Publisher's Synopsis
CHAPTER ONE Chapter One contains 12 Original Psaltery Practice Sheets intended to familiarize Psaltery Players with an ability to interact with musicians playing solo parts. The Musical Scores in this chapter were written specifically for the Psaltery by a Psaltery Player. All note symbols are marked with letter notations located directly below them for beginning Psaltery Players that are familiar with their instrument and playing techniques as also described in the book 'LEARN TO PLAY THE PSALTERY' by Caroline Gilmore. In that manual, students are given just enough basic information on music theory to be able to play in tune and on time without needing an ability to read music. Students are encouraged to play notes as marked in each score in Chapter One before moving on to the next arrangement in the first chapter of this learning manual. Students must learn their parts to perfection before engaging with other band members or singers in order achieve the full value of their inter active part for each song. Once the Psaltery Player feels comfortable with orchestrating their entire accompanying arrangement, as provided in Chapter One and are able to read the music easily, then they are encouraged to move on to Chapter Two to begin practice reading Melody Lines and Lead Sheets. Lead sheets in Chapter Two do not contain letter notations for musical symbols or practice parts provided for the Psaltery Player as in Chapter One. CHAPTER TWO Lead Sheets for the 12 Psaltery Worship Songs can be found in this chapter. They contain the full Melody Line or Lead Sheet for singers and musicians.Advanced Psaltery Players that are ready to read music without notations marked under the scores will also be able to play Melody Lines found in this section. CHAPTER THREE Chapter Three begins with information pertaining to the development of the 12 Worship Songs in this manual. It goes into detail about the author's inspiration and gives you some information on her musical background. This section of the manual contains Lyric Sheets for the Lead Scores in Chapter Two.Beginning Psaltery Practice Sheets for songs in this section can be found in Chapter One of this manual, however are not a part of the Musical Scores in Chapter Two and are only intended for the Psaltery Player's interaction with the presented Lead Sheets, therefore the lyrics will not fit with the practice sheets and must be sung along to Lead Scores in Chapter Two only.
