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Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening
Ophelia's Heart (Nurturing the
Adolescent Female Voice)—Lynne
Gackle. Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor
Conducting Women's Choirs (Strategies
for Success)—ed. Debra Spurgeon.
This is a pioneering yet practical book and
DVD devoted to all aspects of the women's
choir - a groundbreaking contribution and a
true collaborative effort from top professionals
in the field. For the first time in a book, choral
leaders bring together historical, philosophical,
psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and
real-world considerations to the women's choir
- information missing from most choral methods
and conducting texts. Areas of focus include:
working with beginning, high school, collegiate,
and community women's choirs; improving
the sound of women's choirs; suggested
repertoire for women's choirs; composing for
women's choirs; building community within the
ensemble; warm-ups and rehearsal strategies;
building excellence in women's choirs. Sections
also focus on mentoring, auditions, seating
arrangements, historical women's repertoire,
healthy vocal development, gender issues,
history, status of the women's choir, and much
more. This book features research, practical
insights, and round-table discussions. The
included DVD demonstrates choral techniques
and teaching ideas with two women's choirs:
Aurora, from Luther College, conducted by
Sandra Peter; and The University of Kentucky
Women's Choir, conducted by Lori Hetzel.
Conducting Women's Choirs is, quite simply,
essential for anyone who is involved in the
women's choir movement and interested in
the culmination of decades of experience and
wisdom by leaders in the profession.
10342733 Book & DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.95
new!
Deep River (The Life and Music of
Robert Shaw)—Keith Burris. Robert Lawson
Shaw was born in Red Bluff, California on April
30, 1916 - another century, another America. By
the time he died, 82 years later, he had become
one of America's classical music icons - a key
figure who helped create a culture of classical
music in the United States. Shaw was the
principle re-inventor of the choral art in America.
He made choral music important, artistic, and
popular. Deep River is a rich, in-depth, 631-page
biography of this complex man and his relentless
drive to transform American choral singing. The
enclosed DVD features Robert Shaw in rehearsal
at Boston University.
10374871 Book & DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
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
Getting Started with Middle School
Chorus (Second Edition)—Patrick K.
Freer. If you are a new choral teacher or an
experienced teacher new to middle school
chorus, Getting Started with Middle School
Chorus is here to point you in the right direction!
Well organized into twelve chapters, it covers
all of the practical concerns you have, from
budgeting, scheduling and recruiting to
choosing choral repertoire, planning rehearsals
and addressing the unique challenges of the
changing adolescent voice. At just over 100
pages, including lists of suggested resources,
this is the ideal book to help you begin your new
job with confidence!
10345837 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 22.95
Grading for Musical Excellence—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 the latest research about
grading and connecting to Common Core
standards. An essential resource for educators!
10347514 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
The Joy of Part Singing (A Resource
for Directors of Young Choirs)—Mark
Patterson. The Joy of Part Singing is a resource
that will help children's choirs experience greater
success in part-singing through short, accessible
warm-ups, vocal exercises, rhythm chants, echo
songs, mini-descants, and rounds. While some
of these exercises are for rehearsal only, others
may be shared in worship or in concert settings.
Everything presented in the book was born out
of the author's own needs as a conductor of
children's choirs. Even if your choir is currently
working towards solidifying a beautiful, unison
sound, these activities will help singers build the
foundation for singing in multiple parts in the future.
10339191 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
The Musician's Trust—James Jordan
& James Whitbourn. The Musician's Trust
clarifies and celebrates the important role
this quality plays among musicians, both
among individuals and ensembles, as well as
between teachers and students. Drawing on
the experiences of conductors, composers,
producers and teachers, the necessity of trust
is brought center stage. Topics include: building
trust; conductor gestures that inadvertently
breed mistrust; trusting your own musical
judgements; trusting each other within the
ensemble; and finding tone colors that reflect the
presence of trust.
10347942 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
Pitch Perfect (The Quest for Collegiate
A Cappella Glory)—Mickey Rapkin. The
roots of unaccompanied vocal music stretch
all the way back to the Gregorian chants of the
Middle Ages, and collegiate a cappella singing
is more than a century old. But what was once
largely an Ivy League phenomenon has, in
the past 20 years, spread to high schools and
colleges across the country. Now a major motion
picture, Pitch Perfect is the inspiring, triumphant,
hilarious and heartbreaking story of the quest
for collegiate a cappella glory. Featuring
championship ensembles, it chronicles the
musical and personal challenges associated with
their success in competition. This is a fascinating
book for the choral director or student musician
who aspires to greatness in the rewarding
discipline of a cappella singing!
10347935 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
Scale Your Way to Music Assessment
(The Ultimate Guide to Creating a
Quality Music Program)—Paul Kimpton
& Delwyn Harnisch. Scale Your Way to Music
Assessment is a hands-on, step-by-step action
plan for using assessment to improve your
teaching and your students' performances.
Designed for instrumental, choral and general
music programs in grades K-12, it describes
in detail how to teach students to become
accurate and consistent assessors of musical
performance as they learn how to set goals for
practicing and improving group performance.
Published with a sturdy spiral binding, this
useful book is well-organized in ten chapters,
covering a wide range of topics: defining musical
skills, collecting data, test writing, assessment
software, state and national standards, school
district goals, and more. Also included are six
extensive appendices with actual written and
listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing
program for band, choir and orchestra, a
listing of websites and email addresses, and a
glossary of terms. The accompanying CD-ROM
includes sample data, tests, music examples
and reference material. Everything you need to
develop a quality music assessment program is
right here in this exceptional resource!
10062956 Book & CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
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