldt resided in Italy where she studied Neapolitan songs and Italian music, language and culture. Currently, she resides in New York where she continues to perform, teach, arrange, song write and act as consultant to the International Program at Queens College. Ms. Scheldt is also a Guild Certified Instructor of the Feldenkrais Method, an educational approach for improving performance.

Frances Jones McClain, Ph. D., MT-BC, is the Director of Music Therapy at Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a Board Certified Music Therapist, Frances has worked with individuals of varying ages and functioning levels, ranging from young children with special needs to the elderly. She has written articles, served as a consultant and has presented workshops on music therapy throughout the Southeast and in Taiwan. Throughout the course of her Music Therapy career, she has won Outstanding Teaching Awards from Queens College and an award for Outstanding Achievements in Professional Practice from the Southeastern Chapter of the National Association for Music Therapy, which is now the American Music Therapy Association. Her education includes B.M. degrees in Music Education and Music Therapy from Michigan State University, a M.M. in Music Therapy from Michigan State University, a M. Ed. in special Education from Winthrop University and a Ph.D in Psychoeducational Processes and Music Therapy from Temple University. Many of the adaptations and suggested activities for songs have resulted from her years of experience in clinical practice.