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Books & Videos on Training the Chorus
l Where the Boys Are—Christine Bass. Here is
a video that will give you lots of great ideas for
building up the male membership in your choirs.
What brings them in the door? What gets them
engaged in great singing and what keeps them
singing? Practical ideas from a director who has
grown her choirs from 11 young men to 100!
Christine Bass is a remarkable vocal technician
and pedagogue who really knows how to nurture
the maturing male voice!
10344551 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
n The Wow Factor (How to Create It, Inspire
It, & Achieve It)—Steve Zegree. What is it about
some musicians and performers who consistently
achieve success? Are they the best performers?
Did they have the best teachers? Do they have the
best professional contacts and connections? Is it
just coincidence? Of course not! Dr. Steve Zegree,
choral arranger and conductor of Western Michigan
University's prestigious vocal jazz group Gold
Company, has developed this practical guide for
performers, students, teachers and parents which
offers fundamental philosophies and concepts that
are essential to a person's growth and development
and will contribute to a successful professional life
in music. More than just the basics, more than a
prescribed curriculum, and more than just getting
in front of an audience to go through the motions
of what you did in rehearsal - call it The Wow
Factor - there is something for everyone in this
book! And, as a special bonus, it includes interviews
with great performers from all facets of the music
industry, including Simon Carrington, Nick Lachey,
Ward Swingle, Roger Emerson, Mac Huff, Liza
Minnelli, and many more! Chapters include: 1. The
Wow Factor: The Framework; 2. How to Practice
and Rehearse for The Wow Factor; 3. How to
Prepare a "Wow" Audition; 4. Ifs, Ands or Buts -
and Rules to Live By; 5. Don't Go to Your Face:
Putting the Polish on Your Performance; 6. How
to Educate and Entertain; 7. How to Win on NBC's
Clash of the Choirs; 8. "Wow" Perspectives: The
Interviews; 9. Coda.
10093058 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.99
Books & Videos On
Training the Chorus
n 18 Lessons to Sightreading Success—Various
Contributors. This handy one-volume book with CD
is designed to help the beginning singer cultivate
sight-reading skills with materials for individual
study. The CD comes with MP3 files for student-
friendly practice on the computer or MP3 player.
10030142 Method Book/CD Pack . . . . 19.95
n 31 Bach Chorales for Sight Singing—ed. John
Leavitt. John Leavitt has selected and edited 31 Bach
chorales for choirs to sight-read and perform. Each
chorale includes English and German texts along with
pedagogical suggestions to help your singers build
skills and develop musical literacy. It's a great tool for
school, church and community groups!
3296976 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . 4.95
H 90 Days to Sight-Reading Success (A Singer's
Resource for Competitive Sight Singing)—Stan
McGill & H. Morris Stevens, Jr. This sight-reading
workbook with CD is tailored to the needs of the
secondary school choir student preparing for vocal
sight-reading auditions. It's a compact, streamlined
approach to sight singing that really works, at a
bargain price!
3700864 Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . . . 16.95
n Achieving Choral Blend Through Standing
Position—Weston Noble. For the first time on this
DVD, Weston Noble presents, through lecture and
demonstration, the principles of choral blend that
he has used with great success with the Luther
College Nordic Choir. When you apply his ideas and
techniques, not only will the sound of your choirs
improve, but you will also realize an immediate
improvement in intonation and rhythmic clarity
in your singers. Minimizing vibrato, use of "altos
in front" and the use of the "flip-flop" to achieve
different choral colors are just a few of the specific
points covered. Every serious choral director will
benefit from this information-packed DVD!
3303378 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
n Another 90 Days to Sight Reading Success
—Stan McGill & H. Morris Stevens, Jr. Following the
success of 90 Days to Sight Reading Success, this
excellent book provides more training exercises to
help singers prepare for sight reading competitions,
with improved and expanded CD tracks.
