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DIRECTOR RESOURCES Editors' Choice 2024 New Basic Library Large Print Edition A Cappella Available via ePrint Downloadable All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 178 Go to cart BOOKS & RESOURCES A Choral Director's Guide to Instrumental Conducting—Michael Kemp. Choral directors are frequently called upon to conduct various instrumental ensembles, from a few accompanying instruments to a full orchestra. This very practical and straightforward book provides insights and advice to those who haven't studied instrumental conducting, who may be new to conducting instrumentalists, or those who are looking to hone or enhance their skills. Throughout this book, Michael Kemp explains the most beneficial ways for a choral conductor to hire, work with, and lead instrumentalists. The different approach needed to guide instrumental ensembles of varying skill levels is presented clearly and effectively. 11345239 Spiral-Bound Book . . . . . . .14.95 Choral Diversity (A Mosaic of Representative Composers and Compositions)—Dennis Shrock. Written by noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock, this is a presentation of composers throughout history who represent the broad and diverse canon of choral music. It includes twenty women composers and ten composers of color, many of whom have been previously underrepresented in studies and in performances. Each chapter presents overviews of the composer's life and choral output; information and analysis of selected compositions, including complete texts and literal translations not found elsewhere; and guidelines that address related and important aspects of performance. Rounding out his approach, Shrock also explores the lesser-known works of familiar composers such as Palestrina and Brahms. The repertoire also represents a diversity of musical periods, styles, and genres. With its broad scope and scholarly authority, this is the ideal resource for conductors at all levels looking to diversify their concert programming in a practical and historically informed way. 11395319 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .29.95 Choral Ensemble Intonation (Method, Procedures and Exercises)—James Jordan & Matthew Mehaffey. Faced with persistent intonation problems in their own choirs, authors James Jordan and Matthew Mehaffey developed an innovative new method of choral ensemble solfege that offers dramatic improvement in tuning any choral ensemble. Not just a temporary fix, this method encourages the building of intonation skills within the choral rehearsal setting, using solfege syllables in creative ways to develop aural capabilities in each individual singer. The related video shows these techniques in action with surprising results. Topics such as good vocal production, physical movement and modal analysis are also discussed to aid in the teaching and learning process. Practical and effective, this is a helpful tool for choir directors at every level. 8059059 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95 8061125 Octavo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70 8061126 2-3-4 Part Octavo #2 . . . . . . 2.70 Choral Error Detection (Exercises for Developing Musicianship)—Paul Hondorp/ ed. Denise Eaton. Designed to help the choral conductor develop skills of critical listening, this outstanding resource will improve your ability to detect errors in a choir's performance. It is a collection of short choral examples to be utilized for analysis and score preparation. The accompanying audio has a performance of each example with mistakes intentionally included. Using a reproducible evaluation sheet, the listener is challenged to identify and categorize the mistakes and offer solutions to fix them. The examples represent many voicings, textures, time periods and levels of difficulty. The book and audio can be used as a text for choral pedagogy, undergraduate or graduate conducting, and/or rehearsal techniques. It integrates listening into the overall goals of score study and in the development of teaching skills. 10509285 Paperback Book with Online Audio Access . . . . .39.99 Choral Reflections (Insights from American Choral Conductor-Teachers)—ed. Brandon Williams. Inspiration, ideas, and insights for conductors and teachers at any stage: the goal is to provide a platform for a new and more representative cross-section of American choral conductor-teachers to share their reflections, beliefs, values, and visions for the choral art. Contributors include Jason Max Ferdinand, Rollo A. Dilworth, Rosephanye Powell, Eugene Rogers, Anton Armstrong, and 25 others. 11390161 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .29.99 Choralisms (Things I Learned from The Choral Masters and Friends)—Roger Emerson. This fun, pocket-sized book is full of tips, inspiration, and humor! The alternate titles for the book will have you in stitches, and the student comments are both heartwarming and hilarious! Compiled over years of classroom and rehearsal experiences of Roger Emerson and his friends as well as wisdom he learned from choral masters, this charming book will make a great gift for your favorite music teacher or director! 11395911 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .19.99 Conducting Men's Choirs—Donald L. Trott. Equally suited for novice teachers and seasoned professionals, this collaborative resource is the culmination of decades of experience and wisdom by leaders in the profession. Inspired by Debra Spurgeon's pioneering book Conducting Women's Choirs, this companion resource brings together the expertise of 18 acknowledged authorities on men's choirs, addressing the unique challenges, considerations, and joys of making music with male singers. The book is organized into three major sections. The first contains historical information on male choirs in the United States. The second section explores key aspects of working with male singers that are vital to the success of any conductor of male choirs. A thorough discussion of repertoire for men's choirs rounds out this resource in the book's third and final section. Extensive repertoire listings with hundreds of titles for men's chorus are also provided for quick and easy reference. 