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Books & Videos on Training the Chorus
n Danza!—Sally K. Albrecht & Andy Beck. Join Sally
and Andy as they demonstrate and talk you
through staging suggestions for twelve Alfred
choral titles including: Anything Is Possible;
Clap Your Hands, Rejoice!; Danza!; Ezekiel and
David; Forty-Second Street; Friendship; I Won't
Grow Up; The Joint Is Jumpin'; Old King Cole;
Remember My Song; Steppin' Out With Santa;
What a Heavenly Night!
10070345 DVD Choral Movement . . . . 39.95
n Decades of Dance—John Jacobson. Move
through the decades of American popular music
with this easy-to-follow DVD featuring John
Jacobson. Decades of Dance features step-
by-step visual instructions for over 75 different
dances in a number of styles that became
popular from the 20's, 30's, 40's, and all the
way to the present day. An informational booklet
is included with a complete list of steps and
historic background on the different dance styles
presented. The submenus on the DVD allow you
to go directly to the move you need. From the
waltz, samba or tango, to the jitterbug, grapevine
or soft shoe, this vocabulary of steps will serve as
an excellent starting point for creating your own
combinations of dance for all kinds of staging
endeavors. Grades 4-12.
3304560 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
n Double Dream Hands (Songs for Fun and
Fitness)—John Jacobson. From the YouTube
sensation Double Dream Hands, here is a
collection of songs for all ages that will have
you singing, dancing and having fun, all at the
same time! Follow the lead of John Jacobson as
he leads you through a series of dance routines
in a wide variety of musical styles, from rock to
samba, Hollywood to Bollywood, and much more.
Just like the Double Dream Hands phenomenon,
you can recreate these routines at family
gatherings, parties, school events, flash mobs or
anywhere else people want to have fun and get
fit. Songs include: Planet Rock; Joy; Music Rocks;
Cantamos Americanos; Feel the Beat; Cha Cha
Cha Boogie; The Silly Sixties; R U Ready?
10282745 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
H Essential Sight Singing, Vol. 1—Emily Crocker
& John Leavitt. This handy octavo-size book will
help you to build sight-singing skills in all of your
choral ensembles. Featuring a step-by-step
approach, unison and combinable exercises,
and motivating short songs, these editions
provide a basis for developing music literacy
within the choral rehearsal, allowing your singers
to develop their full individual potential. Also
available is an accompaniment CD that provides
light accompaniment (without singing) for the
combinable pitch builders, speech choruses
and songs. The process of converting symbol
to sound and sound to symbol is at the heart of
becoming musically literate, and this book is the
best way to achieve that goal!
3303897 Mixed Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
3303898 CD for Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99
3303899 Treble Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
3303900 CD for Treble . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99
3303901 Male Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
3303902 CD for Male . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
H Essential Sight Singing, Vol. 2—Emily Crocker
& John Leavitt. This second volume will help you
continue to build skills in your choral ensembles
with a handy octavo-sized book. This step-by-
step approach uses unison and combinable
exercises along with motivating songs to
provide a basis for developing music literacy
within the choral rehearsal. The CDs provide
light accompaniment for the combinable pitch
builders, speech choruses and songs. In keeping
with the spirit of sight-reading, there is no singing
on the CDs.
10010163 Mixed Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
10010164 CD for Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
10010165 Treble Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
10010166 CD for Treble . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
10010167 Male Voices
Singer's Edition . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
10010168 CD for Male . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
l Evoking Sound: The Choral Warmup—Sabine
Horstmann. Frauke Haasemann and her teachings
regarding vocal technique have become legendary.
Thousands of choral conductors have benefited
from her books and workshops. Now, her primary
student in Europe, Sabine Horstmann, has published
and recently recorded her creative exercises based
on the teachings of Frauke Haasemann. On this
DVD, Horstmann demonstrates the vocal technique
sequences covered in her book, which in the past
have been difficult to convey on just ink and paper.
This DVD provides an overview of choral vocal
technique for choirs at any level of development.
The sequential exercises Horstmann demonstrates
can serve as the central part of vocal training for any
choir. Topics covered include: An overview of the
"how" and "why" of vocal pedagogy; Techniques
for teaching posture, breathing, resonance, and
relaxation; Exercises for high range, low range,
dynamics, and diction; Suggestions for planning the
choral warm-up; Canonic exercises for developing
voice and ear.
10445412 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Finding Your Song (Motivational CD for Teens)
—John Jacobson. Whether you've just started middle
school or are at the end of your high school years,
figuring out who you are and how you fit in this world
is not easy. After spending decades with young
musicians in schools, churches and communities,
John Jacobson offers unique insights into what it
means to be growing up in a "choir of citizens" who
are all singing a different tune. We each have our
own special song inside of us. It is what makes each
of us unique. Discover your own song as you listen to
this audio presentation and turn the journey into one
of joy, hope and, finally, harmony.
10032131 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10035521 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
H The Folk Song Sight Singing Series—Edited by
Edgar Crowe, Annie Lawton & Gillies Whittaker.
These standard sight-singing books have been
favorites with choral directors and classroom
teachers since their first publication in 1933. Each
volume is a collection of folk tunes from around
the world, carefully selected and organized to lead
the student from simple rhythms gradually to more
difficult ones. Intended to be sung without words
(to a single syllable such as la, or to solfa), these
books provide training in the full gamut of keys as
they teach sensitivity to dynamics and phrasing.