10063363 Book/CD Pack . . . . . . . . . . 16.95
n Artistic Musical Conducting (Volume 1)—
Donald Neuen. In this first volume of Donald
Neuen's extraordinary series of video/DVD classes
on conducting, the veteran choral conductor and
teacher approaches conducting as a high art, to
be mastered as any musical instrument. The
baton itself is addressed as an instrument, with
detailed commentary on different ways of holding
it, and in using it most effectively to communicate
to your ensemble. He also discusses when not to
use a baton, and how to use your body language
to maximum effect. If you take your conducting
seriously and want to "sit at the feet of the master,"
this is what you've been looking for! And the high
quality of the audio and video production of these
products is equal to their superb content!
5982359 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.95
n Artistic Musical Conducting (Volume 2)—
Donald Neuen. Volume 2 continues the discussion
of conducting beat patterns and styles, from the
basics to more complex issues, such as fermatas,
preparatory beats, and cueing. Any musician who
is ready to step onto the podium will be well served
by Donald Neuen's clear, logical, natural examples
and demonstrations. This and his other videos/
DVDs will prepare you to stand in front of any
ensemble, whether instrumental or choral, and feel
confident that your conducting is clear, effective,
and in the best possible service to the music!
5982360 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.95
n Artistic Musical Conducting (Volumes 1 &
2)—Donald Neuen. Both of Donald Neuen's video
master classes on conducting are packaged
together in this economical VHS or DVD set.
Every aspect of the art of conducting is covered,
from holding the baton and basic beat patterns to
fermatas, preparatory beats, cueing, and much
more. A must for every conductor's library, and a
superior teaching tool as well!
5982361 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n Body, Mind, Spirit, Voice—Anton Armstrong
& Andre Thomas. In September 2002, an
extraordinary musical event took place. At the 14th
annual National Choral Conference, hosted by the
American Boychoir, two of the world's top choral
directors worked with young members of The
American Boychoir and the Newark Boys' Chorus
and made music together before an audience of
choral musicians from around the world. Body,
Mind, Spirit, Voice shows how Dr. Anton Armstrong
of St. Olaf College in Minnesota and Dr. Andre
Thomas of Florida State University melded this
group of young people into an amazing musical
instrument. This marvelous video illustrates how the
arts can inspire and instruct, helping young people
to learn the values of hard work, responsibility and
self-confidence. (90 minutes)
10016384 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n 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
H Choir Builders—Rollo 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 . . . . . . . 19.99
Choir Room
Solfeggio Banners!
What a great way to introduce
and reinforce basic ear-
training concepts for your
choir members! Artistically
designed, with high-quality
graphics, these banners will
decorate your choir room as
they enrich the environment
for making music.
Diatonic Scale with Altered Tones—La Scala. This colorful 12" x
48" Solfeggio banner is made of high-quality vinyl with velcro for easy and
convenient hanging anywhere in your classroom! Diatonic with altered tones are
color-coded with green for sharps going up and red for flats going down. You'll
never have to write it on the board again!
3300257 Vinyl Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
Keyboard & Fifths—La Scala. This outstanding 12" x 48" keyboard banner
is designed to help teach with enharmonic tones, correct international octave
designation, and the circle of 5ths with sharps and flats in each key. Use it
in both vocal and instrumental classrooms for all levels! Made of high-quality
vinyl with velcro for easy, convenient hanging and removal anywhere in your
classroom.
8604829 Vinyl Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
The Ladder—La Scala. Both practical and decorative, this colorful 15" x
91" solfeggio banner is made of high-quality vinyl with velcro for easy hanging
wherever you need it! Two and a half octaves are displayed to solfege any
melody with correct interval spacing.
3300259 Vinyl Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Notes—La Scala. This attractive 12" x 48" solfeggio "Notes" banner is made
of high-grade vinyl with velcro for easy hanging. It colorfully displays six octaves
and is a handy reference for treble and bass clef lines and spaces for beginners,
choral or instrumental students, and even beginning level theory classes! You'll
never have to write it on the board again!
3300258 Vinyl Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
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