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Essentials of the Choral Warm-Up: Science,
Method, and Pedagogy—James Jordan
& Sean McCarther. This volume aligns
choral pedagogy with the principles of voice
science and works as a guide to transforming
the sound, intonation, and musicianship
of choral ensembles at all levels. Topics
covered include vocal science as it pertains to
alignment, respiration, articulation, phonation,
registration, and resonance; debunking
myths about "fixing" choral ensemble sound;
teaching via the architecture of the vowel; the
pedagogical "miracle" of the mixed vowel ü;
new warm-up and music-learning sequences;
vocal registration and the choral warm-up;
rethinking the warm-up to build healthy choral
tone; determining acoustically correct standing
positions for choral ensembles; new essential
1-3-5 exercises for use in choral warm-ups;
eliminating blend and intonation issues; guides
to teaching phrasing; and understanding the
horizontal part of the conducting gesture and its
role as the primary method of communication
to singers. This book continues the pedagogy
contained in The Anatomy of Tone; The Choral
Warm-Up and Intonational Solfege, and together
with the companion 1-3-5 Essential Choral
Exercises book it is a landmark publication for
choral conductors and choirs.
11559595 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .34.95
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
10161605 Choral DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95
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
10514925 Book & 2 CDs . . . . . . . . . . .41.95
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
10039267 Choral DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95
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.
Also included are music etudes to help students
develop the technical skills of the conductor.
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
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 musicality.
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
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