Things they never tell you before you say "yes" : the nonmusical tasks of the church musician

Blurb

Written in a light, easy-to-read and easy-to-understand style, Things They Never Tell You Before You Say "Yes" tackles many of the difficult areas of music leadership. Containing examples of real-life situations and solutions, the volume will give choir directors a higher level of confidence with their music ministry and will help music directors become more comfortable with difficult areas of music leadership. The focus of this book is on the non-musical aspects of church music ministry: library, robes, budgets, long-range anthem planning, staff relationships, parents-of-members relationship, what to tell substitutes, equipment maintenance, and so forth. These issues can overwhelm the volunteer or first-timer who was expection little more than learning music and teaching it to the choirs. Robin Knowles Wallace presents practical "how-to" ways get a handle of these issues and deal with them efficiently. Market: * Church choir directors * Church music directors