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BOOKS & RESOURCES FOR THE CHORAL DIRECTOR
Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir
(Volume 1)—ed. Heather J. Buchanan &
Matthew W. Mehaffey. This book is an ideal tool
for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding
of the choral repertoire and wishes to learn from
leading conductors and educators in the choral
profession. In Part I, noted choral directors and
teachers Frank Abrahams, Anton E. Armstrong,
Joseph Flummerfelt, Graeme Morton, and Weston
H. Noble cover such topics as breath control,
stylistic awareness from polyphony through the
Classical period, the challenges of modern music,
"Performance Practice in the African-American
Slave Song," and "Meeting the National Standards
Through Choral Performance." Part II establishes
a new system for assessing the difficulty level
of choral literature, and contains nuts-and-bolts
analyses of more than 100 of the most significant
works from levels 1 through 5. Repertoire Resource
Guides include information on the compositions
and their composers, historical background,
technical requirements, stylistic considerations,
musical elements, suggestions for additional
listening, and a guide to selected references.
Also included is an in-depth analysis of the choral
masterwork "Requiem" by Gabriel Faure. Teaching
Music through Performance in Choir is a major
contribution to music education and an essential
resource for choir directors at all levels!
3303309 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 40.00
10012063 2-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95
Teaching Music Through Performance in
Choir (Volume 2)—ed. Heather J. Buchanan &
Matthew W. Mehaffey. Written, researched, and
compiled by choral scholars and educators with
a wealth of teaching and conducting experience,
Teaching Music through Performance in Choir,
Volume 2 aids conductors and educators on
their quest toward full musical awareness.
This book is an ideal tool for anyone seeking a
deeper understanding of the preeminent music
composed for choir and a wonderful opportunity
to learn from some of the most expert voices in
the choral profession. Volume 2 uses the choral
repertoire grading system developed for Volume
1 and contains thorough analyses of more than
100 of the most significant works for choir ever
composed, Levels 1-5. Repertoire Resource
Guides include information on the composer and
composition, historical background, technical
requirements, stylistic considerations, musical
elements, suggestions for additional listening, and
a guide to selected references. This is an essential
resource for choir directors at all levels and a major
contribution to the choral field.
10030308 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . 47.95
10032718 3-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.50
Teaching Music Through Performance in
Choir (Volume 3)—ed. Heather J. Buchanan
& Matthew W. Mehaffey. Volume 3 in this highly
successful series is ideal for those seeking a deeper
understanding of the preeminent music available
for high school and college choirs. In Part I, five
leading experts in the choral music field (Frank
S. Albinder, Philip Brunelle, Bruce Chamberlain,
Rodney Eichenberger, and Sandra Snow) focus on
topics such as "Male Choirs and Male Singers,"
"The Joy of Commissioning," teaching strategies
in the choral rehearsal, articulation, and the
power of gesture. Part II uses the innovative choral
repertoire grading system developed for this
series in thorough analyses of almost 90 of the
most significant works for choir ever composed,
Levels 1-5. Each teacher resource guide includes
information on the composer and composition,
historical background, technical requirements,
stylistic considerations, musical elements,
suggestions for additional listening, and a guide
to selected references. Also included is a detailed
study of and guide to Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria." In
this section, Bruce Chamberlain gives an extended
history of the work, analysis charts, and rehearsal
strategies. This book is an essential resource for
choir directors at all levels and a major contribution
to the choral field.
10274682 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . 45.95
10274683 2-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95
Teaching Music Through Performance in
Choir (Volume 4)—ed. Jo-Michael Scheibe.
The long-awaited release of the next installment
of this invaluable series continues the tradition
of essential insights from leading choral directors
along with resource guides to the very best
choral literature in print. Scheibe leads a new
team of outstanding choral music educators on
topics relevant to today's choral directors. Part
I includes: The Rise of Concert Gospel Music by
Jeffery Ames; Choral Pedagogy: The Anatomy
of the Rehearsal Process by Hilary Apfelstadt;
Painting with Sound: Developing Tone with
Female Voices through Choral Literature by Lynne
Gackle; Choral First Aid or Long-Term Music
Learning? - Rethinking and Redesigning the
Choral Rehearsal by James Jordan; Consonant
Connection by Jo-Michael Scheibe; and The
Collaborative Conductor - The Maestro Me vs.
The Art of We by Philip Swan. Part II presents
repertoire resource guides for nearly 100
outstanding choral works for a diverse range of
ensembles graded by level of difficulty. Indexes
by title, publisher, and composer/arranger for
all four volumes of the series are included, and
an extraordinary companion recording of all
selections is also available.
