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Sight-Singing and Warm-Ups / Books on Music Theory, Arranging & Musicianship
n Vocal TransformationChristine Bass. From the
classroom to the concert stage, experience a high
school choir's vocal transformation from beginning
to advanced level. Step by step, through daily
practice and using proven techniques, experienced
educator Christine Bass transforms her students'
singing into a free, healthy, blended and mature
sound. A must-have in your professional library! A
booklet containing 36 exercises is included with the
2-DVD set. This is endorsed by Z. Randall Stroope,
who says, "Vocal Transformation is one of the most
remarkable teaching tools for conductors that I have
ever seen."
10067484 2-DVD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99
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
t Wander the World with Warm-UpsLynn
M. Brinckmeyer. This unique collection of 40
simple folk songs from 20 different countries can
be easily memorized for immediate focus. Help
refine students' ability to listen to each other, unify
vowels, and tune chords all while experiencing
beautiful and dynamic songs of other cultures.
The recommended strategies allow the warm-ups
to work for both beginning and advanced singers.
Grades 4-8.
10527135 Unison Book. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
n Warm-Up! 20 Purpose-Driven Etudes to
Develop Essential Choral SkillsGary 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
n With a SongSally K. Albrecht & Andy Beck.
Contents: Bill Bailey; Canta Conmigo; Colonel
Bogey's Grand Old Flag; Fa La La La; Five Favorite
Holiday Songs; Fruitcake; The North Pole Marching
Band; Sing Gloria; Sisi Sote; Snow Day! Snow Day!;
With a Song.
10514967 DVD Choral Movement . . . . 39.99
Books On Music Theory,
Arranging & Musicianship
n 101 Music ActivitiesMary 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 MelodyBetsy Henderson. 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 IntervalsAudrey Snyder.
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 TheoryEllen 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 RhythmBetsy Henderson. 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. Here are 30 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/CD . . . . 29.99
n All About Music Poster PapersBarbara
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
l Arranging for Horns (A Berklee Guide)Jerry
Gates. Arrange and write for a horn section! In
this book, aspiring arrangers will learn how to
add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section
ensemble. The capabilities and characteristics of
the most common instruments, and how to order
them effectively are fully explained. The different
roles that a horn section can serve in various
ensembles are clarified and demonstrated. Online
audio tracks fully demonstrate these concepts as
exemplified in a complete score.
10530882 Paperback Book/
Online Audio Access. . . . . . 19.99
H 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/Online Audio Access . . 24.99
H 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 Compre-
hensive 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 Compre-
hensive 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 . . . . . . . . . 24.99
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
n Essentials of Jazz TheoryShelton G. Berg.
This resource is designed for jazz enthusiasts and
musicians who want to have a better understanding
of the language of jazz. To successfully navigate
this all-in-one jazz theory course, you should
be versed in basic music theory concepts, such
as those taught in Books 1 and 2 of Alfred's
Essentials of Music Theory. With these books,
you will learn the essentials of jazz music through
concise lessons, practice your jazz music reading
and writing skills in the exercises, improve your
listening and ear training skills with the CDs, and
test your knowledge with the review that completes
each unit. You are encouraged to play and/or sing
the musical examples throughout, at first with
the recording, then on your own. Welcome to an
exhilarating journey into the world of jazz!
5985359 Book/CD Pack Book 1. . . . . 13.99
5990026 Book/CD Pack Book 2. . . . . 12.95
10005059 Book/CD Pack Book 3. . . . . 12.95
10008027 Complete Volume
with 3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.95
10025663 Answer Key & 3 CDs . . . . . 39.99
10027584 Complete
Self-Study Course . . . . . . . 34.99
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5975518 Black with
Shoulder Strap. . . . . . 19.95
5975826 Blue with
Shoulder Strap. . . . . . 19.95
5975828 Red with
Shoulder Strap. . . . . . 19.95
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