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4Editors' Choice (Best of 2016 Publications) lNew for 2016 HPepper Basic Library ♦A Cappella Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 228 director resources Go to cart Books & Resources for the Choral Director n The Perfect RehearsalTimothy Seelig. Never enough time to rehearse? The Perfect Rehearsal is the ideal resource to help you make the most of the rehearsal time you have. It's filled with excellent advice on how to make rehearsals more efficient and more productive, so your choir will improve to its full potential. This sequel to Dr. Seelig's best- selling The Perfect Blend takes the reader on an entertaining journey through the ins and outs of rehearsing a chorus, drawing on the expertise of noted choral conductors and vocalists such as Vance George, James Jordan, Sandra Snow, Jonathan Reed and Dennis Coleman, plus a bonus chapter by Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe. Add The Perfect Rehearsal to your choral library today! 10027082 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 n Performance Assessment and Reflection in Choral EnsemblesWendy Barden. How is achievement - the choir's performance - usually assessed? By how well the ensemble performs at the concert, of course! This user-friendly resource discusses assessment, feedback and reflection to improve both individual and ensemble performance. Included are seventeen reproducible forms to help provide individual feedback and help students reflect on their work throughout the year - in rehearsals, following concerts, and at the end of the successful year. 10305928 Book Reproducible forms included . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 n Private Voice Studio Handbook (A Practical Guide To All Aspects Of Teaching)Joan Frey Boytim. Joan Frey Boytim is nationally recognized as 'the' expert in teaching private voice, and has compiled some of the finest singers' anthologies for voice. In this indispensable resource, Ms. Boytim shares her professional wisdom. Its chapters address in practical detail topics such as starting a private studio; equipment and space; recruiting and accepting students; ideas for the very first lesson with a student; choosing repertoire suitable to the student's abilities; accounting and record-keeping; and tax, insurance and retirement advice. An excellent resource for college and university voice faculty as well as the private studio. 5975893 Book Revised Edition . . . . . 18.99 n Putting the Show in Choir (The Ultimate Hand- book for Your Rehearsal and Performance) Valerie Lippoldt Mack. This is not only for show and jazz choirs, but for concert choirs as well. In her comprehensive 100-page book, the best-selling author reflects on her career as a music educator, dancer and musician, and shares her valuable knowledge and experience, including humorous anecdotes. Full of tips and suggestions for successful auditions, choreography, scenery and props, staging and lights, costumes, programming, rehearsal suggestions, budgeting, public relations and more, this fun-to-read resource is a must for every choir director! 10274390 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 12.99 n Scale Your Way to Music Assessment (The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Quality Music Program)Paul Kimpton & Delwyn Harnisch. Scale Your Way to Music Assessment is a hands-on, step-by-step action plan for using assessment to improve your teaching and your students' performances. Designed for instrumental, choral and general music programs in grades K-12, it describes in detail how to teach students to become accurate and consistent assessors of musical performance as they learn how to set goals for practicing and improving group performance. Published with a sturdy spiral binding, this useful book is well-organized in ten chapters, covering a wide range of topics: defining musical skills, collecting data, test writing, assessment software, state and national standards, school district goals, and more. Also included are six extensive appendices with actual written and listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing program for band, choir and orchestra, a listing of websites and email addresses, and a glossary of terms. The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample data, tests, music examples and reference material. Everything you need to develop a quality music assessment program is right here in this exceptional resource! 10062956 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 n The School Choral Program (Philosophy, Planning, Organizing, and Teaching)Michele Holt & James Jordan. This definitive choral methods text is an invaluable reference for student choral conductors and seasoned professionals alike. 18 authors - all leading choral directors, administrators, practicing teachers or clinicians - share their practical insights and perspectives on a wide range of topics: Philosophies and teaching styles; History of choral music; Designing and scheduling the choral program; Choosing repertoire; Care and feeding of the high school choir; Assessment; The choral rehearsal and warm-up; Elementary and middle-school choral programs; The changing voice; Improvisation; Vocal jazz and music theatre; Multicultural considerations; Movement and rhythm; Commissioning works for choirs; Choral programs in urban settings; Touring with your choir. Included with the book is a CD containing recordings of exemplary high-school choirs. This book breaks new ground in choral music education, providing choral directors with the tools necessary to be successful in the classroom and at the podium. 10043424 Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.00 n The School Choral Program (Student Leadership and Motivation DVD)Tim Lautzenheiser & James Jordan. To build a successful high school music program is to empower student leaders. But what does it really mean to be a student leader? How can they make a difference? In this brilliant DVD, master clinician Tim Lautzenheiser speaks to the students of the Central Bucks West High School choir and band about how to bring leadership thinking into their everyday lives and music-making. He offers a clear perspective of what is possible when young leaders choose excellence as the foundation of their leadership mission. James Jordan encourages these same students to keep focus on why they connect through music, and on the rewards that come from those connections. And together, James and Tim discuss the risk-taking that is needed by both conductor and ensemble when true music happens. This DVD is a companion to the definitive choral methods text The School Choral Program, which breaks new ground in choral music education and provides choral directors with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom and at the podium. 