4816476 Unison Choral Score Vol. 1 . . 6.25
4816484 Unison Choral Score Vol. 2 . . 6.25
n Follow Me to the Top!—Various Composers &
Arrangers. Staging suggestions for twelve Alfred
chorals: Follow Me to the Top; Chiri Biri Bim;
Glory Bound!; Gonna Catch That Santa; Heri Za
Krismas; Holiday Lights; Mary Sat a-Rockin'; Mi
Vida, Mi Cancion; Naughty or Nice?; Reindeer on
the Roof; and Watu Wote; plus Journey in Peace,
with sign language.
3303111 DVD Choral Movement . . . . 34.95
l How to Make a Good Choir Sound Great—
Various Composers. This remarkable DVD
presents a systematic approach to improving the
sound of choirs of all ages, types, and stages of
development. From vocal warm-ups to rehearsals
to culminating performances, this DVD provides
a step-by-step guide to help choral ensembles
to reach their full potential. The key components
are: Creative positioning of singers in rehearsals
and performance; Placement of individual singers
(voice matching); Developing expressiveness
through facial engagement, movement, and
emotional connections to the text and music. In
this DVD, many different standing positions are
demonstrated and the numerous factors involved
in deciding which position to use are discussed.
Dr. Charlene Archibeque demonstrates unique
placements that work in varied rehearsal situations,
including standing, sitting, using risers, and dealing
with a flat floor. She also explores the most effective
positions for performance situations, taking into
consideration the acoustics of the venue, the
strengths and weaknesses of the choir, and the
repertoire to be performed. A focal point of this
DVD is the demonstration of the decision-making
process involved in the placement of individual
singers within a section. Blend, balance, intonation,
musicianship, and aural skills - as well as strength
of each voice and timbre of each singer - are
factors that affect these decisions. Unique "before
and after" comparisons, suitable for showing to
singers, highlight the contrasts prior to and after
voice matching and/or positioning of singers
for specific repertoire. The powerful effects of
capturing each singer's innate expressiveness and
imagination are displayed via contrasting examples
of engaged and unengaged singing. This DVD, with
its unprecedented combination of explanations,
graphics, and singer demonstrations, offers a
unique and valuable resource for both conductor-
teachers and singers.
10443239 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n InSight Singing: A Multi-Sensory Approach
to Reading Music—Denise Eaton, Jan Juneau
& Sally Schott. Imagine your students becoming
independent sight-readers! This book provides a
systematic process for improving the following:
sight-singing skills, integration of visual, auditory
and kinesthetic learning styles in reading music,
and overall musicianship. The learning strategies
which accompany the melodies presented in this
text incorporate all senses through multisensory
learning. These ideas give direction to the learner
and the teacher in developing the necessary musical
skills and confidence to sight-sing in a manner
which includes musical accuracy while encouraging
good vocal technique. Using this type of consistent,
thoughtful organization of concepts, students can
learn to be secure in their abilities as music readers,
as well as becoming "insightful singers."
10356086 Choral Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99
n Jazz Style and Improvisation for Choirs—
Russell L. Robinson. This exceptional DVD is
designed to assist your students in achieving a
comfort level with jazz style and improvisation
techniques. Three performance selections are
included (a blues tune, a jazz tune and a ballad).
Subjects and techniques featured are: Chords
within the Blues Style; Use of Scat Syllables;
Improvising on Three Notes; Trading Fours -
Listening and Learning and Putting It All Together.
This will make it easy to prepare your students for
singing in vocal jazz style!
10005959 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99
n Jazz Warm-Ups and Vocalises—Gary Walth.
Here's a great set of warm-ups for the vocal
jazz ensemble that's designed to enhance and
stimulate the growth of each member's vocal and
choral ability. Thinking of the warm-up as a "mini
voice lesson," you can reinforce concepts with
consistent encouragement, criticism, problem-
solving and praise. This practical volume will
help the conductor provide purposeful leadership
and develop artistry in each individual through
exercises that build styles such as Swing, Latin
and Rock, using solfege and scat syllables as well
as tone and blend in ballad style. Each exercise
includes a notated keyboard accompaniment, with
multiple modulations, and a professional recording
of singers with a rhythm section.
10279923 Choral Book/CD Pack . . . . . 24.99
H Jenson Sight Singing Course—David Bauguess.
An incredibly popular sight-singing method, this
is based on the solfege system (with optional
numbers) and gives you a step-by step plan for
teaching your choir the fundamentals of sight-
singing. By spending just 10 minutes a day on
sight-singing, you will dramatically improve your
choir's music skills in just a matter of weeks!
The materials in Volume 1 include 334 diatonic
exercises and a glossary of music terms, with an
excellent instructional text in the Teacher's Edition.
Volume 2 is a logical continuation of this method, or
is for groups that are already proficient in solfege. It
includes 244 exercises with an easy-to-understand
approach to chromatics, and also covers such topics
as more advanced divisions and sub-divisions of the
beat, minor tonalities and more. An added feature of
this method is an excellent supplement, the Jenson
Sight-Singing Part Exercises, which is a collection
of 82 exercises for use with this or any other sight-
singing program. Including rounds, 2, 3 and 4-part
exercises, graded original material and excerpts
from the choral repertoire, this is an excellent bridge
between singing just "exercises" and true choral
literature! This is exceptionally popular with your
colleagues, so you owe it to yourself to examine this
very carefully!
1545060 Unison Director's Score
Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99
1545045 Unison Singer's Edition
Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
1569078 Unison Director's Score
Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99
1569086 Unison Singer's Edition
Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
1647643 SATB Choral Score
Part Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
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