J.W. Pepper Music Catalog
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239 Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: [email protected] director resources Go to cart Books & Resources for the Choral Director n Choral Conducting/Teaching (Real-World Strategies for Success)Sandra Snow. On this extraordinary DVD, master conductor Sandra Snow outlines a new paradigm for choral teaching and rehearsing within performance-based classes. The heart of the DVD features 38 mini-rehearsal segments of Dr. Snow, Jonathan Reed, and colleagues teaching and leading a variety of mixed, women's, and men's choirs at the high school and college levels. These segments model how to continually analyze and respond to the sounds being produced by an ensemble. Extensive, full- color animated graphics support the score study and analysis sections, as well as the helpful, step-by-step demonstrations of the process of improving keyboard and perceptive listening skills. For any practitioner of the choral arts, this DVD takes a groundbreaking approach to the role of the conductor/teacher, helping to bring true growth to the musicianship of choral singers. 10066620 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 n Choral Ensemble Intonation (Method, Procedures and Exercises)James Jordan & Matthew Mehaffey. Faced with persistent intonation problems in their own choirs, authors James Jordan and Matthew Mehaffey developed an innovative new method of choral ensemble solfege that offers dramatic improvement in tuning any choral ensemble. Not just a temporary fix, this method encourages the building of intonation skills within the choral rehearsal setting, using solfege syllables in creative ways to develop aural capabilities in each individual singer. The related video shows these techniques in action with surprising results. Topics such as good vocal production, physical movement and modal analysis are also discussed to aid in the teaching and learning process. Practical and effective, this is a helpful tool for choir directors at every level. 8059056 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95 8059059 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Choral Error Detection (Exercises for Developing Musicianship)Paul Hondorp/ ed. Denise Eaton. Designed to help the choral conductor develop skills of critical listening, this outstanding resource will improve your ability to detect errors in a choir's performance. It is a collection of short choral examples to be utilized for analysis and score preparation. The accompanying CD has a performance of each example with mistakes intentionally included. Using a reproducible evaluation sheet, the listener is challenged to identify and categorize the mistakes and offer solutions to fix them. The examples represent many voicings, textures, time periods and levels of difficulty. The book and CD can be used as a text for choral pedagogy, undergraduate or graduate conducting, and/or rehearsal techniques. It integrates listening into the overall goals of score study and in the development of teaching skills. 10509285 Book, CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 n Choral Singing Step by Step (Eleven Concise Lessons for Individual or Choral Ensemble Use)James Jordan. This unique self-study guide distills the essentials of good vocal technique into eleven concise, accessible lessons. Prepared by acclaimed conductor and pedagogue James Jordan, it is a perfect guide for amateur and novice choir members who wish to improve their own singing technique and better understand the singing process. Topics include: good intonation and tuning; breathing; support; resonance; vowel colors; range and diction. A must read for singers, studio teachers and choral conductors alike. 10295238 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95 n The Collaborative Choral Rehearsal (Inspiring Creative Musicianship)Dr. Leslie Guelker- Cone. This excellent DVD stresses the importance of involving choir members in the rehearsal process and the reasons behind the director's musical choices, as opposed to the choir merely following the director's instructions. It features multi-sensory, student-centered rehearsal techniques that encourage the development of critical thinking and musical problem-solving skills. Incorporating a combination of kinesthetic, cognitive, and affective approaches, students make musical decisions about topics including choral tone, musical phrasing, thematic balance, dramatic intent, and poetic meaning. Using a variety of learning modalities results in more fully engaged students and also produces stronger, more creative musicians who will be better prepared if their goal is to become tomorrow's conductors and teachers. Topics include: The Big Picture; Color and Character; Motivic and Textual Structure; Pulse and Meter; Telling the Story; Phrase Length and Shape and Formal Hierarchy and Macroshape. This DVD is not just a lecture, but an interactive experience with the teacher and her students, giving you the feeling that you have been personally invited into the choral rehearsal in progress with the Western Washington University Concert Choir. 