10062228 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Sign Language for Singers (A Resource for Musicians)John Jacobson. Music is the universal language, reaching all races and all ages. Now you can enhance this universal language with the beautiful gestures of sign language. With Sign Language for Singers, you will learn over 160 beautiful movements most commonly used by singers. The gestures are alphabetized for ease of use, with easy-to-follow definitions and demonstration photos for further visual reference. The DVD features John Jacobson demonstrating each gesture, and with the DVD submenus, you can go directly to the move you desire. Also, included are 10 featured songs with John performing the sign language, so you can see first hand how these beautiful hand movements add meaning and depth to any musical performance. Songs include Hearts Around the World; I See With My Heart; I'll Care; We Remember; Child of the World; Like a Mighty Stream; We Live the Dream; Silent Night; Kumbaya and America the Beautiful. Grades K-12. 3302006 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 n Sing 6-7-8 (50 Ways to Improve Your Elementary or Middle School Choir)Roger Emerson. The adolescent years can be a challenge for any choir director - to say the least! But now, Roger Emerson has written a book - and not just any book, but one that is forged by years of teaching at this level and years of successful composing, guest conducting and leading workshops throughout the world. With topics ranging from recruiting to discipline, and from the adolescent voice to administrators and budgets, this text is an absolute must for either the novice or the seasoned veteran who teaches and loves middle school singers. 10048309 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 9.99 l Sound as Teacher (Growing the Conductor's Perceptual Mind)James Jordan. In Sound as Teacher, James Jordan shares a new perceptual pedagogy for training conductors which he discovered while teaching at the Choral Institute at Oxford, a program he co-directs with British composer James Whitbourn. This book focuses on imageries to guide conductors into a more multidimensional hearing process. The text outlines the framework of Jordan's teaching at the Choral Institute at Oxford. Sound as Teacher focuses on various independent but related paradigms for hearing "into" sound. The principles presented in this book are useful to all conductors and teachers, regardless of the level of the ensemble. 10548032 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Strategies for Teaching Junior High/Middle School Male SingersTerry Barham. In this practical, research-based book, choral directors will find creative and proven techniques for teaching boys' voices provided by 41 master teachers. A broad range of topics are discussed, including: voice testing, voice classification, recruiting, maintaining interest, performance success, and choral literature. Vocal development is presented through vocalises designed with the singer's health as paramount. Includes a 20-page appendix on recommended choral literature ranging from unison settings to age- appropriate SATB choral selections. For those who work with junior high and middle school singers, this is an insightful and valuable tool. 3295759 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.95 n Structures and Movement of Breathing (A Primer For Choirs And Choruses)Barbara Conable. This enlightening handbook is designed to provide choir members clear and concise information about their breathing so that they may sing with optimal enjoyment and beauty. Featuring dozens of detailed illustrations and explanations, this book is a valuable tool in understanding the physical mechanisms that all work together to produce sound. It will bring new meaning to warmups and other vocal exercises for each choir member. 5940457 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00 n The Superior Educator (A Calm and Assertive Approach to Classroom Management) Stephen T. McClard. From the youngest professional to the seasoned veteran, every music educator wants success for their students and their music program. Stephen McClard shows an uncommon gift of perception, rich experience, a love of students, a pleasant writing style and a commitment to success in this outstanding book that bridges the gap between the good educator and the exceptional one. Anecdotal stories, real solutions, and practical management ideas are presented in such a straightforward way that you'll be eager to try them in your own classroom or group rehearsal setting. Instrumental or choral directors, elementary through high school, will find valuable and encouraging material on almost every page. A must for every educator! 10078814 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 15.00 n The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright LawJames Frankel. In this era of unprecedented access to information, teachers have a wealth of resources readily available for lesson planning, but determining what legally can and cannot be used in the classroom is a difficult task. The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law helps to explain in plain English just how information, images, video and music can be incorporated into any kind of lesson plan without running afoul of copyright laws. You'll learn: what you can legally use without permission; how to obtain and license what you need permission to use; how to check the copyright status of any media item; and how to apply copyright legality examples to real classroom situations. 10064295 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.99 Alfred's IPA Made Easy (A Guidebook for the International Phonetic Alphabet)— Anna Wentlent. This handy guidebook is an easy reference for the symbols used in IPA: what they look like and how they are pronounced. Example words for every symbol are included in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. And an online resource includes recorded demonstrations of every sound. A clear and concise tool for singing in foreign languages, equally useful in the choir room and the vocal studio. 10457893 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.99 IPA Vowel Posters—Patti DeWitt. This set of 25 8 1/2" x 11" posters displays the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for the most common vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs in the English language. A great resource for classroom, vocal and choral teachers alike. 10150088 Set of 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.00 IPAlphabet (The Vocal Music Resource for Pronunciation)— Cristian Grases. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the standard source for phonetic notation. This resource provides an easy-to-use format for understanding pronunciation for each letter of the alphabet, in any placement within a word, in Spanish, Italian, Latin, French and German. Spiral bound. 10275669 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.99 IPA RESOURCES " Your company is soooo fast when ordering/shipping! I'm so amazed how quick you are when completing my order!" — Courtney Holcombe, Music Instructor Middleburg, FL Pepper Live A successful year starts here! jwpepper.com/events