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Vocal
Development &
Sight Singing
Always a critical aspect of vocal
development, strengthening
the voice and learning to sing
at sight can never be over-
emphasized.
n 115 Tang Tungling Tongue Twisters from A-Z!Greg Gilpin.
This collection of enjoyable and challenging tongue twisters is set
to music using every letter of the alphabet. Say them! Sing them!
Use them to focus your choir's attention! These tongue twisters are
effective tools to improve diction and enunciation, while offering some
amusing "icebreaker" moments. Each one is scored as a unison song
with piano accompaniment. Whether used as a warm-up, warm-
down or focus moment, they will taunt even the most talented
in town with a tang tungling time! All ages.
10274251 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 6-12 12.99
H Choir BuildersRollo Dilworth. Have fun with your choral warm-
ups! With this collection of fifty-four inventive and educational
songs and exercises, your choir will beg for more. Start out with
the unison pieces and "build" to the more challenging exercises for
2-part, 3-part or 4-part treble or mixed voices.
10022984 Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
n Choir Builders for Growing Voices (18 Vocal Exercises for
Warm-up & Workout)Emily Crocker & Rollo Dilworth. It is never
too early to begin teaching proper vocal technique to young singers.
Here are 18 fun and original exercises that will get the voices of
your young students on the right track to producing a quality sound.
Posture, breathing, flexibility, range of voice and more are all
addressed in the exercises. Sing along with the demonstration tracks
on the enclosed CD for quick learning, or use the accompaniment-only
tracks for ear training and assessment options. Get ready to workout
to a better sounding choir! Warm-ups include: Articulate!; At the
Market; Diction Warm-up; The Giant and the Flea; Interval Training;
Phineas the Frog; Tune Your Voices, and more!
10084295 Unison Reproducible Book/CD
Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 4-8 19.99
l Choir Builders for Growing Voices (24 More Vocal Exercises for
Warm-up & Workout)Rollo Dilworth. This second volume of the
popular series offers 24 more warm-ups and workouts. Strengthen
phrasing and breath control, use dynamic expression, enhance
independent and harmonic singing, perform accurate articulations,
swing eighths and syncopation patterns, practice proper diction,
rhythm accuracy, and more. Sing along with the demonstration
tracks on the enclosed CD, or use the accompaniment-only tracks for
ear training and assessment options. 12 of the exercises also offer
optional Orff and percussion accompaniment parts.
10429105 Unison Reproducible Book/CD
Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 4-8 19.99
H Choral Warmup Collectioned. Sally Albrecht. The Choral
Warmup Collection is an incredible 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
H The Complete Choral Warm-Up BookRussell Robinson &
Jay Althouse. Here's the easiest-to-use book of warm-ups ever,
with enough warm-ups for years of rehearsals! There are 211
warm-ups in all, carefully organized into eight practical categories:
Warm-Ups to Begin the Rehearsal; Transitional Warm-Ups; Warm-
Ups with Fun Texts and Syllables; Chordal Warm-Ups; Warm-Ups
Featuring Interval Training; Jazz/Pop/Swing Warm-Ups; Just for
Church Choirs and Rounds. Dozens of photos, which illustrate
correct posture and vowel formation, highlight the five chapters of
insightful text, entitled: Why Warm Up?; Warm-Up Considerations
for Different Age Groups; The Warm-Up Before the Performance;
Procedures and Precautions and Rest and the Voice. Whether
you're an experienced choral director or just starting your first
job, you'll want to have this valuable resource handy at all
times, and your choir will benefit from it, too!
1994821 Unison Choral Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99
n Creating Artistry Through Choral ExcellenceHenry Leck
& Flossie Jordan. True artistry is a mastery of details, and Henry
Leck's treatise on the choral art discusses virtually every aspect
of choral music with clarity and expertise. The first of its two
sections contains practical and scholarly discussions of choral
topics including director preparation, Dalcroze, Kodaly, and the
boy's expanding voice. The second section contains almost 200
pages of forms, policies, discipline guidelines, tour preparation,
press releases and volunteer handouts that can be adapted to
fit any directing environment. A complete resource for the choral
director, this is a defining document for anyone who aspires to
musical artistry from a true choral master.