10736548 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . 46.95
10736549 2-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95
Teaching Music Through Performance in
Middle School Choir—ed. Frank Abrahams
& Paul D. Head. This book is one of the most
comprehensive resources ever published
for middle school choir directors - written,
researched, and compiled by conductors and
educators with a wealth of teaching experience.
It is ideal for anyone who seeks a deeper
understanding of the best choral literature
for middle school singers and who wishes to
learn from some of the seminal voices in the
profession. In Part I, Sherri Porterfield discusses
the role of assessment in middle school artistry;
Judy Bowers outlines a hierarchy for independent
part singing; Patrick Liebergen and Paul D. Head
discuss selecting and preparing quality repertoire;
James Jordan encourages the inner journey of a
young singer; and Frank Abrahams introduces
comprehensive musicianship through the lens
of critical pedagogy and reciprocal teaching.
Part II includes teacher resource guides for 80
works considered by these experts to be the best
available for middle school choirs of all ability
levels. Each teacher resource guide includes
information about the composer or arranger, the
composition, historical perspectives, technical
and stylistic considerations, musical elements,
form and structure analysis, and text guidelines.
Each guide also contains valuable suggestions
for rehearsing the music with middle school
students. Resource recordings of many of the
works are available on the companion CD (Set
1). The long-awaited second set of middle school
choir recordings feature unison and canons,
SA, SSA, SAA, TB, TTB and TTBB repertoire
from the series. Of special interest are seven
tracks featuring middle school choirs. These
are beautiful recordings of some of the great
repertoire in print for the middle school level that
serve as excellent models of what great singing
can be at this level.
10274684 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . 47.95
10274685 Set 1-2 CD Set. . . . . . . . . . 25.95
10463158 Set 2-2 CD Set. . . . . . . . . . 25.95
Teaching Music with Promise—Peter
Boonshaft. One of today's most exciting and
exhilarating voices in music education has given
us a follow-up to his previous two international
best-sellers. Filled with inspirational anecdotes,
thought-provoking quotations and motivational
ideas on how to improve teaching skills, this is a
must-read treasure-trove for every current or future
music educator!
10076148 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Teaching Music with Purpose (Conducting,
Rehearsing, Inspiring)—Peter Boonshaft.
Bridging the gap between effective teaching and
artistic musical performance is difficult to define and
filled with intangibles. Peter Boonshaft's thoughtful
book is a groundbreaking volume that discusses
the issues with the insight of a true professional.
Instructional and inspiring, Boonshaft's vision for
excellence is so clearly presented that seasoned
veterans and first-year teachers will be nodding
their heads in approval with each succeeding page.
This is a book that you will open again and again
throughout your teaching career.
10020240 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.95
Teaching Rhythm (New Strategies and
Techniques for Success)—David Newell.
Here is a unique, innovative, and comprehensive
textbook devoted exclusively to the teaching
of rhythm. This book presents traditional as
well as nontraditional 21st century outside-
the-box concepts and strategies relative to
the teaching of rhythm. There are five main
parts to the book, which focus on: introducing
students to the performance of rhythms; a
look at the The Whole Note System; other
counting systems and their effective uses in
the classroom; compound meter; and irregular
and mixed meters. All music teachers, whether
band, orchestra, or choir directors, classroom
music teachers, or private studio teachers,
must deal with the problems inherent in getting
students to first perform and then to understand
rhythms. Rhythmic independence is one of the
most important skills for students to master;
this book will be an invaluable resource for all
music educators.
10052965 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
Teaching with Fire—Sam Intrator & Megan
Scribner. Teaching with Fire is a wonderful collection
of 88 poems from such well-loved poets as Walt
Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, Emily
Dickinson, and Pablo Neruda accompanied by a
brief story from a teacher explaining the significance
of the poem in his or her life's work. This beautiful
book also includes an essay that describes how
poetry can be used to grow both professionally and
personally. Poetry has the power to keep us vital and
focused on what teaching and learning are really
about. Teaching with Fire was written in partnership
with the Center for Teacher Formation and the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation. Royalties from this book
will be used to fund scholarship opportunities for
teachers to grow and learn.
