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DIRECTOR RESOURCES Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: orders@jwpepper.com 179 Go to cart BOOKS & RESOURCES The Ensemble Movement Warm-Up (Teaching Phrase and Musical Artistry through a Laban- Based Pedagogy)—James Jordan. Building on the ideas of Rudolf von Laban and Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, James Jordan has created an exciting new rhythm and movement pedagogy. This book explores how to organize and sequence movement activities in a choral setting to increase artistry and help raise the performance level of any ensemble, regardless of age. 11173436 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .21.95 Evoking Sound (Fundamentals of Choral Conducting - Second Edition)— James Jordan. Now significantly revised and expanded, with a foreword by Morten Lauridsen, James Jordan's groundbreaking book incorporates more than ten years of new conducting insights, pedagogy, and philosophy to create a resource that is not only informative but transformative. Unique to this edition is the inclusion of a revolutionary DVD (also available separately as The Anatomy of Conducting) with Dr. Jordan and Eugene Migliaro Corporon of the University of North Texas. For the first time, a conducting text contains visual examples of patterns that, with the help of state-of-the-art animation and multiple camera angles, guide you to a deeper understanding of how conducting gesture influences sound. Hardcover book with DVD, 466 pages. 10076671 Book & DVD Second Edition . . . . . . . . . .49.95 Evoking Sound: Choral Vocal Technique (The Choral Warmup)—Sabine Horstmann. Inspired by the teachings of her mentor, the legendary Frauke Haasemann, Sabine Horstmann has written these creative exercises for choirs at any level of development. Written in a straightforward, direct manner, this volume provides 94 sequential exercises that can serve as the central part of vocal training for your choir. Topics include: an overview of the "how" and "why" of vocal pedagogy; techniques for teaching posture, breathing, resonance, and relaxation; exercises for high range, low range, dynamics, and diction; suggestions for planning the choral warm-up; and canonic exercises for developing voice and ear. The author is instructor of Group Vocal Technique and Voice at the Robert Schumann University in Dusseldorf. She has extensive experience working with singers of all ages. 10066443 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .25.95 10445412 DVD-Evoking Sound: The Choral Warmup . . . . . .24.95 Evoking Sound: The Choral Rehearsal (Volume 1 - Techniques and Procedures)— James Jordan. This comprehensive book is intended for choirs at all skill levels, and covers a wide range of subjects, including: rehearsal preparation and planning, how to listen, conducting gesture as a rehearsal technique, the accompanist and the rehearsal, how to teach artistic phrasing, rehearsal accountability, and the spirit of the rehearsal. The volume also deals with approaches to teaching rhythm, using recording technology as part of the rehearsal, introducing your choir to IPA, incorporating Dalcroze and Laban into the rehearsal, and the count singing system of Robert Shaw. 10030312 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.95 Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart (Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice)—Lynne Gackle. Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor of Ensembles and Assistant Choral Director at Baylor University, has long been an advocate for the power of singing as a catalyst for positive change and self-actualization in adolescent girls. Her landmark text is a synthesis of these ideas, reflecting her unmatched expertise on the working of the female voice and a lifetime of experience and research. Serving to enlighten and encourage teachers and choral directors of these students, Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart addresses the symptoms of vocal change in the female voice, along with physiological factors that affect it. Appropriate choral literature, recordings, and other educational materials are also presented. The included DVD, which may be used as a teaching tool in the classroom, provides demonstrations of the phases of vocal maturation, voice classification, vocal techniques, and other pedagogical strategies, all with the help of an all-girl choir (ages 12-16) under the direction of Dr. Gackle. 10090243 Book & DVD . . . . . . . . . . . .44.95 Foundations of Conducting Technique— Frank Eychaner. A comprehensive beginning conducting text - complete with pictures, online videos, and supplemental conducting etudes - to facilitate the development of a clear and expressive conducting technique. This volume addresses three major areas for beginning conductors: gestural technique, score study, and leadership. For gestural technique, the text details a number of technical skills, including the appropriate use of the body, the roles of the right and left hand, basic conducting patterns and their derivatives, an application of Laban movement analysis, the importance of the conducting planes, and conducting with varied articulations (staccato, legato, and marcato), among others. In addressing score study, rather than advocating for one particular approach, this volume presents a number of possible score study methods for the student to explore. Finally, the text addresses how to be an effective and ethical leader from the podium. It also presents the transformational leadership model as a positive pathway for improving the conductor's effectiveness on and off the podium. Also included are music etudes to help students develop the technical skills of the conductor. A major contribution to conducting pedagogy and an extraordinary resource that distills the essence of effective conducting gesture. 11203497 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.95 Front-Loading Your Choral Rehearsal— Christine C. 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 The Gift of Song—Alice Parker. In this series of beautifully detailed and thought-provoking essays, world-renown composer and conductor Alice Parker beckons us all to return to the natural state of singing. She encourages us to move beyond the scientific precision of the printed page to uncover the core of creative expression. Drawing on her decades of experience as a musician, teacher, and leader of of the Melodious Accord Community SINGS events, Alice's insights and advice are profound in their simplicity. She reveals the true importance of our voices, encouraging all of us to open our ears and then our mouths to express our common humanity. 11215947 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.50 Grading for Musical Excellence (Making Music an Essential Part of Your Grades)— Paul Kimpton & Ann Kimpton. Remarkable and practical, this workbook challenges music educators to examine their grading procedures for fairness and clarity and help motivate students to improve and achieve musically. Exercises and reflective questions encourage educators to work as a team to assess the current grading system and move to the next level by incorporating research about grading and connecting to Common Core standards. An essential resource for educators! 10347514 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .26.95 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 Habits of a Successful Choral Musician— Eric Wilkinson & Scott Rush. Habits of a Successful Choral Musician is a field-tested, vital, and - most importantly - musically artistic collection of more than 200 sequenced exercises for building fundamentals and artistry. It answers the question for choristers: "What should I be learning during fundamentals time?" Perfect for use by an entire choir or by a vocal soloist, this book contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, vocalises, chorales, rhythm work, tonal patterns, sight-singing etudes, and much more. In one place, this book presents everything an aspiring singer needs to build fundamental musicianship skills and then be able to transfer those skills directly into the performance of great literature. The Successful Habits series has brought into focus the practical fundamentals of exemplary musicianship for music directors, and now it does the same for individual singers. 10985382 Paperback Book Student Edition . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95 10985383 Paperback Book Teacher Edition. . . . . . . . . .29.50 A Handbook for Charter School Music Educators—David M. Hedgecoth. The environment, resources, and expectations of teaching music in charter schools can often differ from traditional public schools, but the teacher's mission remains the same: to provide quality music education for all students. This concise handbook offers practical tools and information for music educators who accept charter positions and are tasked with beginning or sustaining a music program at their school. The first section of the book answers more than two dozen critical questions about charter schools, addressing everything from class size, scheduling, funding, and performance expectations to nonprofit status, assessment, school culture, and working with the administration. The second part highlights pertinent charter legislation, which varies greatly from state to state. In clear language, it reviews key elements of each state's charter law and provides links to additional information and resources for music teachers. This is essential reference material for any music educator or administrator looking to deliver quality music instruction to charter school students. 11428221 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.95 Your Music. Your Device. Wherever you go. Manage your program in one place, in less time. I Received My Order Quickly "Within a few days, I received a method book that had been on backorder with another vendor for several months. J.W. 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