In one volume: the practiced, practical help so many choir directors seek. Full of the wisdom, training, talent and expertise of two long-term choir directors. For choir directors, 'The Volunteer Choir' contains timely advice from recruitment to year-end appreciation... and all those vital steps between. Defines the choir's role in a parish and offers recruiting suggestions. For choir members, it explains ministerial attitudes and the things that make choir directors tick. For technical needs, it discusses tone production, breathing, unified sound. it lists available choir materials with publishers' addresses. For liturgy committees, it sets out procedures and guidelines to assist in locating and hiring a choir director and tells you what to look for