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Books on Music eory, Arranging & Musicianship
n Vocalize! (45 Accompanied Vocal Warm-
Ups that Teach Technique)—Andy Beck. Each
exercise in this invaluable resource is designed
to reinforce fundamental vocal concepts for
choral and solo singers of any age. The book
is organized in 11 focused categories, so the
purpose of every warm-up is evident, and clearly
stated directions optimize growth. Supportive
piano accompaniments, including progressive
modulations, are lightly orchestrated on the
enclosed recording - perfect for ensemble
rehearsals, studio lessons, or at-home practice.
As a bonus, PDF files on the enhanced CD
provide extracted vocal lines on reproducible
singer pages. This is an instructional book you will
use again and again! Topics include: Beginning
Warm-Ups; Posture; Vowels; Breath Support;
Tone Quality; Diction; Dynamics; Articulations;
Diphthongs; Blend; Scales; Intervals; Harmony
and more.
10363220 Unison/Mixed
Book/Enhanced
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99
n Voice Builders for Better Choirs (Exercises
for Warmups, Tuneups and Blend)—Emily
Crocker, Janet Day & Linda Rann. This valuable
resource includes dozens of warmups and
vocal exercises that will help singers produce
a free and open tone, develop clean articulation
and diction, improve resonance and intonation,
and more. The enclosed CD includes
demonstrations and accompaniments for each
exercise. It's perfect for full choir, small groups,
or individual practice.
3296977 Unison Book/CD Pack . . . . . 29.99
n Voiceworks—Peter Hunt. Musicians in every
discipline know the importance of a proper
warm-up, and gifted British educator Peter Hunt
has assembled a comprehensive and dynamic
tool that is simply foundational for choral
directors. Here is a gold mine of warm-ups, 60
in all, each with reproducible student sheets,
accompaniment tracks, and lesson plans for
specific goals in the warm-up session. Unison
songs move seamlessly into more difficult part-
singing exercises, vocal percussion, ostinato riffs,
and choral "snippets" that include echoing and
independent vocal lines. Begin your rehearsal
with Pachelbel one day and Stand By Me the
next, or choose a warmup from more than 12
different countries represented in the collection.
Select your materials for a specific geographic
region, school theme, or season of the year-the
possibilities are endless. Volume 2 contains all
of the introductory notes in Volume 1, and is in
the same format, but with a broader range of
repertoire: folksongs, Medieval and Renaissance
pieces, contemporary songs for young voices,
and ideas on improvising. There are also new
games, exercises, warm-ups and rounds.
Practical, motivating and fun, Voiceworks are
magnificent resources for promoting good singing
at every level!
3700249 SATB Book/CD Pack
Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.95
3300533 SATB Book/CD Pack
Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.95
l Warmup! 20 Purpose Driven Etudes to
Develop Essential Choral Skills—Gary Walth.
Here's a perfect set of warm-ups for the choral
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 for breath
support, open tone, flexibility, vowel uniformity,
balance, intonation and much more. Each exercise
includes a notated keyboard accompaniment with
multiple modulations and professional recordings of
a rhythm section and singers performing each drill
on the enhanced CD.
10455065 SATB Book/CD Pack . . . . . . 34.99
Books On Music Theory,
Arranging & Musicianship
n 101 Music Activities (Reinforce "Fun"da-
mentals, Listening and Literacy)—
Mary Donnelly. Expand your student's knowledge
of music fundamentals with this resource
designed for busy music teachers on the go.
101 Music Activities is filled with fun, substantive
activities to supplement your elementary music
classes. 101 self-directed, sequential worksheets
are divided into chapters including: Reading
Rhythm; Reading Melody; Key Signatures; Staff
and Letter Names; and Listening and Literacy.
Each activity is geared to the National Standards
and can be used to introduce and reinforce music
concepts and as an assessment tool. The student
pages are reproducible, and the teacher's answer
pages show a suggested grade or difficulty level.
Explore the basics through a variety of activities
presented in a logical sequence for music
learning that lasts.
10052628 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 30 Days to Melody—Betsy Henderson. Welcome
to another publication in the popular "30 Days"
curriculum series that teaches basic music
concepts with self-guided lessons and ready-to-
use reproducible activity sheets, ideal for choirs,
bands, general music classes and orchestras.
Each of the thirty lessons are presented in a
logical sequence and help students experiment
with scales, intervals, solfege & hand signs, key
signatures, notation, sight-reading, harmony
and much more. Present these lessons as a
comprehensive unit or stretch them throughout
the entire semester or year!
3299200 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 30 Days to Music Intervals—Audrey Snyder.
From the popular "30 Days" series, here is
another publication for teaching basic music
concepts. These self-guided lessons and ready-
to-use reproducible activity sheets are ideal for
choir, band, general music class and orchestra.
Perhaps no skill is more relevant in learning
to sight-read and the development of aural
awareness as the recognition of intervals by sight
and by sound. Each of the 30 lessons is presented
in a logical sequence, and will help students learn
to recognize all types of intervals through both
sight and sound. Throughout the series of flexible
lessons, students are given ample opportunity to
sing and play the whole array of intervals, and
develop their musicianship by identifying intervals
within the context of songs.
3304571 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 30 Days to Music Theory—Ellen Wilmeth.
