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Choral Director Books & Resources
Teaching Music Through Performance in
Choir (Volume 5)—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. 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.
10985381 Hardcover Book . . . . . .47.95
Teaching Music Through Performance
in Middle School Choir—ed. Frank
Abrahams & Paul D. Head. This book is
one of the most comprehensive resources
ever published for middle school choir
directors - written, researched, and
compiled by conductors and educators
with a wealth of teaching experience. It
is ideal for anyone who seeks a deeper
understanding of the best choral literature
for middle school singers and who wishes
to learn from some of the seminal voices
in the profession. Each teacher resource
guide includes information about the
composer or arranger, the composition,
historical perspectives, technical and
stylistic considerations, musical elements,
form and structure analysis, and text
guidelines. Each guide also contains
valuable suggestions for rehearsing
the music with middle school students.
Resource recordings of many of the works
are available on the companion CD.
10274684 Hardcover Book . . . . . .47.95
10274685 Set 1-2 CD Set . . . . . . .25.95
10463158 Set 2-2 CD Set . . . . . . .25.95
Teaching with Respect: Inclusive
Pedagogy for Choral Directors (2nd
Edition)—Stephen Sieck. Now available
in an updated second edition with
new content, this important resource
prompts us to ask deeper questions
about the language we use, about
systems of power, about our heritage
and inheritance. While investigating our
teaching strategies, this book suggests
an ethical approach to teaching choral
music that is centered on respecting
the singers in front of us. Readers will
discover ways to maintain and elevate
their artistic standards of excellence while
also expanding their mindset.
11418635 Paperback Book . . . . . .29.99
Translations and Annotations, Vol.
1 (Latin)—Ron Jeffers. This reference
has, in a relatively short time, become a
foundational resource for choir directors
at all levels of choral activity. Literal
translations and poetic paraphrases are
offered for more than 115 sacred Latin
texts, making each entry appropriate for
singers and concert programs as well.
Invaluable!
1845197 Paperback Book . . . . . .42.50
Unleashing the Potential of the
Musician's Body (Timani: Anatomy
and Exercises for Healthy Playing and
Singing)—Tina Margareta Nilssen. This
detailed resource book offers clear and
practical tools for music professionals,
students, educators, movement
specialists, and therapists working with
musicians. You'll learn about relevant
anatomy - in particular, joints, muscles,
and fascia - and get information on
how the brain and movement are linked
together. You'll find dozens of illustrated
performance-targeted exercises for all
parts of the body, with specific instructions
for different types of instruments as well
as for singers. The exercises are designed
to optimize movement and make playing
or singing more effortless and expressive.
This book also touches on subjects such
as warm-ups, pain, healthy living, and
self-care tips.
11428237 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.00
Upbeat! (Mindset, Mindfulness, and
Leadership 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, it affirms the importance of
living and working with intentionality.
The Upbeat! Daily Journal offers ten days
of daily quotes and thoughtful prompts
for each of the 12 chapters, making this
120-day resource usable on its own or as
a companion to the book. The Upbeat!
Daily Planner includes over 200 pages of
120 days' worth of inspirational quotes,
mindful breathing techniques, questions
for personal reflection, and space for
your daily schedule and to-do list. The
journal and planner can be purchased
separately, as a bundle, or in a bundle
with the book.
11383906 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95
11610975 Daily Planner . . . . . . . .24.95
11610977 Daily Journal . . . . . . . . .19.95
11610978 Planner and Journal
Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38.00
11610980 Complete Bundle . . . . .63.50
Visualizing Music (An Illustrative
Guide to Exceptional Rehearsals and
Performance)—David Kish. What could a
musical style look like to a visual learner?
Can visual images improve conceptual
understanding of intonation, balance,
and blend? This text provides tools and
techniques for visualizing complex musical
ideas using simple shapes and illustrations
and provides immediate resources to
explain complex musical concepts in
practical terms. Imagery is a powerful tool
that transitions musicians from preparation
to performance, analytical to the artistic,
seamlessly moving from notes and
rhythms to shaping phrases and sensing
music's aesthetic beauty. Here's a sample
of what's included: advanced musical
concepts presented in clear illustrations;
an innovative approach to teaching and
understanding musical ideas; essential
skills for conductors - exercises that
enable conductors to implement visual
techniques and strategies into their practice
and performance; clear-cut graphics
that lead visual learners to deep musical
understanding; and sample images that
teach musical style, improve ensemble
intonation, and lead musicians from simple
concepts to outstanding performance.
11527940 Paperback Book . . . . . .24.95
Vocal Technique (A Guide to Classical
and Contemporary Styles for
Conductors, Teachers, and Singers.
Second edition)—Julia Davids & Stephen
LaTour. This comprehensive yet concise
guidebook offers a stylistically flexible
approach that allows soloists and choral
singers to vary elements of technique to
sing virtually any style. It covers all aspects
of technique, including body alignment,
breath control, initiation of sound, vocal fold
closure, resonance, register use, vowels,
pitch control, articulation, and vibrato. It
provides numerous practical voice-building
and problem-solving suggestions and
exercises supported by clear photographs
and elegant illustrations. A must-have for
any serious singer or conductor.
10558268 Paperback Book . . . . . .46.95
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. 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
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11398468 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.99
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 . . . . . . . . . . .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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34.95
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