J.W. Pepper Catalogs

Go to cart 4 Editors' Choice l New Publication H Pepper Basic Library u A Cappella eAvailable via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 28 Whether for your own library and learning or as an additional text for your choral conducting or choral education students, these materials are invaluable to both the experienced director and those who will soon be. l Emotion in Choral Singing (Reading Be- tween the Notes)—Jameson Marvin. Emotion in Choral Singing explores what it takes to truly experience the transcendent power of choral music and achieve genuine emotional connection between composer, performer, and listener. With unmatched detail and authority, legendary conductor Jameson Marvin surveys the history of singing, effective rehearsal, score study, repertoire selection and the relationship between a composer's intentions, music notation, and expression. Specifically, this book looks at six complementary areas: Musical Gesture and Emotion - A Guide to Teaching and Performing; The Historical Roots of Singing - Notation and Expression; Performing Polyphony in the 21st Century; Style and Expression in Renaissance Choral Performance; The Conductor's Process; and Mastery of Choral Ensemble. A particularly noteworthy feature of this book is its emphasis on polyphony, which, Marvin reminds us, encourages an individual expressivity and musicality in singers that can be applied to all styles of choral music, making it as relevant and vital today as ever. Links to recordings included within this book provide a range of examples from throughout Marvin's career. Emotion in Choral Singing offers a new perspective on the choral art. It is chock-full of practical ideas, tips, and wisdom that will empower and inspire choral directors and musicians of all levels to achieve authentic emotional connection in their work. 10985359 Paperback Book with Online Audio Access . . . . 24.95 n The Anatomy of Tone (Applying Voice Science to Choral Ensemble Pedagogy)— James Jordan, Kathy Kessler Price & Sean McCarther. A valuable resource for choral conductors, no matter the age or experience of their ensembles, this volume explores essential aspects of anatomy, physiology, and acoustics, then describes their impact on choral teaching and rehearsal. In addition, this book reviews groundbreaking scientific information on spacing of singers and its effect upon intonation and vocal health. This volume contains pedagogical information pertaining to: breathing, resonance, and formats in the choral rehearsal; structuring warm-ups; using the breath as a foundation of expression; using legato in rehearsal; choral spacing for balanced resonance; teaching specific vowels and their internal architectures; piano accompanying to support good vocalism; building listening skills; and more. 10862181 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 l Assessing Music Performance (A valid system for measuring student performance and growth)—Kevin McNulty. This resource is a breakthrough on the topic of assessment for music performance classes in American schools. Written for music directors, administrators and contest judges alike, the book provides a basis for why music performance cannot be assessed using the traditional methods of being imposed on band, orchestra and choir classes, today and lays out and explains a detailed process that converts the subjective impressions of performance into an objective numerical rating and ranking that measures the true desired outcomes and standards for music performance students. The system is founded on the principle that music performance assessment can only be done through the prism of a music-performance teacher's background and experience as a musician, and not simply against a list of criteria or other assessment tools used in other classrooms. It includes working examples of the scoring system in use based on actual case studies. This unified system allows for the assessment of individual students, sections, ensembles and total programs and provides directors and department heads with data on student growth and gives administrators empirical evidence of assessment at all levels of the music program. The system can be used with any grading system. 10985384 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 n Choral Monuments (Studies of Eleven Choral Masterworks)—Dennis Shrock. First volume to critically engage with major choral masterpieces and their musical forms, structures and performance practices. Combines histories, analyses, and performance practices to provide comprehensive information about these masterworks. 10782046 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 n The Conductor as Prism (The Power of Metaphor in Artistry)—James Jordan. Through his teaching at The Choral Institute at Oxford each summer, James Jordan has realized the power of metaphor for teaching the highest artistic concepts involving human connection and deeper listening. In this book, Jordan uses powerful and effective metaphors as a guide to help conductors engage the most profound concepts of artistry in music - concepts that are often elusive to teach or learn. Jordan shows that using metaphors can be effective doorways to understanding our role as artist teacher/conductors in new and vibrant ways. Areas explored include listening, breath, sense of belonging, generosity, self-realization, honesty, and more. A must-read for all choral directors. 10796802 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95 4 Front Loading Your Choral Rehearsal— Christine Bass. Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal: Constructing for Success is a creative rehearsal approach designed to aid conductors of all experience levels. Using the building blocks of musical concepts, style, and delivery, Front- Loading offers invaluable tools to help conductors scaffold their singers' learning toward a collective goal of transformative performances. Concepts come alive in real time through the video clips of working rehearsals embedded in the narrative. Practical in application yet sophisticated in approach, Christine Bass condenses decades of experience into Front-Loading, a comprehensive rehearsal technique guide for conductors striving to reach the next level of excellence in their work. 10793912 Book with Online Video Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 n Habits of a Successful Choir Director—Eric Wilkinson & Scott Rush. Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues that choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits of series, Wilkinson and Rush have created a practical guide to all aspects of a successful choral program, including: program organization and management, teaching the components of singing, rehearsal strategies and ensemble fundamentals, music literacy and repertoire selection, strategies for assessment, and the significance of music making. Additional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of warm-up time, building student leadership, professional development, field trips, fundraising, scheduling, developing a mission statement and quality-of- life issues. This is a comprehensive book that will exponentially inspire as teaching skills grow. It will serve as a constant and essential companion throughout the career of any choir director. 10755697 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 n Inside the Choral Rehearsal—James Jordan. This book explores both the philosophy and practical application of audiation development for choral ensembles with the goal of contributing to a lifelong acquisition of musical skill and audiation. James Jordan has spent 35 years developing these applications of Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory. This book provides its readers with new rehearsal techniques, approaches to aural literacy, philosophies for teaching aural literacy, philosophies for teaching the essential elements of musicianship, understanding of space audiation, and much more. 10826301 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 44.95 BOOKS & RESOURCES for the Collegiate Director COLLEGIATE CHOIR

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