Here's a fantastic resource for busy music
teachers everywhere-a curriculum teaching the
basics of music theory in a practical, easy-to-use
reproducible kit that's ideal for choirs, bands,
general music classes, orchestras or individual
study. Each of the thirty lessons includes basic
music concepts presented in a logical sequence
with explanation, vocabulary, activity and practice,
all correlated to National Standards. Games and
extension activities encourage creativity and
composition. The lessons can be presented as a
comprehensive unit or stretched throughout the
entire semester or year.
3277118 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 30 Days to Rhythm—Betsy Henderson. Here's
another fantastic resource in the popular "30
Days" series for busy music teachers everywhere:
a curriculum that teaches the basics of rhythm in
a practical, easy-to-use reproducible kit that's
ideal for choirs, bands, general music classes and
orchestras. This helpful book with reproducible
pages helps students understand the concepts of
beat, rhythm, accents, duration, value, meter and
syncopation. All lessons are presented in a logical
sequence with games and creative activities to
enhance learning. The lessons may be used for
whole group, small group or individual study, and
may be presented together or spread out over an
entire year.
3296875 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 30 More Days to Music Theory (Ready-to-Use
Lessons and Reproducible Activities)—Sharon
Stosur. Following the popularity of 30 Days to
Music Theory, here are thirty more self-guided
lessons and reproducible activity sheets covering
the basics of music theory. This volume will expand
your students' musical knowledge of note values,
rhythm reading, time signatures, syncopation,
melodic notation, scales & intervals, key signatures
and much, much more! Have fun exploring the
basics through a variety of activities, games and
puzzles, all presented in a logical sequence for
music learning that lasts!
10010173 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
n 60 Music Quizzes for Theory and Reading
—Jay Althouse. This reproducible collection of 60
one-page quizzes covers a variety of subjects
related to beginning music theory and reading.
Sections included are: The Basics; Rhythm; Note
Names; Key Signatures; Keyboard Identification and
Musical Puzzles.
10035125 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . 24.99
10369765 Reproducible Book
& Data CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
l Across the Board (Interactive Whiteboard
Lessons)—Debbie Anderson & Phyllis Thomas.
These interactive lessons span a wide variety
of topics, skills, and grade levels. Each unit
includes a clearly stated objective, and many also
include printable resources to further the learning
experience. Developed using Adobe Flash, these
lessons work with all interactive whiteboards or
with a mouse to navigate the files projected to a
traditional screen.
10410107 Digital Resources . . . . . . . . 12.95
n All About Music Poster Papers—Barbara
Meeks. Students will explore the world of
music with this interactive resource. Informative
activities reinforce elementary music concepts
including music notation, instruments, tempo,
and dynamics. Students will draw their own treble
clefs, match instruments with their families, and
solve puzzles using music terms. Each two-sided,
black and white poster opens to 22" x 17". 30
posters per package.
10285092 Pack of 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
n Berklee Music Theory - Book 1 (2nd Edition)
—Paul Schmeling. This essential method features
rigorous, hands-on, "ears-on" practice exercises
that help you explore the inner workings of music,
presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are
heard in pop, jazz, and blues. You will learn and build
upon the basic concepts of music theory with written
exercises, listening examples, and ear training
exercises. The included CD will help reinforce
lessons as you begin to build a solid musical
foundation. Now available with an answer key.
10281308 Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
n Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 (2nd Edition)
—Paul Schmeling. This volume focuses on harmony,
including triads, seventh chords, inversions,
and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular
music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to
write melodies and create effective harmonic
accompaniments from a lead sheet. This revised
edition includes an answer key for all exercises and
lessons to check your progress.
10284883 Book/CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99
n Essential Musicianship, Book 1 (A
Comprehensive Choral Method)—Emily Crocker
& John Leavitt. A significant contribution to the
educational literature for choirs, this comprehensive
method addresses every facet of choral
musicianship, focusing on vocal technique, music
theory skills, sight-reading skills and songs which
encourage music reading. Whether used by itself
or in conjunction with its companion book, Essential
Repertoire, this method is guaranteed to give your
students the best possible musical foundation
because it has been created by leading experts
who are dedicated to the nurturing of choral music
in our schools. Published in three levels, Book 1
is recommended for grades 7-8. This method is
destined to become a standard resource for choral
music educators!
1953892 Student Edition. . . . . . . . . . 12.99
1953900 Teacher Edition . . . . . . . . . 19.99
n Essential Musicianship, Book 2 (A
Comprehensive Choral Method)—Emily Crocker
& John Leavitt. Providing the logical progression
from Book 1 of Essential Musicianship, Book 2 of
this comprehensive method continues to address
every facet of choral musicianship, focusing on
vocal technique, music theory skills, sight-reading
skills and songs which encourage music reading.
Whether used by itself or in conjunction with its
companion book, Essential Repertoire for the
Developing Choir, this volume is recommended for
grades 9-10.
1953918 Student Edition. . . . . . . . . . 12.99
1953926 Teacher Edition . . . . . . . . . 19.99
n Essential Musicianship, Book 3 (A Compre-
hensive Choral Method)—Emily Crocker & John
Leavitt. The extension of Book 2, addressing choral
musicianship at a more advanced level for the
upper high school grades. Whether used by itself
or in conjunction with its companion book, Essential
Repertoire for the Concert Choir, this volume is
recommended for grades 10-12.
1953934 Student Edition. . . . . . . . . . 12.99
1953942 Teacher Edition . . . . . . . . . 19.99
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