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100 plus Ways to Improve Hymnsinging—Hal Hopson. The congregation
plays an integral part in the worship service and this book from the pen of Hal Hopson,
will help you encourage and improve their participation in hymnsinging. Perfect for
musicians, choir directors, pastors, and worship or music committees, it is a practical
guide of ideas and examples. Similar to the "Creative Use..." series, areas covered in
this book include: nurturing the congregation, selection of hymns, the use of hymns in
worship services, children and hymns, and the use of: choir, organ, instruments and
handbells in hymnsinging. It's an invaluable resource that should be in every church
library!
8060568 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
American Diction for Singers—Geoffrey Forward & Elizabeth Howard.
Geoffrey Forward, acting coach and leading expert in American diction, clearly
illustrates for the singer how to gain control by eliminating vocal tension and poor
diction, replacing it with clear pronunciation. This superb resource allows the singer
to put the finishing touches on his or her singing, not only with excellent diction but
through the concepts of phrasing, identifying key words and singing with emotion.
This 270-page book is an essential addition to the library of every singer, voice
teacher and vocal coach.
3700138 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
3700139 Book & CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.95
The Boy's Changing Voice—Henry Leck. Join Mr. Leck and a choir of young
male singers from the Indianapolis Children's Choir and the Indianapolis Youth
Chorale as they explore the historical, physical, emotional, and individual musical
perspective of the boy's changing voice as well as how the process affects the
choral ensemble as a whole. This video offers choir directors, studio voice teachers,
and young singers the opportunity to examine the process of vocal maturation
and how that process might be approached within the choral ensemble. Warmups
and vocal exercises, ranges and guidelines for vocal classification, technical data,
interviews with young singers, and several excerpts of solo and choral repertoire in
performance are included.
3258746 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.
8059056 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95
8059059 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
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Choral Warmup Collection—ed. Sally Albrecht. The Choral Warmup
Collection is an incredible new resource that contains warm-ups for every situation
and focuses on many different vocal areas. This superb sourcebook features 167
favorite warm-ups contributed by 51 choral directors from across the nation. The
text is organized into several categories, including: Beginning Warmups; Breathing;
Vowels; Flexibility; Intervals; Intonation; Blend; Phrasing; and Diction. Clear objectives
for each exercise are included with practical and time-saving techniques that will
ensure success with singers of any age. Choral directors will quickly adopt this tool
as an indispensable part of their artistic and vibrant choral program!
3298107 Unison Choral Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Church Choir Director's Guide to Success—James McCray.
The author has brought his many years of experience to bear in this excellent book,
which deals with the many facets of being a church choir director and gives helpful
insights on how to be a better, more rounded one. Here's a list of the chapter titles:
Recruiting; Rehearsals; Rejuvenation; Repertoire: The Church Year; Repertoire: Variety;
Repertoire: Genres; Resources: Funding; Resources: Materials; Rewards; Reminders and
Remaining Concerns. Whether you are a beginning director or an experienced one, you
will find this book an interesting read.
3150596 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
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Prepare! 2014/2015—David L. Bone & Mary Scifres.
The 2014-2015 worship planner is an all-in-one resource that helps
both the music director and pastor plan the worship service for each
Sunday and holy day of the year. Prepare! is lectionary-based and
places at your fingertips: a calendar format that helps you plan the
entire choir and worship year from September 2014 through August
2015; eight or more suggested hymns for each service appropriate
to the service scripture; complete text for the Old Testament, Psalm,
Epistle, and Gospel readings; reproducible worship planning forms to
help pastors and worship leaders plan all the elements of the worship
service; suggestions for vocal solos, anthems, keyboard selections,
contemporary suggestions and much more! The resource is keyed to
several major denominational and ecumenical hymnals including:
The Lutheran Book of Worship; Worship III (Catholic); The Presbyterian
Hymnal; The Baptist Hymnal; The New Century Hymnal (United Church
of Christ) and several others. This is a "must" for every church music
worship leader!
10461704 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99
The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner
(2014-2015)—David L. Bone & Mary Scifres.
The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner is an all-in-one
resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the
worship service for each Sunday and holy day of the year. Included in
this planner is a calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir
and worship year from September 2014 through August 2015; the
Psalter selection from "The United Methodist Hymnal" plus appropriate
responses; eight or more suggested hymns for each service appropriate
to the service scripture; suggestions for vocal solos, anthems, keyboard
selections, contemporary suggestions and much more! The Music and
Worship Planner is a "must" for any and all United Methodist Church
music leaders.
10461727 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99
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