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Sight-Singing and Warm-Ups
H Sing at First Sight (Foundations in Choral
Sight-Singing)Andy Beck, Karen Farnum
Surmani & Brian Lewis. A sequential sight-
singing curriculum for all choirs. Each of the
six units (containing four lessons each) clearly
introduces new music reading concepts, reinforces
those concepts with several rhythm and pitch
exercises, motivates students with helpful hints
and challenge exercises, and concludes with
fun-filled review games and "Evaluating Your
Performance" questions. The helpful "Getting
Ready" pages (which precede each unit) are filled
with music fundamentals, and for choirs who have
never read music before, an optional "Before We
Begin" chapter opens the book. And it's all neatly
presented in a 96-page octavo-sized publication,
a perfect fit for your students' folders. From
whole notes to sixteenth-note patterns, seconds
to sevenths, key signatures and dynamics to
articulations and tempo markings, it's all here, and
it's all logically ordered to ensure student success!
Spend just a few minutes a day with this book and
your choir will learn to "Sing at First Sight."
3300834 Unison/Two-Part Book . . . . . 7.99
H Sing at First Sight (Foundations in Choral
Sight-Singing)Andy Beck, Karen Farnum
Surmani & Brian Lewis. Augment your sight-singing
curriculum with this supplemental textbook which
directly correlates to the lessons taught in Alfred's
popular Sing at First Sight method. It includes over
80 reproducible pages of additional exercises,
activities, and assessments designed to strengthen
the music reading skills of developing musicians.
A listening CD provides ear training activities and
recorded accompaniments for the six end-of-unit
songs, plus a handy appendix with easy-to-follow
charts and diagrams of music fundamentals. The
Reproducible Companion is highly effective when
used after each of the 24 sequential lessons, as
needed to master challenging musical concepts, or
as a general review following the completion of the
textbook. The logical layout and spiral binding of
this 96-page, 8.5" x 11" book make it easy to use
and reproduce!
3303702 Reproducible Kit
with CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
n Sing at First Sight, Level 2 (Foundations in
Choral Sight-Singing)Andy Beck, Karen
Farnum Surmani & Brian Lewis. Sing at First
Sight, Level 2 opens with a comprehensive
Rhythm Review and Pitch Practice, reinforcing
the concepts studied in Sing at First Sight, Level
1. Each of the four units that follow features a
helpful Getting Ready page, progressive Rhythm
Readiness exercises, and thorough music-reading
lessons with practice exercises, useful hints, and
motivating Challenge Exercises. Unit summary
and assessment is easily achieved with choral
excerpts, fun-filled review games, and "Evaluating
Your Performance" questions. Plus, there's a full-
length performance piece to measure your choir's
sight-singing progress as they prepare it for concert
performance. Level 2 concepts include: Singing in
Minor; Chromatics; 2-Part, 3-Part and 4-Part
Harmony; Major and Minor Intervals; Changing
Meter; Sixteenth Note Patterns and much more, all
logically sequenced to ensure student success!
10042079 Two-Part Book . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99
10070258 Reproducible Kit . . . . . . . . . 39.95
H Sing LegatoKenneth Jennings. This brief set
of unison vocal studies is designed for not only
individual voice students but also vocal classes,
as well as large choral groups. The vocalises are
set as short songs emphasizing basic aspects
of singing. However, rather than being a text on
vocal techniques, this exceptionally easy-to-use
collection simply, but very capably, provides some
vocal materials that are adaptable to different levels
of vocal development. Various areas covered are:
Sing Legato; Staccato Is Short; Marcato Is Strong;
Rich Tone; Sing A Little Louder; Sigh The Tone;
Flexibility; Whole Step, Half Step; The Third Comes
In Two Sizes; Fourths And Fifths Go Up And Down;
Gliding Along (Sixths); Seconds And Sevenths; and
The Octave Leap.
