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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | This instructional book by songwriters Paul Baloche and Jimmy and Carol Owens covers basic songwriting principles like how to develop a song after inspiration comes, 30 characteristics that make a song memorable, 16 shared qualities of great worship songs and 12 keys to unlock writer's block. You will also learn how to gain the listener's attention quickly, find fresh ways of expressing worship and choose just the right words. God Songs also contains advice on how to make your song its best before releasing it, how to get your songs heard and used by others, and ways to minister most effectively with your music. Song stories and advice from writers and publishers such as Darlene Zschech, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Bart Millard, Craig Dunnagan and Rita Baloche are also included. Softcover, 304 pages. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Paul Baloche | | Paperback: | 302 pages | | Publisher: | Provident-Integrity Distribution | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1933150033 | | Product Length: | 8.98 inches | | Product Width: | 6.58 inches | | Product Height: | 0.77 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.36 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.9 inches | | Package Width: | 6.54 inches | | Package Height: | 0.87 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.37 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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| | Features | Published by LeadWorship.com 304 PagesHow to Write and Select Songs for Worship by Paul Baloche, Jimmy & Carol OwensAuthor: Paul Baloche
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Good suplement for Worship Pastors who are also songwriters May 12, 2007
By Jeremy Deats
There's a growing trend in contemporary Christian churches where the worship pastor(s) introduce original songs to their congregation. While not obligated to, many worship pastors have a creative side that bubbles up in their private worship and other times and for many there is a difficult bridge to cross to take their God-inspired and God-driven musical ideas and melodic prayers and put them in a form suitable for corporate worship; that's where God Songs comes in.
As a musician and worshiper who is not a worship pastor (but very interested in the subject), I feel the book does a good job of laying a foundation for the basics of what makes a good worship song and how a great worship song may differ from other forms of popular music and does (for the most part) a good job validating the ideas presented. It also has a chapter on music theory that focuses in on theory in relation to contemporary worship songs, I found this part of the book especially interesting. The stories behind some of todays most famous worship songs were also very good.
The book assumes you know how to play an instrument (piano or guitar) and you already know the basics of music theory; it assumes you're already a songwriter looking to expand your knowledge of worship songwriting.
If you want to hear these techniques applied, check out Paul Baloche's latest album A Greater Song. Paul is an worship pastor trainer, worship pastor and recording artist.
Price gouge much? Apr 11, 2012
By Elizabeth Mcalister
"bhamelizabeth"
I found this book initially on leadworship.com - it's $20 plus shipping. I was hoping that I could get it on Amazon with my prime shipping and saw all these seller pricing it at $50+. Is it signed by the author or something?? If not (or even still), the sellers must think I'm crazy if I'm going to spend $50+ plus shipping in order to buy a book that may or may not have the CD, etc with it. Really like the product - lots of useful information, some I already knew and this just confirmed that. Just look for another source before paying this much for it.
 I Was There Apr 06, 2011
By James D. Ellis
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1KUHD79DXM9CM God Song Book Review - April 2011
 good for imitation Jun 13, 2010
By Louis Vigo
While this book is full of good advice and many concepts that I would never think of on my own, the only thing I found it lacking was that it was very rigid in it's concepts about what sounds good. But I suppose after you've mastered many of these concepts you'll be able to emulate the great Christian songwriters, who probably never learned this stuff.
Loved the book, wish the subtitle were different Apr 01, 2010
By Michael J. Wallace
"Logophile"
I think the previous review was great, so I will only add a few things from my perspective. I loved this book. I have been a church music director for the past two and a half years, and absolutely love Paul Baloche's music. It was such a joy to read this book, to learn about how some of the most popular Christian songs came to be, and to just hear from some of the greats in CCM. I would say that the book is dominated with how to write songs. That wasn't really what I was looking for when I started the book, but I definitely feel inspired to start trying.
I wish there were a sequel to this book about how to select worship songs and put them together into sets. Of course I know the basics: similar keys, similar themes, etc. However, I would have liked to hear from these great worship leaders about their methods on how they put together a worship list on a given Sunday. I really do think that it could fill another whole book!
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