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BOOKS & RESOURCES FOR THE CHORAL DIRECTOR /
SIGHT-SINGING & WARM-UPS
l Teaching Music Through Performance in
Contemporary a Cappella—Deke Sharon,
J.D. Frizzell, Marc Silverberg, Erin Hackel & Ben
Spalding. Built on the model of the best-selling
Teaching Music Through Performance series, this
volume includes chapters on the most important
issues in teaching and learning contemporary a
cappella along with analysis and insights for 82
works across the genres, including barbershop,
contemporary a cappella, doo-wop, folk, classical,
and vocal jazz. The list of composers and
arrangers is diverse; the repertoire includes both
arrangements and original compositions. Each
selection is representative of a major a cappella
trend, performing group, or TV or movie series,
such as repertoire from The Sing-Off, Pitch
Perfect, The Real Group, Sweet Adelines, and
Pentatonix. Of course, every selection - regardless
of musical style - is performed a cappella. There is
simply no better way to find and prepare the best
contemporary a cappella literature available or to
achieve excellence in music education at all levels.
This is a groundbreaking volume destined to make
a significant contribution.
11203495 Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.95
l 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 CD Set 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.95
10463158 CD Set 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.95
11196440 Volumes 1-5
Books and CD's . . . . . . . . . .380.00
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
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
The Voice Teacher's Cookbook (Creative
Recipes for Teachers of Singing)—ed. 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
l Warm Up the Choir—Bertrand Groger. Every
good rehearsal and successful concert begins
with a warm-up. For this, you need motivation,
variety, methods, and imagination - that's where
this book comes in. Warm Up the Choir offers 22
complete warm-up routines in increasing difficulty.
For choirs of all ages and level, this book has
physical, breathing, and singing exercises suitable
for everyone.
11169117 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .22.99
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
with Online Audio Access . . . .24.99
Sight-Singing
& Warm-Ups
31 Bach Chorales for Sight Singing—ed.
John Leavitt. John Leavitt has selected and
edited 31 Bach chorales for choirs to sight-read
and perform. Each chorale includes English and
German texts along with pedagogical suggestions
to help your singers build skills and develop
musical literacy. It's a great tool for school,
church and community groups!
3296976 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . .4.95
8 Steps to Harmonization (Laying the Foundation
for Successful Part-Singing)—Catherine
DeLanoy. Lay the foundation for successful part-
singing with this unique and valuable resource
designed to aid music teachers by providing a
step-by-step path for teaching young choirs how
to sing harmony, building a bridge that transitions
between elementary and high school music
reading. Perfect for middle school, this resource
can be easily adapted for younger and older
singers. Each step in this book offers several
songs that will give choirs the practice they need
to master each type of harmonization: Unison;
Ostinato; Echo Songs; Descants; Partner Songs;
Rounds; Polyphonic Songs and Homophonic
Songs. The enclosed CD-ROM includes MP3
recordings of piano accompaniments and PDFs of
the piano/vocal scores for projection or printing.
10507013 Mixed Voices Reproducible
Book & CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.99
H 90 Days to Sight-Reading Success (A
Singer's Resource for Competitive Sight
Singing)—Stan McGill & H. Morris Stevens,
Jr. This sight-reading workbook with CD (newer
editions have online audio) is tailored to the needs
of the secondary school choir student preparing
for vocal sight-reading auditions. It's a compact,
streamlined approach to sight singing that really
works, at a bargain price!
3700864 Unison Book & Online Audio . .16.95
t A Cappella Warm-Ups for Pop and Jazz
Choirs—Deke Sharon & J.D. Frizzell. Deke
Sharon and J.D. Frizzell have provided a wide
array of warm-ups specifically designed for
pop and jazz choirs that will also work well for
contemporary a cappella groups. There are over
39 creative exercises which do much more than
just warm up the voice; they help to relax the
body, train the ear, and develop an awareness
of dynamics and rhythm. This book can help
you address the full range of skills required for
great music making while polishing your weak
spots and honing your strengths. Topics include
rhythm, syllables, tone, intervals, dynamics,
intonation, blend, balance, pitch, improvisation,
solo techniques, and vocal percussion.
10759726 SATB Choral Score
with Online Audio Access . . . .29.99
Aligning Voices (Exercises to Build Choral
Musicianship)—Dean Luethi. This resource is
a must-have for all choral directors looking to
make the most of their warm-up time. This book
of versatile, pedagogically based choral warm-
ups helps directors take full advantage of this
important time in every rehearsal, providing tools
for assessment, musicianship, and ensemble
unity at the same time singers are warming up
their voices. The exercises in Aligning Voices are
organized into nine chapters, each focusing on
a different area of choral technique: Rhythm,
Brilliance, Intonation, Balance, Dynamics,
Consonants, Beginning Consonants, Vowels,
and Diphthongs and Ending Consonants. Each
warm-up contains two or more parts, allowing the
director to work toward improving choral sound
in a texture similar to that of the repertoire. Each
exercise is presented in three voicings - SATB,
SSAA, and TTBB - and sequentially organizes
them by difficulty level. In addition, each section
begins by defining the objective for each exercise
and offering practical solutions for many of the
common challenges choirs face in each area.
The companion student edition contains only the
music notation for each exercise.
10981762 SATB Book or SSAA
or TTBB Student Edition . . . . . .6.25
10981763 Director's Score SATB, SSAA
or TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.95
All Together, Sing! (Warm-up Partner Songs
for Choirs With or Without Changing Voices)—
arr. Lon Beery. All Together, Sing! is invaluable
to teachers who work with adolescent students
with changing voices, as it provides practice
in pitch matching and independent singing.
Partner songs are grouped by age, from younger
to older, and are arranged in more than one
key to accommodate changing vocal ranges
without requiring the teacher to transpose at
the keyboard. Voice-testing models and other
helpful teaching strategies are also included in
this excellent resource.
10585401 Two-Part Choral Score . . . . . . .9.99
Another 90 Days to Sight Reading Success
—Stan McGill & H. Morris Stevens, Jr. Following
the success of 90 Days to Sight Reading
Success, this excellent book provides more
training exercises to help singers prepare for
sight reading competitions, with improved and
expanded CD tracks.
10063363 Unison Book & Online Audio . .16.95
H Choir Builders—Rollo Dilworth. Have fun with
your choral warm-ups! With this collection of fifty-
four inventive and educational songs and exercises,
your choir will beg for more. Start out with the
unison pieces and "build" to the more challenging
exercises for 2-part, 3-part or 4-part treble or
mixed voices.
10022984 Kit Book & Online Audio . . . . .29.99
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