10089901 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95 n Common Core: Re-Imagining the Music Rehearsal and Classroom (Standards, Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction)Paul Kimpton & Ann Kimpton. Common Core: Re- Imagining the Music Rehearsal and Classroom, complete with workbook exercises and reflective questions, is about transforming a written document, The Common Core State Standards, into practical applications in the music classroom. Authors Paul and Ann Kimpton outline how to use the Common Core State Standards to help students develop a higher level of understanding of musical skills and content, and to help students engage with music more deeply and with more meaning. Intended for kindergarten through college music educators, administrators, and pre-service educators, this book is an excellent resource that can have a profound impact on the music classroom. 10463561 Spiral-Bound Book . . . . . . . . . 27.95 n Compelling Choral ConcertsLinda Crabtree Powell. Create compelling and memorable choral concerts! Developed by a veteran teacher who is widely known for her theatrical choral programs, the 13 ready-made plans here are each unified by theme and dramatic narration. They provide an inspiring template for creating your own programs (with helpful guidelines) or use them as they are. Each performance script offers new dimensions to presenting and understanding the music. Your singers will be excited, and audiences will be delighted! 10492302 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Complete Madrigal Dinner BookePaul Brandvik. A successful Madrigal Dinner is a composite endeavor of several artistic disciplines. Here is an excellent resource for any production team that is considering a Medieval feast-traditionally done to welcome the Christmas season. There are dozens of suggestions for the music, of course, but this production guide also includes a wealth of information on food service providers, menu, costumes, props, character roles, sets, lighting, and publicity. Two complete scripts are presented for the entertainment of the guests, with ceremonial music for instrumental and vocal performers as well. A "tried and true" resource for Madrigal Dinner hosts, this book reflects an understanding of the scope of the entire project, and it will lead you through a memorable and festive event. 4995593 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 n Conducting Technique Etudes (Laban-Based Etudes for Class or Individual Practice) James Jordan. In this volume of etudes for conductors, James Jordan details a groundbreaking pedagogy for the development of conducting skills. This method is based on a sequential harmonic process to inform and define conducting gesture. This book is revolutionary because it employs a process of score study to develop what Dr. Jordan calls "kinesthetic/harmonic audiation." Conductors of all skill levels will profoundly benefit from these new ideas. While instrumentalists and keyboardists for decades have had books of daily "etudes" for the development of technique, conducting pedagogy has not had the benefit of such a rigorous technical course of study. 10395348 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 34.95 n Conducting Women's Choirs (Strategies for Success)ed. Debra Spurgeon. This is a pioneering yet practical book and DVD devoted to all aspects of the women's choir - a groundbreaking contribution and a true collaborative effort from top professionals in the field. For the first time in a book, choral leaders bring together historical, philosophical, psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and real-world considerations to the women's choir - information missing from most choral methods and conducting texts. Areas of focus include: working with beginning, high school, collegiate, and community women's choirs; improving the sound of women's choirs; suggested repertoire for women's choirs; composing for women's choirs; building community within the ensemble; warm-ups and rehearsal strategies; building excellence in women's choirs. Sections also focus on mentoring, auditions, seating arrangements, historical women's repertoire, healthy vocal development, gender issues, history, status of the women's choir, and much more. This book features research, practical insights, and round-table discussions. The included DVD demonstrates choral techniques and teaching ideas with two women's choirs: Aurora, from Luther College, conducted by Sandra Peter; and The University of Kentucky Women's Choir, conducted by Lori Hetzel. Conducting Women's Choirs is, quite simply, essential for anyone who is involved in the women's choir movement and interested in the culmination of decades of experience and wisdom by leaders in the profession. 10342733 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.95 n The Conductor as Leader (Principles of Leadership Applied to Life on the Podium) Ramona M. Wis. The role of conductor goes far beyond the notes on the score; a successful conductor also has to be an effective leader. The information in this text will help you develop skills needed to work together with musicians and inspire them to higher levels of excellence. Vision, trust, persuasion and character are just a few of the concepts examined and explored throughout this effective volume. Go beyond notes and rhythms, learn to connect with musicians on a personal level for more effective rehearsals and more musically satisfying performances. 