Customer Reviews for The Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - 2nd Edition
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Kathy
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
September 19, 2008
Perfect Collection
I am getting married next year and the music of the wedding is a big part for me because I have been in choirs since I was 14. I read the previous reviews and decided to get it. I am singing in a friend's wedding in November and plan on using this book because it has everything in it!
24 of 43 people found this review helpful.
Joe Tyus Duncan
Location: from Carrollton, GA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
July 9, 2008
Great wedding music!
My sister is getting married in Sept. 2008 and this book was perfect for her to pick what she needed for the ceremony!
19 of 42 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Florida
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
May 1, 2008
a good mix
A useable collection with interesting arrangements. This book could be easily used to present musical possibilities for a wedding service. It contains examples from most musical venues for piano starting with Baroque to today.
23 of 46 people found this review helpful.
Tim
Location: from Seattle, WA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
April 16, 2008
Comprehensive
If you need one book with almost every requested wedding song - from classical to pop - this is the book. Very good arrangements for an experienced musician.
19 of 45 people found this review helpful.
Mike
Location: from Burbank, CA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
April 6, 2008
Great collection!
This is an outstanding collection of music for weddings - everything from traditional classic pieces to pop standards that I use all the time. Most of the pop standards are the original artist arrangements. Highly recommended!
26 of 43 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
February 10, 2008
a bit disappointing
the collection in this book is good but i was disappointed in most of the arrangements...i haven't used this book much. . hte classical parts are too hard..the contemporary songs are boring
4 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Not sure
September 22, 2007
GREAT BUY
This is a wonderful collection for weddings, church services, etc. I love the mixture of classics and contemporary pieces. A definite must --- expecially for the price!!
3 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Greenville, SC
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
June 29, 2007
5 Stars for The Bride's Guide to Wedding Music-2nd
I really like this book. It is exactly what I was looking for. I love the mix of styles, from classic to country. Just a great book.
6 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
June 23, 2007
Everything you need!
This is the ultimate wedding music book - everything you need for the gig!
3 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Indiana, PA 15701
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
June 12, 2007
A Good Buy
If you play lots of weddings, this book is very helpful. It has old standards, as well as newer music.
3 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Longmont, CO
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 16, 2007
A great book for the wedding singer
I sing in a LOT of weddings and noticed that the majority of the time the bride and groom would ask me for my advice on songs. So this book is great because it has most of the standards that are used and in several different genres. I just sang in a wedding last weekend and every song that she wanted me to sing was in the book. So I definitely recommend this for the frequent wedding singer.
5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Dale
Location: from Maryland
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
February 25, 2007
Lots of songs for the price
This book has nice selection of standard wedding music: Pachelbel, Bach, Clark, Purcell, etc. The Pachelbel is very difficult and requires simplifying (i.e. parallel thirds with 32nd notes!). Otherwise, the Pachelbel is very nice, with all the variations one would expect (other arrangements tend to cut the variations). The Pop and Country sections are a bit peculiar -- why these particular songs were picked for this book? – mostly generic songs about "love" and such. Maybe some bride would want these… No comments on the contemporary Christian section, except that I recognize some of these tunes (which is saying a lot, since I don’t follow this genre). But why only contemporary Christian? The New Age section is a nice "introduction" to New Age Piano. Not sure why these particular pieces are showing up in a wedding book, but it’s easy to find a place to use them, perhaps during the prelude. I got what I paid for, some day the extra tunes may come in handy.
5 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Indianapolis, IN
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
May 26, 2004
Helpful resource
I am a harpist and play for many weddings. While all of the pieces are not adaptable for the harp, the arrangements are good and this book contains many of the most requested songs. I have found this to be very helpful as it contains a mix of classical, popular, and religous songs, including many songs for voice and accompaniment.
3 of 9 people found this review helpful.