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169 Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: [email protected] DIRECTOR RESOURCES Go to cart BOOKS & RESOURCES The School Choral Program—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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.95 Sing 6-7-8—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 forged by years of teaching at this level and by 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 . . . . . . . . . . .12.99 So You Want to Sing A Cappella—Deke Sharon. From amateur collegiate a cappella groups to professional ensembles like Straight No Chaser and Pentatonix, contemporary a cappella has exploded onto the world pop music scene. This book combines historical context and a comprehensive look at the a cappella community with a detailed discussion of vocal techniques, rehearsal practices, and live audio support needed to sing great a cappella. Produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, all books in the So You Want to Sing series feature online supplemental materials available on their website. 11341824 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .39.00 So You Want to Sing Music Theater—Karen Hall. In some ways, the successor of vaudeville and an extension of the opera and operetta, the stage musical has evolved into a worldwide juggernaut. Musicals are staged not only across the globe but are offered in a variety of settings, from the high school stage and major theater to the big screen. The stage musical has become a staple for the professional singer and the object of close study by students of singing. In So You Want to Sing Music Theater: A Guide for Professionals, singer and scholar Karen S. Hall fills an important gap in the instructional literature for those who sing or teach singing to those seeking their fortunes in music theatrical productions. Developed in coordination with the National Association for Teachers of Singing, this work draws on current research from the world of voice scholarship to advance the careers of singers seeking to make a foray into or already deeply embedded in the world of music theater. 11341819 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .50.00 So You Want to Sing Spirituals—Randye Jones. Welcoming singers of all backgrounds, this book explores the folk-song roots of spirituals and their transformation into choral and solo vocal concert repertoire. Featuring key composers and pioneers of the genre, it also discusses the use of dialect and other controversial performance considerations. Contributed chapters address elements of studio teaching, choral arrangement, voice science, and vocal health. Produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, all books in the So You Want to Sing series feature online supplemental materials available on their website. 11341814 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .42.00 So You Want to Sing with Awareness— Matthew Hoch. Welcoming singers to a variety of methods, this collection allows them to explore each option's history and application to singing and determine which methods best meet their needs as performers. This unique volume explores mind-body awareness systems and introduces cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience and motor learning. Carefully curated for singers' unique needs, it also includes essential discussions of anatomy, physiology, and vocal health. 11341805 Hardcover Book. . . . . . . . . . . .90.00 11341807 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .38.00 Sound Leadership—Scott Lang. Students can take ownership of their own learning and leading through this leadership method book for band, choir, and orchestra students. It's designed to help facilitate an engaging and collaborative process between student leaders and program directors that allows for self-discovery, goal setting, and defining roles and responsibilities. Topics include: taking a personal leadership inventory; task assessment and job creation; situational discussion starters; complete leadership assessments; leadership performance review; and specific and strategic goal setting activities. 11000848 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .12.99 Strategic Plans for a Successful Booster Club —David W. Vandewalker. This book is the companion resource to Boosters to the Rescue! which provides ready-to-use Word, Excel, and PDF files to help booster clubs set and achieve a long- term vision for their organization. Strategic Plans includes project planning guides for three diverse sizes of booster clubs: Developing, Growing, and Maximizing. Strategic Plans offers a wealth of ideas, forms, organizational charts, and branding tools in four concise sections. Ready, Set, and Go! introduces the strategic planning process and explains how to start. Rally the Troops provides practical advice on how to organize, manage, and empower people. Roll It Out creates a business plan blueprint and a project planning guide, and Rock It Out includes ways to build effective teams. An invaluable resource for every music leader who wants to create a community of support around the important task of educating young musicians. 10683549 Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.95 Teaching Music Through Performance Complete Choir Bundle—Various Composers. This best-selling series of books and CDs has quickly become an indispensable resource for music educators searching for the best possible music at all levels. Each book includes analyses of select pieces and insights from national leaders in the field. Recordings by top ensembles make this series truly invaluable. Now the complete set of books and CDs for Choir are available at a special price. This bundle includes Teaching Music through Performance in Choir, Volumes 1-5 and Teaching Music through Performance in Middle School Choir plus all corresponding CDs. Build your library today! Please note: there are only 4 CDs in the bundle. Volume 5 does not contain a CD at this time. 11196440 Book Volumes 1-5, Middle School - Books and CDs . . . . . . . . . . .380.00 Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir—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 —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 —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 —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 Choir—ed. Hilary Apfelstadt & Jo-Michael Scheibe. Choosing repertoire is one of the most important and time-consuming tasks choral conductors undertake. The Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir series remains one of the most important resources for choir directors looking for quality repertoire that has been vetted by a distinguished panel of educators. Each volume in the series contains Teacher Resource Guides for 100 works, organized by difficulty. Selected by a team of leading choir directors, the repertoire in Volume 5 balances SATB literature with works for treble and tenor-bass choirs and includes a healthy mix of selections aimed at bringing greater attention to the rich choral culture in Canada. Featuring the same team of authors as Volume 4, this volume includes: More Than Spirituals and Concert Gospels: Choral Music in the Western European Tradition by Contemporary African American Composers by Jeffery Ames; North of the Border: Accessible Choral Music by Canadian Composers by Hilary Apfelstadt; Engaging the Voice, the Mind, and the Spirit: An Effective Approach Toward Literature Selection with Treble Voices by Lynne Gackle; The Blueprint of Ensemble Musicianship Contained Within Chant by James Jordan; It's All About the Up: Journey, Text, Gesture, Music, and Motion by Jo-Michael Scheibe; and Community Collaboration: Relevant Programming that Moves Beyond the Classroom and into the Community by Phillip Swan. Indexes by title, publisher, and composer/arranger for all five volumes of the series are included, and an extraordinary companion recording of all selections is also available. There is simply no better way to find and prepare the best choral literature available for achieving excellence in choral music education at all levels. 10985381 Hardcover Book. . . . . . . . . . . .47.95 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95 Download the FREE app today! Visit eprintgo.com Promote and sell your compositions through the world's largest sheet music network. Learn more! jwpepper.com/myscore