Choral Director's Conducting Resources

In Conversations with Joseph Flummerfelt: Thoughts on Conducting, Music, and Musicians, Donald Nally presents a window into the mind and heart of one of America's most celebrated and distinguished choral

Noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock uncovers the key factors and proven strategies that lead to the achievement of excellence in music ensembles at any level. With the use of historical references and

Filling a vital need in the rapidly changing and complex field of conducting, A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor is a concise one-volume reference tool that brings together for the first time information

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

This book is a comprehensive introduction to developing and managing choral music programs from elementary through high school to adult levels. Broad in scope and practical in orientation, the book is

Discovering Chant asks conductors, teachers and music educators to reconsider the use of plainchant as an essential pedagogy for teaching intonation, phrasing, and understanding of musical line while

A comprehensive resource designed to develop detailed and nuanced conducting technique. The conductor is prepared to communicate specific meaning with clarity of intent that may be immediately understood by

The Yamaha HD-300 Harmony Director is arguably the most powerful tool instrumental music teachers can use to improve the sound, balance, and tuning of their ensembles. Although there is plenty of

Foundations of Choral Conducting is designed to progressively disclose characteristics of the effective conductor, beginning with gesture, moving into score study and then rehearsal planning and

A comprehensive beginning conducting text - complete with pictures, online videos, and supplemental conducting etudes - to facilitate the development of a clear and expressive conducting technique. This

This handbook was written in 1920 for private circulation amongst members of the Conducting Class at the Royal College of Music, and published later. This is the revised version aimed at helping those who

In this collection of in-depth interviews, 15 highly respected choral conductors from around the world answer a series of fundamental questions about how they shaped their achievements: How do they balance

Founded in 2001 the Westminster Conducting Institute has established the standard for the training of conductors at all levels of development.  In addition to conducting study, the Institute presents

This remarkable book contains twelve short musical excerpts of great instrumental works, or mini-scores, designed to accompany any instrumental conducting method. Each excerpt presents specific challenges

Leading Tones is a glimpse into several aspects of the musical world by Leonard Slatkin, music director and conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. There are portions devoted to the Slatkin's

James Jordan's groundbreaking Learn Conducting Technique with the Swiss Exercise Ball takes the study of conducting beyond the mechanics to a higher plane. Using the Swiss Exercise Ball, everyone from the

This book - compiled by student James Jordan together with Elaine Brown's trusted colleagues for forty years, Janet Yamron and Sonya Garfinkle - shares not only insights as teacher and conductor, but also