4900619 Unison Director's Score . . . . 3.95
4900601 Unison Singer's Edition . . . . . 2.95
n Sing on Sight (Level 1)Audrey Snyder. Level
1 of this comprehensive sight-singing method
assumes no previous experience and begins
with simple rhythm practice, proceeding step
by step to full choral sight-singing. The recorded
accompaniments include a wide variety of styles,
from classical to contemporary, from folk music
to pop and jazz. A bonus feature of this excellent
method is that the musical examples include
original songs by Audrey Snyder. With just a few
minutes a day, Sing on Sight will help your choirs
learn to read music and have fun in the process!
10030899 2/3-Part
Singer's Edition Mixed . . . . . 4.95
10030901 2/3-Part
Director's Score Mixed . . . . 24.99
10064620 2/3-Part Director's Kit Mixed,
25 Singers, 1 Teacher Ed,
1 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.00
10063163 2/3-Part Book/CD
Pack Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
10030902 Two-Part
Singer's Edition Treble . . . . . 4.95
10030903 Two-Part
Director's Score Treble . . . . 24.95
10064647 Two-Part Director's Kit Treble,
25 Singers, 1 Teacher Ed,
1 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195.00
10063174 Two-Part Book/CD Pack . . . . 5.00
10030904 Accompaniment CD . . . . . . 79.95
n Sing on Sight (Level 2)Audrey Snyder. Level 2
of this comprehensive sight-singing method builds
on the skills established in Level 1 and moves step
by step to full, choral sight-singing. The recorded
accompaniments include a wide variety of styles,
from classical to contemporary, and folk music
to pop and jazz. Exercises are written so that two
or more lines may be sung simultaneously, so
students gain sight-singing independence and
develop their part-singing skills. With just a few
minutes a day, Sing on Sight can help your choirs
learn to read music and have fun in the process!
10092823 2/3-Part
Singer's Edition Mixed . . . . . 4.95
10092830 2/3-Part
Director's Score Mixed . . . . 24.95
10092835 2/3-Part
Director's Kit Mixed . . . . . 195.00
10092838 Two-Part
Singer's Edition Treble . . . . . 4.95
10092844 Two-Part
Director's Score Treble . . . . 24.95
10092845 Two-Part
Director's Kit Treble . . . . . 195.00
10092827 Accompaniment CD . . . . . . 79.99
n SOS: Simplifying Our Sight ReadingLaura
Farnell & Mary Jane Phillips. The SOS method
provides a simple and systematic approach to
teaching beginning sight singers by introducing
pitch and rhythm separately and then combining
them in short, easy-to-read exercises. The
Rhythm Reader teaching resource consists of 80
supplemental rhythm-only exercises correlated
to the method. Prepare your students for sight-
reading success with this economical set of
educational tools!
10444720 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
10444721 Flash Cards Treble Clef. . . . 19.99
10444722 Flash Cards Bass Clef. . . . . 19.99
10444723 Rhythm Reader . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
l Step One! (A Choral Movement DVD)Various
Composers. Contents: Ain't-a That Good, Good
News!; Ask Me to Sing; A Broadway Song; The
Bumblebee; A Gospel Song of Peace; Shop Till You
Drop!; Sikiliza!; Sugar Cookie!; Deck the Hall!; Sing
with the Angels; Step One.
10604614 DVD Choral Movement . . . . 39.99
n Success for Adolescent SingersPatrick
K. Freer. In these fast-paced DVDs, the author
demonstrates practical solutions to common
problems while focusing on an impromptu
ensemble of adolescent students. Interviews
with the students provide a unique perspective
on what it means to be an adolescent singer.
The manual contains additional material,
including printed instructions for the exercises
demonstrated throughout. 1. The Singer: Finding
the Adolescent Voice; 2. The Choir: Designing the
Optimal Rehearsal; 3. The Individual: Exploring
the Changing Voice. By helping to make singing a
positive, rewarding experience for your developing
students, these videos will motivate them to
continue singing beyond adolescence!