10043373 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95 l A Conductor's Guide to Choral & Orchestral RepertoireDennis Shrock & James Moyer. This comprehensive list of over 1200 works, representing over 250 composers, is sure to become an essential conductor's tool. The book contains the composer's name, dates of birth and death, nationality, approximate duration of the work, text sources, commission and premiere information, complete scoring, and names of publishers. The selected repertoire of each composer is limited to works scored for chorus and an ensemble of instruments from full and chamber orchestras to groupings of strings, winds, or brass. An absolute must for every serious conductor! 10736550 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 n Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence Henry Leck & Flossie Jordan. True artistry is a mastery of details, and Henry Leck's treatise on the choral art discusses virtually every aspect of choral music with clarity and expertise. The first of its two sections contains practical and scholarly discussions of choral topics including director preparation, Dalcroze, Kodaly, and the boy's expanding voice. The second section contains almost 200 pages of forms, policies, discipline guidelines, tour preparation, press releases and volunteer handouts that can be adapted to fit any directing environment. A complete resource for the choral director, this is a defining document for anyone who aspires to musical artistry from a true choral master. 10052819 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99 n Creating Artistry Through Movement and the Maturing Male VoiceHenry Leck & Randy Stenson. Here is an amazing choral resource that demonstrates how movement while singing helps to harness the natural kinesthetic learning processes in males. Featuring the acclaimed St. Mary's International School Varsity Ensemble, conducted by Randy Stenson, the DVD includes warm- ups and exercises to improve tone, intonation, phrasing, articulation, special vocal effects, head voice and vocal agility. Through these exercises, the singer develops his own individualized shaping gesture, which leads to improved musicality during rehearsal, versatility and expressiveness. The companion book includes the notated exercises, additional instructional material, suggested seating charts, learning strategies and much more. 10304434 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99 n DictionJohn Moriarty. This text book for singers is a comprehensive guide to the pronunciation of Italian, French, Ecclesiastical Latin and German, in an approach developed for diction classes. It is thorough, scholarly, yet practical and easy-to- use. The pronunciation guides are provided for Italian, French and German languages through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, along with 81 exercises for singing them. New to this edition are 36 audio tracks provided by the author containing all of the exercises. These audio tracks are available as free downloads. 4525291 Book/Online Audio . . . . . . . . . 38.00 n Did You Hear That?Jerry O. Blackstone. This remarkable two-hour DVD explores how an experienced conductor thinks during a rehearsal and puts strategies and techniques into practice. Strategies are offered in a concise and memorable way that allow conductors to apply them with a volunteer choir. Pacing, vocal technic, intonation and healthy singing are all addressed in this informative DVD. 10592872 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 n Educating Young SingersMary Goetze, Angela Broeker & Ruth Boshkoff. Organized into three sections, Educating Young Singers offers strategies for integrating pedagogical and musical knowledge into your rehearsals that can help to lay a foundation for rewarding performances. Each section provides ideas, processes, demonstrations, and activities that will help promote singing and musicianship in young choristers and inspire you to find new ways to bring the joy of learning and performing music to the young people in your choirs. Unit one, First Things First, addresses the steps taken prior to rehearsal. Unit two, The Toolbox, provides a vast array of pedagogical techniques and materials, and Unit three, Putting It All Together, offers suggestions for application. A DVD is included. 10628042 Book/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Perfect for teachers! BEAUTIFUL MUSIC BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN Cheryl Lavender. 5½" by 4¼" colorful notecards with Cheryl Lavender's inspirational quote "The fact that children can make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music can make beautiful children." Illustration by J. Stuart Hill. Blank inside. 10 cards and 10 envelopes per set. 10769117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99