A song book is a
book containing
lyrics for
songs. Song books may be simple
composition books
An exercise book or composition book is a notebook that is used in schools to copy down schoolwork and notes. A student will usually have a different exercise book for each separate lesson or subject.
The exercise book format is different for ...
or spiral-bound
notebook
A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as note-taking, journaling or other writing, drawing, or scrapbooking.
History
...
s.
Music publishers also produced printed editions for
group singing
Sing-along, also called community singing or group singing, is an event of singing together at gatherings or parties, less formally than choir singing. One can use a songbook. Common genres are folk songs, patriotic songs, kids' songs, spirituals ...
. Such volumes were used in the United States by
piano manufacturers as a
marketing tool.
Song books containing religious music are often called
hymnals; books containing the music for
hymns with minimal, or no words, are sometimes called tune books.
See also
*
Great American Songbook
References
External links
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