A Guide to Songleading and Communal Singing
“This wonderful book will help you to learn how to use singing to empower people, build community, and change lives. A must for songleaders everywhere!”
—Peter Blood & Annie Patterson, Editors of Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook and Rise Again Songbook
“A Guide to Songleading and Communal Singing is the new guidebook for singers, songleaders, and lovers of community, and Ben Kramarz is the ultimate person to guide us on this wonderful and spiritual journey.”
—Craig Taubman, Composer, Performer, and Music Producer
“Kramarz manages to offer practical advice as well as philosophical framing of one of the core issues of strong Jewish communities (and faith communities in general): creating a strong, sustainable musical culture. Lay people and practitioners: Read this book if you want to understand the latest in this growing and important field.”
—Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, Executive Director of Mechon Hadar and author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
“This book will help us all build singing communities throughout the world!”
—Joey Weisenberg, Musician, Composer, and Teacher, author of Building Singing Communities
“If you have ever wished you had a hammer, a bell, and a song, you need to read this book!”
—Cantor Jeff Klepper, Co-founder of the Hava Nashira Songleading Workshop
“Ben Kramarz’s book breaks down the art and technique of song leading with wisdom, sensitivity, and careful attention to detail. It is a book that all songleaders should read and study!”
—Rev. Dr. Jonathan A. Malone, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, East Greenwich, RI