3303358 3 DVDs & Manual. . . . . . . . 49.95
H Successful Sight Singing (A Creative, Step-
By-Step Approach)Nancy Telfer. Designed to
be used for just a few minutes each day, but to be
used consistently, this is an easy to use yet highly
effective method that is guaranteed to produce
significant, measurable and lasting results if used
properly. The student books are visually appealing
and convenient to use, and the teacher's edition is
a veritable wealth of information on the presentation
of this material in the most effective way possible.
Do your students and yourself a great favor and
make this the year you really get serious about
systematically improving your sight-singing. It will
make everything else you do much easier and more
effective, giving you time to concentrate on those
"finer points" that so often don't get all the attention
they deserve. This method is well worth it!
1833946 Two-Part Director's Score . . 24.95
1831577 Two-Part Singer's Edition . . . 7.95
n Successful Sight Singing #2 (A Creative,
Step-By-Step Approach)Nancy Telfer. Due
to the unprecedented popularity of Successful
Sight Singing, Nancy Telfer has carefully designed
Book 2 to provide a logical extension of basic sight-
singing skills. Book 2 is the ideal resource not only
for building sight-singing proficiency in maturing
students but also for fostering growth in overall
musicianship. An important contribution to the
educational literature for choirs!
1893676 Two-Part Director's Score . . 24.95
1893684 Two-Part Singer's Edition . . . 7.95
H Successful Warmups Book 1Nancy Telfer.
You won't find a better book of warmups than this!
The choral warmup is an essential part of any choir
rehearsal, and this valuable book is guaranteed to
increase the effectiveness of your warmup time
as it elevates the level of musicianship in your
choir! Perfect for singers of all ages, at all levels
of ability, this brilliantly conceived, systematic
approach is guaranteed to help you teach your
choir every aspect of good vocal production while
warming up their voices, ears and minds to make
their rehearsals and performances as positive and
musically rewarding as possible. This remarkable
book contains 78 progressive warmups, each one
covering a different aspect of vocal production, with
helpful illustrations and colorfully highlighted "Tips"
and "Reminders." The clearly organized, easy-
to-use conductor's edition provides preparation
and review activities to augment every warmup,
as well as a detailed explanation of how each
warmup improves the voice. Also included are
progress charts, short-term and long-term goals,
and complete background information on the
voice, featuring a large diagnostic chart showing
symptoms of vocal problems with their possible
causes and remedies. This is without a doubt the
best resource available to help you make the most
of your precious warmup time, and is guaranteed
to pay valuable rewards to your singers, individually
and collectively, in rehearsals and performances for
many, many years to come!
1960418 Unison Director's Score . . . 29.95
1960400 Unison Singer's Edition . . . . . 7.95
n That's EntertainmentSally K. Albrecht &
Andy Beck. Staging suggestions for eleven Alfred
chorals: That's Entertainment (Gilpin); Born to Shop!
(Albrecht); Cantate Domino (Albrecht); I Bought Me
a Cat (Albrecht); Kuna Karamu (Albrecht); Lullaby of
Broadway (Althouse); Two Too Wet! (Althouse); Up,
Up, Up In the Sleigh (Beck); We Wish You (Gray/
Beck); Winter Has Begun (Bryant/Grier/Beck); and
Yo Vivo Cantando (Althouse).
10008269 DVD Choral Movement . . . . 39.95
n Vocal Techniques for the Young SingerHenry
Leck. This outstanding video demonstrates the
basic vocal techniques taught by Mr. Leck to the
students of the Indianapolis Children's Choir. It
features exercises in mental focus, breathing,
posture, and vowel formation, along with a written
description of each exercise with accompaniment.
As a guest artist and vocal model, widely known
countertenor Steven Rickards demonstrates vocal
technique through the use of his voice, a frisbee
and a slinky! The video also includes exercises and
vocalises to improve choral intonation and tone.
This is an important resource for today's choirs!
10020759 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
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