Jonathan Greene

Abstract

Music educators and church choral directors are oftentimes called upon to write vocal
music for special occasions. Too often, though, they have little to no experience writing music
for pre-adolescent voices. Due to the fact that pre-adolescent voices are still in the developmental
stages, the utmost care ought to be given toward writing music that would in no way hinder the
full maturation of their vocal folds.
The purpose of this project is to create an overview of the foundations for writing
children’s music, with a special emphasis placed on the vocal capabilities of children, the
incorporation of texts in music, and the creation of piano accompaniments. This purpose will be
accomplished in two ways. First, an in-depth research on the topic of composing for children’s
choirs will be conducted and recorded. Secondly, the research will then be used as a measuring
rod to help analyze the strengths and weaknesses found in my composition entitled “Set Free.”… (mehr)

Claire Waters is a forensic psychiatrist. Todd Quimby is a dysfunctional screw up. Nick Lawler is a good detective going blind. Throw them together and you get a twisty turny mystery that needs to be solved.

This book is authored by two guys associated with Law & Order: SVU. I’ve never watched that particular show, but I do love Law & Order: CI and shows like CSI, Bones, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Monk, NCIS, etc. etc. So though I usually would watch something like this story on television I do like to read a good mystery every now and again.

This was a great story. The characters were believable, the plot twisty, the writing smooth. It started off a bit slow with some background info interspersed with the mystery, but I like info, so it didn’t bother me. Then when I thought the case was put to rest yet had half a book left to read I was wondering where this story was going. The case didn’t seem to fit together very well, as if we were missing something. Something important. The middle lagged a bit, but picked right back up when the trail got hot again.

I have to say the ending surprised me. I love not figuring out how a story is going to end. It drives me crazy…in a good way. I’d read more stories by Baer and Greene and hope they collaborate again.

*The publisher provided a copy of this book to me for review. Please see disclaimer page on my blog.… (mehr)