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Building Choral Excellence

Author : Steven M. Demorest
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199883130
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Building Choral Excellence written by Steven M. Demorest and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for both the practicing choral director and the choral methods student, this is a compact and comprehensive overview of the many teaching methods, strategies, materials, and assessments available for choral sight-singing instruction. Sight-singing is an important, if sometimes neglected, facet of choral music education that often inspires fear and uncertainty in student and teacher alike. Written in an accessible style, this book takes the mystery out of teaching music reading. Topics covered include the history of sight-singing pedagogy and research, prominent methods and materials, and practical strategies for teaching and assessment. This is the only book to provide such a wealth of information under one cover and will become an essential part of every choral conductor's library.

Conducting Women's Choirs

Author : Debra Lea Spurgeon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781579999278
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Conducting Women's Choirs written by Debra Lea Spurgeon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conducting Women's Choirs: Strategies for Success 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 [Publisher description]

Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning

Author : Liz Garnett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351571923
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning written by Liz Garnett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a truism in teaching choral conducting that the director should look like s/he wishes the choir to sound. The conductor's physical demeanour has a direct effect on how the choir sings, at a level that is largely unconscious and involuntary. It is also a matter of simple observation that different choral traditions exhibit not only different styles of vocal production and delivery, but also different gestural vocabularies which are shared not only between conductors within that tradition, but also with the singers. It is as possible to distinguish a gospel choir from a barbershop chorus or a cathedral choir by visual cues alone as it is simply by listening. But how can these forms of physical communication be explained? Do they belong to a pre-cultural realm of primate social bonding, or do they rely on the context and conventions of a particular choral culture? Is body language an inherent part of musical performance styles, or does it come afterwards, in response to music? At a practical level, to what extent can a practitioner from one tradition mandate an approach as 'good practice', and to what extent can another refuse it on the grounds that 'we don't do it that way'? This book explores these questions at both theoretical and practical levels. It examines textual and ethnographic sources, and draws on theories from critical musicology and nonverbal communication studies to analyse them. By comparing a variety of choral traditions, it investigates the extent to which the connections between conductor demeanour and choral sound operate at a general level, and in what ways they are constructed within a specific idiom. Its findings will be of interest both to those engaged in the study of music as a cultural practice, and to practitioners involved in a choral conducting context that increasingly demands fluency in a variety of styles.

Teaching Kids to Sing

Author : Kenneth H. Phillips
Publisher : Schirmer G Books
ISBN 13 : 9780028717975
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Kids to Sing written by Kenneth H. Phillips and published by Schirmer G Books. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of 6 videocassettes (levels 1-6), each with 15 lessons of progressive difficulty focusing on respiration, phonation, tone production, diction and expression. Kenneth H. Phillips teaches 5 students the fundamentals of singing.

Basic Conducting Techniques

Author : Joseph A. Labuta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317220412
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Basic Conducting Techniques written by Joseph A. Labuta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Conducting Techniques, Seventh Edition, provides a clear and intelligible introduction to the art of conducting an ensemble. Over the course of fourteen chapters, the authors explicate the elements of conducting, supplementing their teachings with an extensive selection of musical examples from the classical repertoire. Practical and innovative, clear and approachable, this text illuminates the essential skills a beginning conductor should develop to lead and rehearse a performing group. This new edition features: chapters rewritten to highlight important information and show connections between different sections a new chapter on expressive conducting, consisting of expanded and updated content select full scores in the "Musical Excerpts" section excerpts with transpositions for each chapter, allowing easy access for class performance a new companion website, which includes the scores and transpositions for all musical excerpts, audio recordings of the excerpts, and demonstration videos modeling specific techniques for each chapter. With the beginning conductor in mind, this hands-on, competency-centered approach is appropriate for mixed classes of choral and instrumental music majors, providing indispensable versatility for students and practicing conductors alike. Rooted in decades of teaching and conducting experience, Basic Conducting Techniques is the essential guide to the principles of conducting.

Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition

Author : Brenda Smith
Publisher : Plural Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1597566063
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition written by Brenda Smith and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition, is the ideal text for voice teachers, choral conductors, church musicians, and professional and amateur singers who wish to develop strategies for lifelong singing. It concisely and clearly presents the principles of voice pedagogy from the perspective of both conducting and voice science in a user-friendly fashion, including helpful charts and simple anatomic diagrams. In addition, it offers teaching methods from history and philosophy, medical and voice science, and pedagogical concepts from active musical experts. Special attention is given to the needs of amateur singers and conductors. Topics covered include choral diction, posture and seating, rehearsal practices, and matters of vocal health. For the third edition, the authors have completely revised the text, updating the medical information and expanding the exercises. They have also added three new chapters: A chapter entitled "Singing in the 21st Century" that considers the vocal/choral demands of the choral repertoire being written in this century.A chapter on teaching young boys to sing written by Vic Oakes, the conductor of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.A chapter entitled "The Value of Lifelong Singing." With its updates and additions, Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition, is a valuable resource for students of choral conducting, music education, church music, and choral singing.

Standard of Excellence

Author : Bruce Pearson
Publisher : Neil a Kjos Music Company
ISBN 13 : 9780849759789
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Standard of Excellence written by Bruce Pearson and published by Neil a Kjos Music Company. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Choral Director's Cookbook

Author :
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781574630787
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Choral Director's Cookbook written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). This valuable collection of quick-to-read yet deeply insightful strategies is like finding expert trade secrets from around the world all placed in one easy source. With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the 57 authors provide their favorite "recipes" that range from overviews of successful programs to specific topics that will inspire all levels and types of choirs.

Buildings for Music

Author : Michael Forsyth
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521268622
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (686 download)

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Download or read book Buildings for Music written by Michael Forsyth and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1985 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on how musical taste and style affected architecture and acoustics influenced musical composition.

MENC Handbook of Research on Music Learning

Author : Richard Colwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019975439X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book MENC Handbook of Research on Music Learning written by Richard Colwell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook summarizes the latest research on music learning consisting of new topics and updates from the New Handbook of Music Teaching and Learning (Oxford, 2002). Chapters are written by expert researchers in music teaching and learning,

The Practice of Assessment in Music Education

Author : Frank Abrahams
Publisher : GIA Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781579997960
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book The Practice of Assessment in Music Education written by Frank Abrahams and published by GIA Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nineteenth-Century Choral Music

Author : Donna M. Di Grazia
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136294090
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Nineteenth-Century Choral Music written by Donna M. Di Grazia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-Century Choral Music is an in-depth examination of the rich repertoire of choral music and the cultural phenomenon of choral music making throughout the period. The book is divided into three main sections. The first details the attraction to choral singing and the ways it was linked to different parts of society, and to the role of choral voices in the two principal large-scale genres of the period: the symphony and opera. A second section highlights ten choral-orchestral masterworks that are a central part of the repertoire. The final section presents overview and focus chapters covering composers, repertoire (both small and larger works), and performance life in an historical context from over a dozen regions of the world: Britain and Ireland, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latin America, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia and Finland, Spain, and the United States. This diverse collection of essays brings together the work of 25 authors, many of whom have devoted much of their scholarly lives to the composers and music discussed, giving the reader a lively and unique perspective on this significant part of nineteenth-century musical life.

The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy

Author : Frank Abrahams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199373361
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy written by Frank Abrahams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where, in the digitizing world, is the field of choral pedagogy moving? Editors Frank Abrahams and Paul D. Head, both experienced choral conductors and teachers, offer here a comprehensive handbook of newly-commissioned chapters that provide key scholarly-critical perspectives on teaching and learning in the field of choral music, written by academic scholars and researchers in tandem with active choral conductors.

Choral Pedagogy and the Older Singer

Author : Brenda Smith
Publisher : Plural Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1597566926
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Choral Pedagogy and the Older Singer written by Brenda Smith and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wisdom, Wit, and Will

Author : Hilary Apfelstadt
Publisher : GIA Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781579997601
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom, Wit, and Will written by Hilary Apfelstadt and published by GIA Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes biographies of selected American women choral conductors.

Choral Music

Author : James Michael Floyd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135848203
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Choral Music written by James Michael Floyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites on choral music. This book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared since publication of the previous edition.

Warm-ups for Changing Voices

Author : Dan Andersen
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781495087981
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book Warm-ups for Changing Voices written by Dan Andersen and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As any middle school choir director knows, change is the name of the game! A changing voice is just one of countless physiological and emotional changes that middle school students experience. Knowing the general limits of male and female changing voices, as well as the specific capabilities of your students, are two keys to building healthy -- and happy! -- middle school singers. This book is an accessible, must-read resource for any middle-school choir director looking to foster stronger, more capable musicians, and offers 25 warm-up exercises along with customized grade-specific tips for using them along with free access to accompanying audio recordings--Publisher's description.