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4Editors' Choice (Best of 2017 Publications) lNew for 2017 HPepper Basic Library ♦A Cappella Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 238 director resources Go to cart Books & Resources for the Choral Director Books & Resources for the Choral Director n A CappellaBrody McDonald, Deke Sharon & Ben Spalding. More than any other person, Deke Sharon is responsible for the current success of pop a cappella. Combine Deke's expertise with that of directors Ben Spalding and Brody McDonald, a foreword by Ben Folds, and advice from Peter Hollens, and you have one of the most comprehensive volumes ever created on the subject of contemporary a cappella singing. The book is divided into eight sections: Setting the Stage; Getting the Band Together; Arranging; Preparing; Technology; Making a Name; Extras and Making It. 10523225 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 n A Cappella ArrangingDeke Sharon & Dylan Bell. A Cappella Arranging is the long- awaited definitive work on the subject of writing arrangements of popular or traditional songs for a cappella groups. This book targets not only beginners, music students, and community groups, but professional and semi-professional performers, vocal/instrumental songwriters, composers, and producers, providing genre-specific insight on a cappella writing. Highly recommended! 10345727 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 n A Cappella Pop: A Complete Guide to Contemporary A Cappella SingingBrody McDonald. A cappella pop singing...it's the hottest trend in the nation and the ideal challenge for your top high school and collegiate-level singers. Opening with a foreword by Deke Sharon, the book covers every essential topic: forming your ensemble; music selection; rehearsal techniques; sound reinforcement; vocal percussion and much more! Brody McDonald's award-winning ensemble, Eleventh Hour, was the first high school group to appear on NBC's The Sing-Off. 10310312 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 n Alfred's IPA Made Easy (A Guidebook for the International Phonetic Alphabet)Anna Wentlent. This handy guidebook is an easy reference for the symbols used in IPA: what they look like and how they are pronounced. Example words for every symbol are included in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. An online resource includes recorded demonstrations of every sound. A clear and concise tool for singing in foreign languages, equally useful in the choir room and the vocal studio. 10457893 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99 n The Anatomy of Conducting (Architecture and Essentials)James Jordan & Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Two of America's most respected conductors - choral and instrumental - have entered into this remarkable collaboration, to illustrate the basic principles of conducting technique. Insightful masterclass dialogue, unique multi-angle video demonstrations, and state-of- the-art motion capture-animation demonstrate the gestures of both renowned conductors. Revolutionary graphics show skeletal movement in real time, giving an in-depth, accurate picture of body mechanics and architecture. Topics include: basic conducting patterns in legato and marcato for all basic meters; conducting with and without a baton; extensive demonstration of preparatory gestures; explanation of the architecture of conducting; body mapping principles applied to conducting; and discussions on sound shaping and sound morphology. An interactive menu allows study of conducting patterns from several angles. This complete DVD tutorial for basic conducting technique is a real find for student conductors and professionals everywhere! 10043372 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95 10076778 Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 n The Art of Successful TeachingTim Lautzenheiser. This book from one of the nation's most sought-after motivators and speakers on education and leadership is the book that you've been looking for! Includes sections on the art of teaching, attitude development, student leadership, thoughts about competition, and one special section for band directors only. (Don't let this keep you away, however, because you're a choral director!) This book will enlighten you, lift your spirits, educate you, inspire you and allow you to release your unlimited potential. 2260438 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n The Artist Within Me (A Teacher's Year of Creative Discovery)John Jacobson. John Jacobson - one of America's best-loved musical personalities - is known for sharing his passion, humor and insights with students and teachers, helping them to revitalize and reenergize. Now, he has created a collection of 366 short essays - one for each day of the year, including leap day - to help educators rediscover the fervor and creativity that brought them into teaching in the first place and inspire the artist that stirs within! Through the readings in this beautifully designed daily companion, a teacher will reawaken the mind, spirit and body to the connection between one's personal art and the art of teaching, tapping the restorative power of creativity in nourishing the soul. 10309814 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 16.99 n Beyond Singing (Blueprint for the Exceptional Choral Program)Stan McGill & Elizabeth Volk. This practical resource offers a wealth of information about how to run a successful choral program. The authors are two veteran teachers who give helpful advice on dozens of issues facing the choral director. Introduced by Paul Salamunovich, the book includes a CD-ROM of bonus material and eleven chapters. 