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Upbeat! (Mindset, Mindfulness, and
Leader-ship in Music Education and
Beyond)—Matthew Arau. Just as a conductor's
preparatory "upbeat" gesture at the beginning
of a performance influences the way an
ensemble performs, we too get to choose our
"upbeat" - our thoughts and attitudes - at the
start of each day, at the beginning of each
class, and in our interactions with students and
colleagues. With this clever premise at its core,
Upbeat! presents a winning combination of
mindset and mindfulness strategies as well as
leadership principles that will motivate, inspire,
and transform not only your internal world
but the culture of your music program. With
immediately applicable ideas and strategies that
work for students, teachers, and professionals
in any field, Upbeat! affirms the importance of
living and working with intentionality.
11383906 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95
Vocal Technique (A Guide to Classical
and Contemporary Styles for Conductors,
Teachers, and Singers. Second edition)—
Julia Davids & Stephen LaTour. Vocal
Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers,
and Singers offers a stylistically flexible
approach that allows soloists and choral
singers to vary elements of technique to
sing virtually any style. It is a comprehensive
yet concise book covering all aspects of
technique, including body alignment, breath
control, initiation of sound, vocal fold closure,
resonance, register use, vowels, pitch control,
articulation and vibrato. This concise yet
comprehensive guidebook offers numerous,
practical voice-building and problem-solving
suggestions and exercises, as well as clear
photographs and elegant illustrations. A must
have for any serious singer or conductor.
10558268 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .44.95
Voice Collectors (Stories and Songs of
Chinese Culture Bearers)—Le Zhang &
Sarah H. Watts/ed. Karen Howard. In this
vibrant collection of the many different musical
traditions that come from the country of China,
32 Chinese men and women joyfully recall
their musical experiences and share popular
or significant songs from their home provinces.
Each chapter includes a biographical
sketch and photograph of its culture bearer,
followed by a vocal or instrumental selection
of their choosing. Beautiful field recordings
featuring authentic musical performances by
each culture bearer are included for all the
songs, along with notation, background and
translations, pinyin, and audio pronunciation
guides. Each chapter also conveniently
includes ideas for classroom use - pedagogical
extensions, activities, and discussion
questions. Especially noteworthy are the short,
imaginative children's stories and vibrant full-
color illustrations that conclude each chapter,
offering yet another entry point for young
learners. Equally suited for the elementary and
middle school music classrooms, it is a perfect
source for exploring the diversity of musical
sounds, textures, instruments, and timbres of
Chinese music in a meaningful and culturally
connected way.
11375533 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .26.95
The Voice in Progress: Developing the
Adolescent Voice—Dan Andersen. Emily
Crocker writes: "Forty years ago, most vocal
methods were aimed at high school students
and up. Dan Andersen's materials and methods
remedy this situation and offer an excellent
curriculum for the young voice, giving you the
opportunity to reap the benefits of his forty
years of successfully working with adolescent
singers." There are 50 vocal warm-up exercises
and recorded piano accompaniments included
with the purchase of the book. Chapters
include Building the Adolescent Voice - Why
We Warm Up; Preparing the Adolescent
Voice - How We Warm Up; Knowing the
Adolescent Voice - Girls' Changing Voice
and Boys' Changing Voice; and Exercising
the Adolescent Voice - Treble Choirs, Mixed
Choirs, Tenor-Bass Choirs. The warm-ups are
focused on breathing; beginning phonation;
resonance, placement, and tone quality; and
support, diction intonation, flexibility, dynamics,
and register transition. A helpful index directs
you so you can combine the warm-ups most
needed when you need them.
11398468 Choral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.99
The Voices I Hear (A Philosophical and
Practical Approach to the Choral Art)—
Will Kesling. Drawing from his five decades
of success as a conductor and educator in
the choral field, Will Kesling has compiled
a comprehensive choral methods resource
that addresses every necessary fundamental
for achieving artistry in the choral art. This
resource covers building a healthy and
beautiful choral sound, dealing with vocal
issues, selecting repertoire, understanding
musical periods and composers, and planning
and running rehearsals. It also explores a
discussion of performing sacred music in
secular education settings, techniques for
performing choral-orchestral works, choral
versus orchestral conducting, and how to
become a true maestro. A valuable read for
emerging and seasoned conductors alike.
11395317 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .39.95
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 . . . . .29.99
Way Over in Beulah Lan' (Understanding
and Performing the Negro Spiritual)—Andre
J. Thomas. 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 Every Musician Needs to Know About
the Body (Revised Edition) (The Practical
Application of Body Mapping to Making
Music)—Bridget Jankowski. This primer for all
musicians provides a reliable base for a lifetime
of playing and singing. The principles in these
pages are the elemental foundation of music
education and will protect a musician from injury,
promote the physical freedom and sensitivity
needed for technical mastery, and secure the
embodied intelligence that grounds musical
power and subtlety. Musicians teaching from
these principles will see their students thrive.
Students studying and restudying these pages
will delight in their enhanced performance.
What's new in the Revised Edition? Created
with the input of experienced Licensed Body
Mapping Educators and led by body mapping
expert Bridget Jankowski, this edition includes
updated and enlarged images big enough
for coloring; streamlined and clarified content
based on new science; an updated format that
follows the associated body mapping course
more closely; additional room for notes at the
end of each section and more. Knowledge from
the scientific community continues to inform
the work of the Association for Body Mapping
Education. This book also serves as the text
for a six-hour course on body mapping for
musicians developed by Barbara Conable. The
book's associated course has evolved over
the past two decades; an updated text for the
course will be a valuable resource for novice and
seasoned body mapping educators alike.
11428228 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95
Your Music Career Is NOT Over (Surviving
Challenges, Setbacks, Injuries, and Failures)
—Rick Mattingly. Every musician has had
career disappointments, challenges, and even
failures. Often, when faced with discouraging
experiences, musicians may feel that their
career is over or is never going to start. How
do they overcome these challenges to find
success? In this book, a diverse group of
successful musicians relates a variety of
situations that seemed devastating at the
time but were overcome, learned from, and
triumphed over. The stories are powerful,
motivational, and truly inspiring. Featuring
interviews with Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers,
John Beasley, and 42 others.
11428238 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95
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