10652851 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 18.95
Tim Seelig's Quick Fixes (Prescriptions for
Every Choral Challenge)—Tim Seelig. When
you begin rehearsal, your choir sounds good on
their standard warm-ups. What do you do when
they start to sing repertoire and all the beautiful
singing you heard during the warm-ups goes out
the window? Grab this book from the pocket of
your choral folder, quickly identify the symptom
in the index, read the plan of treatment, and
immediately fix the problem, right on the spot!
This handy, budget-stretching book is full of
concepts that singers understand and can
easily incorporate into their singing. It's just
the insurance you need to provide the specific
prescription for every choral and vocal challenge.
With this valuable resource close at hand, you'll
be prepared to keep your choir on the road to
strong, healthy performances!
10067384 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
Translations and Annotations, Vol. 1 (Latin)—
Ron Jeffers. This reference has, in a relatively short
time, become a foundational resource for choir
directors at all levels of choral activity. Literal
translations and poetic paraphrases are offered
for more than 115 sacred Latin texts, making each
entry appropriate for singers and concert programs
as well. Invaluable!
1845197 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 42.50
5798822 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . 52.50
Translations and Annotations, Vol. 2 (German)
—Ron Jeffers. This reference contains more
than 165 translations of both sacred and secular
German texts from centuries of choral repertoire.
Literal and poetic translations are offered for each
entry, and the reference includes texts from the
cantatas of J.S. Bach as well as many of the great
masterworks of Beethoven and Brahms.
5798830 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 47.50
Translations and Annotations, Vol. 3 (French
and Italian)—Various. This is the definitive
edition for translations of French and Italian texts
used throughout the history of choral music. French
translations range from the works of Josquin des
Pres and Jan Sweelinck, through Faure, Ravel
and Poulenc. Italian entries include those of
Gabrieli, Gesualdo, DiLasso, Rossini and a strong
representation from Monteverdi. A section devoted
to early French Noels is particularly noteworthy.
10040397 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 44.50
l The Voice Teacher's Cookbook (Creative
Recipes for Teachers of Singing)—Brian
Winnie. Fifty-seven experts from across the
U.S. working as professors, studio teachers,
professional singers, choral directors, composers,
vocologists, and speech-language pathologists
have all contributed to this amazing collection of
quick-to-read, yet deeply insightful strategies.
It's like finding expert trade secrets all placed
in one easy source. With outstanding records
of performance, workshop clinics, recordings,
research, composition, leadership, and teaching,
the authors provide their favorite "recipes" that
will expand your current knowledge and inspire all
levels of voice teachers and singers.
10913426 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.95
Way Over in Beulah Lan' (Understanding and
Performing the Negro Spiritual)—Andre J.
Thomas/ed. Kropff. Renowned choral conductor
and educator Andre J. Thomas has crafted a book
that the conductor of any choral ensemble will
want close at hand when preparing to program any
concert spiritual. Understanding the Spiritual, the
first of the book's two sections, is an exploration of
the beginnings of the spiritual, its role in society and
its transition into art music. Issues of interpretation-
text, diction, rhythm, and tempo-are addressed
in the second section, Performing the Spiritual.
Includes interviews with Dr. Anton Armstrong and
Professor Judith Willougby. This practical book
will help you develop a firm understanding of the
spiritual and realize the full potential of the spirituals
your choirs perform!
10029409 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
What They See Is What You Get (Linking the
visual, the aural, and the kinetic to promote
artistic choral singing)—Rodney Eichenberger
& Andre Thomas. This unique instructional DVD
demonstrates the development of nonverbal
vocabulary that increases efficiency in the choral
rehearsal. In addition, it teaches techniques
for simultaneous development of vocal skills
and musical nuances. Dozens of unrehearsed
demonstrations with middle school, high school,
college, and church choirs illustrate the wisdom of
the authors' ideas and their effectiveness in actual
rehearsal situations. This video offers you a valuable
opportunity to greatly enhance your understanding
and effectiveness with your choirs! (Duration: 1
hour, 18 minutes)
10043357 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
Warm-Ups for Changing Voices (Building
Healthy Habits for Middle School Singers)—
Dan Andersen. As any middle school choir director
knows, change is the name of the game! A
changing voice is just one of countless physiological
and emotional changes that middle school students
experience. Knowing the general limits of male and
female changing voices, as well as the specific
capabilities of your students, are two keys to
building healthy and happy middle school singers.
This book is an accessible must-read resource for
any middle school choir director looking to foster
stronger, more capable musicians. It offers 25
warm-up exercises along with customized grade-
specific tips for using them, along with free access
to accompanying audio recordings.
10760571 Hardcover Book/
Online Audio Access. . . . . . 24.99
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