10030158 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.99 n The Boy's Changing Voice (New Solutions For Today's Choral Teacher)Terry Barham & Darolyne Nelson. Approaching a very serious subject with both wit and practicality, this is an excellent resource for anyone who works with adolescent male voices. With chapter headings such as Putting Round Pegs in Square Holes, Good Strokes for your Singing Folks, Putting the Pieces Together, Eenie Meenie Meinie Mo This is Where He Has to Go, Life with Chameleons, Tips for Training the Tigers, Teacher Prescriptions for Sanity and Scores that Don't Bore, this excellent book will help you not only improve your ability to maximize the talents of young males at this particular time of their lives, but also to greatly reduce your frustrations in the process of doing so! 1795392 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95 n Brothers, Sing On! (Conducting the Tenor- Bass Choir)Jonathan Palant. An ideal resource for choral directors, teachers-in-training, singers, and choral enthusiasts, this practical volume explores the challenges and rewards of working with evolving adolescent through adult male singers. In addition to his own valuable insights, Dr. Palant includes interviews with over two dozen seasoned vocal music educators. Topics include: A History of Men's Choral Singing; Anatomy of the Male Voice; The Product: Choral Tone; Intonation; Parts and Placement; The Adolescent Male Voice: Categorization to Maturation; Programming and Repertoire Selection; Auditions; Warm-Ups; Sight- Singing; Recruiting; Fundraising and Travel. Sample programs and repertoire lists are also included. 10456302 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 22.99 n Cantabile (A Manual About Beautiful Singing for Singers, Teachers of Singing and Choral Conductors)Katharin Rundus. This vocal pedagogy textbook breaks the mold! Making complex concepts easily understood has been the hallmark of Kathi Rundus' teaching career. Filled with anatomical drawings, pictures, graphs and valuable vocal exercises, this book is wisely and attractively organized. Plus, every chapter includes a section specifically for the choral director! 10077592 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 59.95 n Cantabile Voice ClassKatharin Rundus. Cantabile - A Manual About Beautiful Singing, released in 2009, has become a staple course text for colleges across the country. This is the perfect follow-up: a workbook for the undergraduate student. One could think of it as "Cantabile-lite." The primary book still needs to be in the hands of the instructor, but this less-comprehensive version is an essential companion resource, at a quarter of the price. 10540437 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 n Choir Director Plan-It (The Ultimate Planning Guide)Janet Day. Organizing a choral music program can be like a jigsaw puzzle! Make your life easier with this one-of-a-kind resource designed just for you, the choir director, with everything in one essential collection. Packed with helpful charts, calendars, reproducible forms, and tips for a successful choir, this guide will help you stay organized and plan ahead for the whole school year. Highlights include: 40 weekly rehearsal/ lesson planning charts; 12-month calendar; reproducible forms for student information; music performance evaluation; audition forms; concert planning; assessment rubrics based on the National Standards and more! 10070781 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99 l Choir Karate (A Sequential Assessment Program for Middle School Singers)Lisa Owens. As choir directors, we are constantly challenged to find ways to balance fun with music performance and theory. Assessment is an essential part of what we do. This program was created for students who used to get nervous when it was time to do testing, particularly sight-reading tests. Based on principles from learning karate, this program makes a game out of testing utilizing short tests with immediate rewards that lead students to take ownership of their own progress toward becoming independent musicians. The concepts for middle school singers are divided into seven sections with progressively more challenging material at different "belt" levels. The program contains a study guide for each level as well as a student tracking form for each year in choir, written theory tests, and oral sight-reading and rhythm- reading tests. There are printable certificates and reward passes for completing the various levels. A great tool for district alignment and common assessments before students move on to their high school choral programs! 10645685 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 l Choral CantabileKatharin Rundus. The third book on vocal training in the Cantabile series by Dr. Rundus, this one is tailored specifically for the choral director. The first book, Cantabile, is a graduate-level text that has become enormously popular throughout the U.S. and abroad for voice teachers, professors and choral directors. Her second book, Cantabile Voice Class, is aimed at the undergraduate student. This important third book provides a systematic approach to teach lyrical singing and tone broken down into 10-12 minute lessons intended to be incorporated into your choral rehearsal. An exceptional resource! 10748270 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 19.99 n The Choral Challenge (Practical Paths to Solving Problems)Michael Kemp. The Choral Challenge is a handbook of solutions for common and not- so-common problems facing choral conductors at all experience levels. From "A" for agility to "Y" for yawning, Michael Kemp pours a lifetime of experience living and working in the choral world into this truly remarkable and practical book. He starts with a myriad of quick-fix solutions to common "choral challenges" and then provides in-depth explanations for choir directors who need more. He follows with sections on planning and preparation (including 62 warm-up exercises) as well as an enlightening discussion on motivating and recruiting choir members. The result is a comprehensive, incredibly useful and well- organized resource! 10063937 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Fascinating! BEYOND SINGING Blueprint for the Exceptional Choral Program Stan McGill & Elizabeth Volk. This practical resource offers a wealth of information about how to run a successful choral program. The authors are two veteran teachers who give helpful advice on dozens of issues facing the choral director. Introduced by Paul Salamunovich, the book includes a CD-ROM of bonus material and eleven chapters. 10030158 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . 24.99 A great DVD! THE BOY'S CHANGING VOICE Take the High Road 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99