11193011 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .45.95 The Conductor's Toolbox (Transforming Yourself as Musician and Conductor)— Richard Sparks. What do coaches, master teachers, and educational psychologists have to teach us about conducting? As it turns out, quite a bit! In this concise yet insightful volume, Richard Sparks draws from years of experience in the professional choral world and from his time teaching at two leading universities to help choral conductors transform their craft and create truly artful experiences. He gains inspiration from legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and shares striking and refreshing parallels between coaching sports teams and conducting music ensembles. Sparks draws equally from research in the fields of teaching and the psychology of learning and their application to teaching music. Just as an artisan builds a set of skills and learns the tools of the trade, conductors too must build a box of tools to help them learn, understand, and interpret music, lead rehearsals, and conduct. 10985387 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .17.95 The Contemporary Singer's Blueprint (From Amateur to Professional and Beyond)— Jill Switzer. Written by a career vocalist, this valuable blueprint provides aspiring singers with professional insight and practical steps for building a top-notch, profitable singing career. Enlightening anecdotes, encouraging pep talks, veterans' words of wisdom, and tricks of the trade that only the pros know guide the contemporary vocalist through the mental, technical, and physical challenges of achieving excellence in today's music business. Topics include defining your goals; finding your unique voice for the stage; performance anxiety; building a complementary repertoire; shining at auditions and booking gigs; creating a signature look; fine-tuning your act; maximizing self- promotion efforts; the anatomy of successful gigs; and the career vocalist's inventory. 11416957 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.95 Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors—Pam Phillips & Andrew Surmani. The Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors provides a concise overview of the key aspects of copyright law that affect music educators and directors in the United States. Designed to provide answers to the most common questions raised by educators and directors, this resource makes it easy to find specific answers and is arranged in a user-friendly question-and-answer format. For ease of use, a thorough glossary of terms and an extensive index are included. Not meant to replace legal counsel, the Copyright Handbook is a starting point for music educators and directors with questions concerning copyright. Topics: how to determine if a work is protected by copyright; the use of print music and lyrics; the use of audio; the use of video; digital products and the internet; performance rights; and composing and arranging. 10773128 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . .19.99 Creating Excellence in Choirs and Orchestras —Dennis Shrock. Noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock uncovers the key factors and proven strategies that lead to the achievement of excellence in music ensembles at any level. With the use of historical references and examples, this book lays out 14 elements that contribute to an ensemble's success: goals, focus, attitudes, structures, procedures, responsibility, ontology, study, warm-ups, sound, cohesion, expression, conducting, and repertoire. While it highlights the choral and orchestral mediums specifically, all concepts can be applied to any type of ensemble, and the recommendations are not exclusively for the benefit of conductors. Music teachers, church musicians, ensemble members, and administrative staff will glean wisdom from these pages as well. Excellence is an attainable goal for anyone with a vision, and this insightful text guides readers as they embark on their own quest for musical excellence. 11349227 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.95 Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom—Marla Butke & David Frego. Written by two of the world's leaders in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, this resource brings together all of the elements that make teaching movement with choral music such a success. This includes videos using choirs and students at every level from elementary to college and is endorsed by ACDA executive director Hilary Apfelstadt, who says "This book is well organized, clearly written, and broadly applicable to multiple teaching contexts. I highly recommend this as an essential resource in every choral educators' library." Video is accessible online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. 11345819 Book & Online Media . . . . .39.99 Diction—John Moriarty. This text book for singers is a comprehensive guide to the pronunciation of Italian, French, Ecclesiastical Latin and German, in an approach developed for diction classes. It is thorough, scholarly, yet practical and easy-to-use. The pronunciation guides are provided for Italian, French and German languages through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, along with 81 exercises for singing them. New to this edition are 36 audio tracks provided by the author containing all of the exercises. These audio tracks are available as free downloads. 4525291 Book with Online Audio . . .38.00 Educating Young Singers—Mary Goetze, Angela Broeker & Ruth Boshkoff. Organized into three sections, Educating Young Singers offers strategies for integrating pedagogical and musical knowledge into your rehearsals that can help to lay a foundation for rewarding performances. Each section provides ideas, processes, demonstrations, and activities that will help promote singing and musicianship in young choristers and inspire you to find new ways to bring the joy of learning and performing music to the young people in your choirs. Unit one, First Things First, addresses the steps taken prior to rehearsal. Unit two, The Toolbox, provides a vast array of pedagogical techniques and materials, and Unit three, Putting It All Together, offers suggestions for application. A DVD is included. 10628042 Book & DVD . . . . . . . . . . . .39.95 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 30 days to try before you buy. MUSIC ON APPROVAL Time-honored, proven repertoire. BASIC LIBRARY

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