10052819 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99
n Five Minutes to Reading Music (A Road Map to Musical
Success)Jerry Estes. This is a series of short exercises
designed to address sight-reading skills within the limited rehearsal
time that teachers face daily. The reproducible exercises are
easy-to-use and will take only 3 to 5 minutes at the beginning of
each rehearsal or classroom period. The practical design of this
book makes it adaptable for all teachers' situations and it meets
the National Standards for Music Education.
10029616 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 4-8 24.99
n From Concepts to ConcertsEarlene Rentz. This supplementary
text for the choral rehearsal provides exercises that teach
fundamental concepts to choral singers. Dr. Rentz has drawn on
her years of experience as a choral director and clinician to create
these exercises, which are arranged progressively in difficulty,
allowing all grade levels to benefit from the collection. The book is
divided into four sections: Pitches and Intervals; Tempo and Meter;
Symbols and Structure; and Text and Phrasing. Each exercise covers
concepts within the context of an actual octavo.
10066287 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
n Gadgets for Great SingingChristy Elsner. Use a gadget for a
fresh approach to teaching dynamics, facial expression, phrasing
and musicality in your choral classroom. These inexpensive learning
tools provide endless inventive ideas for introducing and reinforcing
all elements of vocal pedagogy including breath, resonant tone,
vowel formation, tongue placement, and diction. They also
promote kinesthetic awareness and physical memory, empowering
the individual singers and the entire class.
10376206 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 5-12 19.99
n Junior Voiceworks (33 Songs for Children)Kevin Stannard.
This excellent resource is organized in five sections. I. Chant It
and Sing features songs from around the world which derive from
rhythmic chanting, including canons. II. Exploring Two-part Harmony
explores different ways of singing harmony, using mostly stepwise
lines, ostinato rhythms, parallel second parts and descants. III.
Around and Around is a selection of traditional and contemporary
rounds, based on a range of themes, which draw on different
musical styles. IV. Unison Songs covers a variety of folk traditions,
exploring different meters and tonalities. V. Challenging Songs are
somewhat more involved rhythmically, melodically and textually, and
are intended to maintain the interest of better students. Each song
in the book has supporting text notes that approach the teaching/
learning process from six angles: Information; Starting; Teaching
and Rehearsing; Ideas; Listen Out (troubleshooting), and Performing.
Classroom instruments such as the recorder and ocarina are
introduced, as well as Kodaly sol-fa hand signs.
5983134 Unison Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 2-6 47.50
n Master Strategies for ChoirMichael Jothen. This useful
book contains over 70 ready-to-use reproducible rubrics and
worksheets for the choral rehearsal, grades 6-12. It is organized
into three sections: 1) Choir as a sound laboratory, covering choral
techniques; 2) Choir as a rehearsal classroom, addressing history,
style and theory; 3) Choir as a concert venue, presenting concert
etiquette and assessment. This multi-faceted resource will add
a new dimension to your choir rehearsals!
3303903 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
n Melodia (Solfeggio Course)Samuel Cole & Leo Lewis. With its
100th anniversary in 2003, this comprehensive sight-singing course
celebrates an entire century of use as the "great-grandfather"
of developmental tools for the young musician. Look again at
this logical and progressive method that has crossed the path of
countless musicians since the days of Gustav Mahler.
717579 Book Complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
717660 Book Volume 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.95
Warm
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Hear your students' voices grow!
First Steps
in Music
Vocal
Development
Kit
John Feierabend.
John Feierabend has been a leader in helping young
children develop their singing voices. Now, with The
First Steps in Music Vocal Development Kit, teachers
can use many of Dr. Feierabend's favorite tools and
techniques with students every day. Included in the kit
are puppets, toys, and instruments designed to help
with two types of vocal development activities. Pitch
Exploration Activities invite children to create sliding
sounds and encourage them to use their head voices.
Echo Songs and Call and Response Songs allow children
to use their newly found head voices to sing short
melodic phrases. Whether used in conjunction with
the First Steps in Music Curriculum or independently,
the activities in this kit will help develop and maintain
healthy vocal fitness in students of all ages.
3302608 Classroom Kit. . . Pre K.-2 89.95
